Romania and Bulgaria total drops

Press Association
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%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The number of Romanians and Bulgarians employed in the UK appears to have dropped despite access restrictions to the labour market for citizens of the two countries being lifted at the turn of the year.

A total of 140,000 citizens from the eastern European countries were employed in the UK between January and March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, a drop of 4,000 when compared with the 144,000 employed in the last three months of 2013.

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