1. Labour market integration and social inclusion
Manuela Geleng
Unit C1 – Social Investment Strategy
Refugee Taskforce
European Commission, DG EMPL
12 October 2016, Brussels

2. People migrate to the EU for different reasons (15-64)
Distribution of non-EU-born migrants by reason for migration at EU level, 15-64, 2008 and 2014
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on EU-LFS 2014 module

3. Low labour market performance, especially for refugees (EU-25*)
Labour market outcomes
Low labour market performance, especially for refugees (EU-25*)
Refugees' employment rate is way below 60%, for women it is just around 40%.
Unemployment rate is almost double the one seen for natives.
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on EU-LFS 2014 module

4. Employment rate (Total)
Labour market outcomes
And even lower for women, especially for refugees
Main reason
Employment rate (Total)
Women
Men
Family
53%
45%
65%
Refugees
56%
62%
Employment
73%
71%
74%
Study
57%
66%
TOTAL non-EU born
59%
51%
68%
Native born
60%
70%
Labour market outcomes of refugees and other non-EU born by gender and level of education, 15-64, 2014, covers 25 countries
Refugees' employment rate is just around 40%.
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on EU-LFS 2014 module

5. Labour market
outcomes
Employment outcomes of refugees catch up with time, but it takes up to 20 years
Labour market outcomes
As a result, in the course of time, as language and other country-specific skills get acquainted: employment rates increases steadily.
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on EU-LFS 2014 module

6. And several social integration challenges
Social outcomes
And several social integration challenges
2014
2014
2015
Source: Eurostat

7. Education seems to matter - yet return could be higher
Other aspects
Education seems to matter - yet return could be higher
Employment rates of refugees and other non-EU born by education level in the European Union, 15-64, 2014
… the better educated, the better are the LM outcomes.
BUT: Member States ACTIVATE THAT POTENTIAL. Here again, we see that higher education does not pay to the same extent as it does for the native population !
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on EU-LFS 2014 module

8. Other aspects
Having intermediate language skills gives a big boost to employment chances
Language training is shown to be a lever helping to capitalise on existing higher education (not to waste it away to inactivity).
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on EU-LFS 2014 module

9. Other aspects
They have a good likelihood of taking on host country citizenship and staying
Share of nationals among non-EU born who have been in the country for more than ten years (share of naturalised citizens)
Language training is shown to be a lever helping to capitalise on existing higher education (not to waste it away to inactivity).
Source: DG EMPL calculations based on EU-LFS 2014 module