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LONDON: Indians in UK have been found to be the most prosperous among all minority groups. Almost all minority groups, except the Indian community, have unemployment rates double the national average. Black Africans (18.3%) have the highest unemployment rate. Around 39% of Pakistani and 42% of Bangladeshi women have never worked. Almost 1 in 4 Pakistani men are taxi drivers and half of all Bangladeshi men work in restaurants. In contrast 43% of Indians work in the highest skilled professions. Ethnic minority communities predominantly live in three main cities, with 50% living in London, Manchester and Birmingham alone. They are seven times more likely to live in an urban area than someone who is white. The Indian community is the most dispersed, the Bangladeshis the least. All Black and Minority Ethnic communities - regardless of age and social class - strongly support the Labour Party, but Indians are up to four times more likely to identify with the Conservatives. Around 17% of Indians identify with the Conservatives compared with 4% of Black Africans, 7% of Black Caribbeans, 8% of Bangladeshis and 9% of Pakistanis. A new report called Portrait of Modern Britain reveals has revealed that almost one in three people in Britain will be from an ethnic minority by 2050. Non-white people will make up between 20 and 30% of the population by 2050, Policy Exchange says. The current share is around 14%. A quarter of children aged under 10 in the UK are from ethnic minorities at present. By contrast, 95% of people aged over 60 are white. The average British Bangladeshi is 22 years old. Among white Britons, the median age is 39.
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Indians in UK most prosperous among all minority groups - The Times of India
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Indians in UK most prosperous among all minority groups - The Times of India