race for opportunity factsheet: ethnic minorities in the west midlands

Regional FactsheetEthnic Minorities in the UK - West Midlands

Celebrating 15 years of Action on Race 1995-2010

1995 - 2010

About Race for Opportunity (RfO)RfO is committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. It is the only race diversity campaign that has access to and influence over the leaders of the UK’s best known organisations.

The campaign aims to:

• make clear the economic and business argument for organisations investing in race diversity;

• highlighttheresponsibility and role of leaders in delivering race diversity;

• communicate the need to speed up progress on the introduction of policies that further better representation of ethnic minorities;

• raiseawareness of the barriers preventing the BAME community from making progress in the workplace.

“There is an overwhelming opportunity for employers who embrace race diversity and inclusion to harness the diverse talent that exists in the UK today. The Race for Opportunity campaign in collaboration with its network members will continue to set the stage for race equality and progression in the UK and this challenge is one that I am very pleased to be part of.”

Ruby McGregor-Smith CEO, MITIE Group PLC and Chair, Race for Opportunity.

This factsheet is all about ethnic minority people in the West Midlands region and contains information that is available in the public domain.

Inside

[ 1 ] Landscape Data ........................................................................................................... 04

1.1 The West Midlands picture ........................................................................................ 04

1.2 An overall snapshot of the UK ................................................................................. 04

[ 2 ] Where do ethnic minority people live in the West Midlands? ..................... 05

[ 3 ] Focus on Birmingham ................................................................................................ 06

[ 4 ] Education ........................................................................................................................07

4.1 Where do ethnic minority students study in the West Midlands? ..................07

[ 5 ] Religion ........................................................................................................................... 08

5.1 A snapshot of the West Midlands ............................................................................ 08

5.2 The UK overall picture ................................................................................................ 08

[ 6 ] Employment .................................................................................................................. 09

6.1 Ethnic minority employment rate in the West Midlands .................................. 09

6.2 Employment Rate - UK ................................................................................................ 09

[ 7 ] Simple steps to get started on race equality .................................................... 10

Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................11

Race for Opportunity Members .............................................................................. 12

Regional Factsheet • West Midlands

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[ 1 ] Landscape Data

Source: NOMIS – number and proportion of ethnic minority population in NUTS1 regions in the UK - 2008

White British

White Irish

White Others

White/Caribbean

White/African

White/Asian

Other Mixed

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Other Asian

Caribbean

African

Other Black

Chinese

Others

Total

4,537,892

73,136

63,268

39,782

3,680

18,160

11,600

178,691

154,550

31,401

20,931

82,282

11,983

9,765

16,099

14,083

5,267,303

86.2%

1.4%

1.2%

0.8%

0.1%

0.3%

0.2%

3.4%

2.9%

0.6%

0.4%

1.6%

0.2%

0.2%

0.3%

0.3%

100%

Ethnic Group Number of People

Percentage of West Midlandspopulation

(86.2% of West MidlandsPopulation is White British)

West Midlands Population By Ethnic Group


1.2 An overall snapshot of the UKLondon has the largest ethnic minority population in the UK. Of the 6.4 million ethnic minorities in the UK nearly half, 42.3%, live in London.

Source: NOMIS – number and proportion of ethnic minority population in NUTS1 regions in the UK - 2008

East of England

East Midlands

London

North East

North West

Northern IrelandScotland

South East

South West

Wales

West Midlands

Yorkshire and the Humber

435,400

371,100

2,735,800

100,900

543,500

29,800

145,700

583,700

163,400

91,500

792,500

471,900

7.7%

8.5%

36.2%

4.0%

8.0%

1.7%

2.9%

7.1%

3.2%

3.1%

14.8%

9.2%

6.7%

5.7%

42.3%

1.6%

8.4%

0.5%

2.3%

9.0%

2.5%

1.4%

12.3%

7.3%

Region Ethnic MinorityPopulation

Representation ofEthnic Minorities

Proportion of UKEthnic Minority

Population

Number, Representation and Proportion of Ethnic Minority Populationin NUTS1 Regions in the UK - 2008

United Kingdom 6,465,100 10.7% 100.0

1.1 The West MidlandsWest Midlands has the second largest ethnic minority population in the UK. Over 12% of the population is non-white.


Source: 2001 Census, NOMIS

More than 10% of the UK workforce is from an ethnic minority background and over 20% of the emerging workforce (children in primary and secondary school education), are from an ethnic minority background. In addition to this, 16% of UK-domiciled students at university in the UK are from an ethnic minority background. Britain’s current and future talent pool is racially diverse and progressive employers understand that it makes good business sense to utilise and grow this pool of talent.

Split of Ethnic Minority Population by Districts

Districts with the highest ethnic minority populations

Districts with the highest ethnic minority populations

Birmingham - 48.9%

Rest of West Midlands - 8.6%

Telford and Wrekin - 1.4%

Warwick - 1.5%

Solihull - 1.8%

Stoke-on-Trent - 2.1%

Dudley - 3.3%

Walsall - 5.8%

Coventry - 8.1%

Wolverhampton - 8.9%

Sandwell - 9.7%

Birmingham - 48.9%



Warwick - 1.5%

Solihull - 1.8%


Dudley - 3.3%

Walsall - 5.8%

Coventry - 8.1%


Sandwell - 9.7%

Birmingham - 48.9%



Warwick - 1.5%

Solihull - 1.8%


Dudley - 3.3%

Walsall - 5.8%

Coventry - 8.1%


Sandwell - 9.7%


[ 2 ] Where do ethnic minority people live in the West Midlands?

Of the 30 districts in the West Midlands, Birmingham has the largest concentration of ethnic minority people. Nearly 49% of the total ethnic minority population in the West Midlands live in Birmingham.


[ 3 ] Focus on Birmingham

In 2001, 67% of the total Pakistani population in the West Midlands, and 66% of the total Bangladeshi population in the West Midlands resided in Birmingham.

Mixed

Indian

Pakistani

38%

31%

67%

Ethnic Minority groupPercentage living

in Birmingham

Proportion of Ethnic Minority Population in Birmingham

Bangladeshi

Other Asian

Caribbean

African

Other Black

Chinese

Others

66%

48%

58%

52%

59%

32%

43%

• In 2006, the proportion of children aged under 16 who were from an ethnic minority background was about 50% and this is expected to rise to about 64% by 2026, confirming the growing diversity of Birmingham’s population.

Source: Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University

of Manchester ‘Population forecasts for Birmingham, with an ethnic group

dimension’ – January 2007

• As Birmingham’s ethnic minority groups mature demographically, there will be noticeable growth in the workforce. The working age population will grow as a whole by 62,000 in the next 20 years, most of this growth at older ages. Ethnic minority residents will make up 50% of the population aged 40-64 by 2026, where they were 25% in 2006. Source: Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University



• The number of ethnic minority residents aged 65 and older is expected to grow from 21,000 in 2006 to 36,000 in 2026, when this will be one quarter of the total aged 65 and older.




• The proportion of children aged under 16 in Birmingham, who are of Pakistani origin, is expected to increase to 28% by 2026, up from 21% in 2006.


of Manchester ‘Population forecasts for Birmingham, with an ethnic

group dimension’ – January 2007

• The ethnic composition of children can be taken as an indication of the longer-term future for Birmingham as a whole. It confirms a diverse and metropolitan population. Source: Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University





[ 4 ] Education

1 in 4 of pupils in primary school education in England are from an ethnic minority background. Source: DCSF release May 2009, ‘number of pupils in state maintained schools’

1 in 5 of pupils in secondary school education in England is from an ethnic minority background. Source: DCSF release May 2009, ‘number of pupils in state maintained schools’

Almost 1 in 6 (16%) of UK-domiciled students studying at UK universities is from an ethnic minority background. Source: 2007-08 ‘HESA Student Record’ published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

10 20 30 40 50

Aston University

University College Birmingham

Birmingham City University

The University of Wolverhampton

Coventry University

Newman University College

The University of Birmingham

The University of Warwick

Staffordshire University

The University of Worcester

55

53%

38.7%

35.6%

31.4%

26.9%

19.7%

14.5%

11.8%

5.8%

19.7%

Total Ethnic Representation

All UK Unis. - 16.0%

WM Pop. (18-24) - 21.2%

4.1 Where do ethnic minority students study in the West Midlands?During the academic year 2007-08, representation of ethnic minorities at universities in the West Midland was generally high, with seven out of 11 above the national average of 16.0%. However, only five of these were above the 21.2% representation of ethnic minorities in the local population. Aston University had the highest BAME representation in the region (53.2%).

Ethnic Minorities at Universities in the West Midlands (2007 - 08)


“More BAME students join the unemployed after graduation than White graduates and

male Chinese and Pakistani students are twice as likely as the average to be unemployed” (2006)

Source: www.aimhigher.ac.uk/sites/practitioner/resources/Conf%20Summary%20Report%20final%20(2).pdf

Source: 2007-08 ‘HESA Student Record’ published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).


[ 5 ] Religion

5.1 A snapshot of the West Midlands

The second largest religion outside Christianity in the West Midlands is Islam where 4.1% of the population is Muslim. The third largest religious group are Sikhs making up 2% of the population.

Christian - 72.6%

Religion not stated - 7.5%

No Religion - 12.3%

Other - 0.2%

Sikh - 2%

Muslim - 4.1%

Jewish - 0.1%

Hindu - 1.1%

Buddhist - 0.2%

Religions within West Midlands

Religions within the UK

Christian - 71.6%

Buddhist - 0.3%

Hindu - 1%

Jewish - 0.5%

Muslim - 2.7%

Sikh - 0.6%

Other - 0.3%

No Religion/Religion not stated - 23%

5.2 The UK overall picture

In the UK, 2.7% of the population stated their religion as Muslim making this the most common religion after Christianity. Figures for England, alone, show that 3.1% of the population stated their religion as Muslim.

Source: Census 2001, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003

Source: Census 2001 – Profiles - UK



[ 6 ] Employment

6.1 Ethnic minority employment rate in the West Midlands

There are approximately 513,000 working age people from ethnic minority groups in the West Midlands, making up 16% of the total working age population in the region. Of the 513,000 working age people from ethnic minority groups, 277,000 or 54% are in employment. This figure is 20 percentage points lower than the employment rate for white working age people in the West Midlands of 74%. Source: West Midlands Regional Observatory ‘Employment and black and minority ethnic groups in the West Midlands’ Briefing paper February 2010

• Nationally, over half of Pakistani/Bangladeshi people of working age are living in low income households. People from Pakistani/Bangladeshi groups are more than twice as likely to be living in poverty than working age people from white, Indian and black Caribbean communities.

Source: West Midlands Regional Observatory ‘Employment and black and

minority ethnic groups in the West Midlands’ Briefing paper February 2010

• 74,900 people from the region’s key minority ethnic groups need to enter employment to match the white employment rate in the region. This figure comprises:

- 19,100 people from the black population (equally split between men and women),

- 11,300 from the Indian population and - 44,500 people from the Pakistani/Bangladeshi

population. 36,900 women from this group would need to enter employment to match the working

rate of white women. Source: West Midlands Regional Observatory ‘Economic Inclusion Baseline

Report for the West Midlands Executive Summary March 2009

• There are considerable differences between the employment, unemployment and inactivity rates of different BME groups and between males and females from each group. For example, Indian males have an employment rate 15 percentage points higher than black/black British males in the West Midlands.

• The biggest gaps in the employment rates between the West Midlands and England are amongst the Pakistani/Bangladeshi ethnic group. Employment rates for Pakistani/Bangladeshi males and females are more than 6 percentage points lower in the West Midlands than across England. Employment rates for black males in the region are also 6 percentage lower than nationally.

16% of the working age population are BAME, however only:12% of those in employment are BAME 8% of managers/senior officials are BAME

74% of working age white people are in employment

(compared to 76% nationally)......while 54% of working age

BAME people are in employment (compared to 60% nationally)

Source: West Midlands Regional Observatory ‘Employment and black and minority

ethnic groups in the West Midlands’ Briefing paper February 2010


6.2 Employment Rate - UK

The UK ethnic minority employment rate is 59.2% Source: Ethnic Minorities in the Labour Market: Quarter 3, 2009 - Ethnic Minority Analysis Team,

November 2009



Leadership

• Consider appointing a Diversity / Race Diversity Champion to lead on the race agenda within your organisation.

• Develop a clear business case for working on race and link it to business objectives.

• Develop an action plan on race and integrate it into the key performance indicators of your managers.

People and Employees

• Tell your recruitment agencies, recruitment consultants and head-hunters that your organisation

is committed to racial equality and ask them to send you lists containing diverse candidates.

• Explicitly state in your recruitment marketing materials that individuals from diverse backgrounds

are welcome in your organisation.

• Monitor the ethnicity of your workforce and compare it to the local population.

Customers, Clients and Service Users

• Ensure your marketing teams or policy makers are signed up to your organisation’s commitment to

race equality.

• Review your advertising and promotional material to ensure they reflect the diverse marketplace, both in the content and images used.

• Consider including ethnic minorities in your focus groups and evaluation sessions for promotional or marketing campaigns.

Community Involvement

• Review the community impact work being done by your organisation and check whether they impact

on diverse communities.

• As education and skills are the critical components of any workforce, consider partnering with a local school where ethnic minority children could benefit from increased educational attainment.

• Develop links with local universities that have relatively high proportions of ethnic minority students and offer work placements/experiences.

Supplier Diversity

• Do an audit of your current suppliers to find out whether you have awarded any contracts to ethnic minority owned businesses.

• Consider publishing clear guidance notes to help ethnic minority businesses tender for contracts

with your organisation.

• Send your procurement officers to local supplier events to raise their awareness of products/services available from local ethnic minority suppliers.

[ 7 ] Simple steps to get started on Race Equality


Regional Factsheet - West Midlands

Acknowledgements

This publication has been made possible through funding from the Department for Local Communities and Government (DCLG) Tackling Race Inequalities Fund (TRIF)

“The history of the West Midlands shows that its manufacturing and entrepreneurial success is built on embracing and learning from the diverse communities that have settled here over many years. Today is no different as we host the largest diverse community outside London. We must continue to embrace change in demographics, in the way we do business and the way we live our lives. Accepting diversity and growing because of it are key to everyone’s future prosperity and we ignore this at our peril.” David Darlaston, Regional Director West Midlands, Business in the Community

Contact details:Business in the Community 83, Bournville Lane, Birmingham B30 2HP Tel: 0121 451 2227


AccentureAddeccoAddleshaw Goddard LLPAdvantage West MidlandsAmerican Express PLCArriva plcASDAAston CarterAvon & Somerset ConstabularyAvon Fire BrigadeB&QBaker & McKenzieBank of EnglandBarclays Bank PLCBBCBDO Stoy HaywardBIS (Department for Business, Innovation & Skills)Biotechnology & Biological Science Research CouncilBirmingham City UniversityBP InternationalBritannia Building SocietyBritish AirwaysBritish ArmyBritish EnergyBritish LibraryBristol City Council BTBUPACapgeminiCapital OneCentricaCiscoCitiCitizens Advice Communities & Local GovernmentCo-operative Financial Services plcCo-operative (The)Credit SuisseCummins Engine Company LtdDeloitte LLPDepartment for Children, Schools and FamiliesDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsDepartment for Work and PensionsDepartment of HealthDerby CollegeDeutsche BankEast of England Development AgencyEDF Energy

Education LeedsEnglish PartnershipsEnterprise Rent-A-CarEnvironment AgencyErnst & Young LLPEvershedsFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerFSAFujitsu ServicesGlaxoSmithKlineGoldman Sachs InternationalGovernment Office For The North WestGoogleGuardian Media GroupHealthcare CommissionHerbert SmithHome OfficeHM Revenue & CustomsHM TreasuryHSBC Bank PlcIBM UK LtdJohn Lewis PartnershipJP MorganKPMGLaw Society England and WalesLearning & Skills CouncilLegal & General Investment MgmtLeicestershire ConstabularyLinklatersLloyds Banking GroupLondon 2012London AmbulanceLondon Borough of BrentLovellsMarks & Spencer plcMcDonald’s Restaurants LtdMerrill Lynch EuropeMetropolitan PoliceMichael Page Financial ServicesMidcounties Co-operative (The)Midlands HeartMinistry of DefenceMinistry of JusticeMITIEMDPGA (MoD Police & Guarding Agency)Morgan Stanley International LtdNational GridNational Museum of Science and IndustryNational Portrait GalleryNationwide Building SocietyNetwork RailNHS Employers

Northumbrian WaterNorth West Development AgencyNottingham Trent University OCS GroupOfComOffice of Fair TradingOffice of National StatisticsOne NorthEastOpen UniversityOrange PCSOTC Computing LtdPearson plcPertemps Recruitment PartnershipsPricewaterhouseCoopersProcter & GambleProvident FinancialPrudentialRolls-Royce Military Aero EnginesRoyal Air ForceRoyal Bank of Scotland GroupRoyal NavySainsbury’s Supermarkets LtdSantanderSerious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)Severn TrentSheffield Hallam UniversityShell Companies in the UKSimmons & SimmonsSlaughter & MaySodexhoState Street CorporationThe Insolvency ServiceThomson ReutersTransport for LondonUBS Investment BankUniversity of BradfordUniversity of BristolUniversity of Central LancashireUniversity of DurhamUniversity of TeessideUniversity of West of EnglandUnum ProvidentVodafone LtdWelsh Assembly GovernmentWest Midlands PoliceWestminster City Council WPPWragge & Co

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Race for Opportunity Board Members

MITIEMs Ruby McGregor-SmithCEO and Chair RfO

ASDA Ms Sarah DickinsRetail People Director

Barclays Bank PLC Mr Vivek Ramachandran Head of UK Cash and Trade

British ArmyColonel Mark AbrahamAssistant Director Employment

BT Mr Ray Lerclerq Chief Financial Officer, Global Services

EDF Energy Mr Patrick ClarkeDirector of Connections

KPMG Ms Michelle Quest Head of People for the UK

Department of Health Mr Surinder SharmaNational Director for Equality & Human Rights

Appointment Commission Ms Anne WattsCBE, Chair

Paradoes Mr Denys RaynerCEO

Pertemps People Management Ms Carmen Watson, Managing Director - Commercial Division

Roast Mr Iqbal WahhabCEO

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd Mr Jat Sahota Head of Corporate Responsibility

Shell Companies in the UK Mr James Smith, Chairman

The Royal Bank of Scotland GroupMr Ron Teerlink Chief Administrative Officer

Transport for London Mr Andrew Quincey Director of Group Procurement

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