Recent reports on activity from the UK job market and changes in the Australian immigration laws have lead to record numbers of UK citizens leaving the UK for what they see as greater quality of life elsewhere. The type of individual that is leaving is the skilled worker who the UK economy relies so heavily on. This UK Brain drain is concerning economists as figures from the National Office of Statistics showed that more than 380,000 people emigrated in 2006 and approximately 200,000 were considered to be long term emigrants.
Posted on August 26th, 2007 by Fraser
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