2001(Q1) 2007(Q3)
France
Hungary
Austria
2007(Q4) 2012(Q1)
Sweden
1,0 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 -0,2 -0,4 -0,6 -0,8 -1,0
Figure 4. Positive-Negative Trend Correlation between Unemployment and Immigration for Selected EU Member States
Belgium
Correlation
Stereotype 2: “Migrants steal our job�
Source: Eurostat, McCormick (2012a)
Negative-Positive Trend Pre-Downturn Phase: The pattern is similar to the one observed in the first group; that is there is a negative correlation between unemployment and immigration. The only exception is Ireland, where the correlation is very weak but still negative.
Source: Eurostat, McCormick (2012a).
Downturn: In this non-dominant group, a substantial shift from a negative to a positive correlation between unemployment and immigration has been observed since the beginning of the crisis. High unemployment coincides with high immigration and conversely low unemployment with low immigration. In Spain and Ireland (figure 1A in the appendix), the increase in immigration is
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