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| Bulgarian and Romanian job figures to be revealed | Bulgarian and Romanian job figures to be revealed |
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| The first figures showing the number of Bulgarians and Romanians in work in the UK since restrictions on their movement were lifted are expected later. | The first figures showing the number of Bulgarians and Romanians in work in the UK since restrictions on their movement were lifted are expected later. |
| The statistics will show the numbers who were in work in Britain between January and March this year. | The statistics will show the numbers who were in work in Britain between January and March this year. |
| Some 144,000 people from Bulgaria or Romania were employed in the UK between October and December 2013, before controls ended on 1 January. | Some 144,000 people from Bulgaria or Romania were employed in the UK between October and December 2013, before controls ended on 1 January. |
| That figure was up from 112,000 in January 2013. | That figure was up from 112,000 in January 2013. |
| No estimate | No estimate |
| The pressure group Migration Watch estimated the UK could expect 50,000 arrivals a year from the two countries. The Bulgarian ambassador put the number who would come from Bulgaria at about 8,000. | The pressure group Migration Watch estimated the UK could expect 50,000 arrivals a year from the two countries. The Bulgarian ambassador put the number who would come from Bulgaria at about 8,000. |
| Ministers were criticised earlier this year for not producing an official estimate of how many people might come from Bulgarian and Romania. | Ministers were criticised earlier this year for not producing an official estimate of how many people might come from Bulgarian and Romania. |
| The Home Affairs Select Committee said the decision "increased anti-immigrant prejudice". | The Home Affairs Select Committee said the decision "increased anti-immigrant prejudice". |
| It said the increase in immigration from the two Eastern European states had been "more a trickle than a flood." | It said the increase in immigration from the two Eastern European states had been "more a trickle than a flood." |
| The new figures are likely to be the subject of much political debate, coming in the run-up to the European and local elections next week. | The new figures are likely to be the subject of much political debate, coming in the run-up to the European and local elections next week. |
| The government has recently introduced a number of measures limiting the amount of out-of-work benefits migrants from the European Union can claim. | The government has recently introduced a number of measures limiting the amount of out-of-work benefits migrants from the European Union can claim. |
| From July, those looking for work will need to have lived in the UK for three months to claim child benefit and child tax credit. | From July, those looking for work will need to have lived in the UK for three months to claim child benefit and child tax credit. |
| There is already a three-month wait before migrants can claim jobseeker's allowance. | There is already a three-month wait before migrants can claim jobseeker's allowance. |
| Are you Romanian or Bulgarian and working in the UK? Are you from another Central or Eastern European nation? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Working in the UK'. |