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Economic inactivity rate of non-native English speakers in England and Wales

Economic inactivity rate of those whose main language was not English in England and Wales in 2011, by gender and proficiency

The data displays the economic inactivity rate of non-native speakers in England and Wales in 2011, by gender and English language proficiency. There was a 3.7% difference in the inactivity levels of proficient and non proficient males, compared with a difference of 24.5 for females.

Could speak English "very well" or "well" 20.6 35
Could speak English "not well" or "not at all" 24.3 59.5