Friday, October 16, 2026

UK nationals fill just one in five new jobs; traditional British surnames decline among newborns

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A Centre for Social Justice analysis found UK nationals filled only one in five of the 3.7 million new jobs between 2014 and 2025 (734,000), while non-EU nationals took about 2.5 million.

Since 2020, UK payroll numbers fell in nine of 12 regions as non-EU employment rose everywhere, amid a £50 billion rise in working-age benefits spending. Separately, UK Office for National Statistics data showed traditional British surnames have declined among newborns in England and Wales.

The 1996 top 10 were of British heritage, but by 2025 they included Khan, Ahmed, Ali, Hussain, Singh, Patel and Kaur, with Smith falling from 7,276 to 4,102 births.

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