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<p>Employment statistics show the ethnic minority employment rate at 68%, up 9.2 percentage
points on the same quarter in 2010, with 5.4m people from an ethnic minority background
in employment which is a record high.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports people
to move into employment by providing access to a range of mainstream services and
bespoke programmes that are designed to be flexible to individual needs. We also take
targeted action where there is a high ethnic minority employment gap and work with
partners, employers, and specific sectors to improve opportunities for all.</p><p>
</p><p>The Youth Offer provides individually tailored Work Coach support to young
people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming Universal Credit. This support includes the
Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional
barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain. This was expanded in
2023 to include additional young people on Universal Credit not currently searching
for work, including young parents and carers.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2023, the Government's
Equality Hub published updated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/positive-action-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers/positive-action-in-the-workplace"
target="_blank">guidance</a> for employers on how to use the positive action provisions
in the Equality Act 2010. This is to help people who share a particular protected
characteristic overcome barriers and to level the playing field.</p>
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