2.1 |
Growth in Output (GDP) and Household Spending, UK, 1998–2008 |
2.2 |
Employment Growth and Claimant Unemployment Levels, Thousands, UK, 1998–2009 |
2.3 |
Average Earnings Growth, GB, and Price Inflation, UK, 1998–2009 |
2.4 |
Minimum Wage Jobs, by Hours and Gender, UK, 2008 |
2.5 |
Minimum Wage Jobs, by Age, UK, 2008 |
2.6 |
Minimum Wage Jobs, by Gender for Work-based Country and Region, UK, 2008 |
2.7 |
Minimum Wage Jobs, by Size of Firm and Gender, UK, 2008 |
2.8 |
Number and Percentage of Minimum Wage Jobs, by Low-paying Industry, UK, 2008 |
2.9 |
Minimum Wage Jobs, by Occupation and Gender, UK, 2008 |
2.10 |
Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 22 and Over, UK, 2008 |
2.11 |
Increases in the Real and Relative Value of the Adult National Minimum Wage, 1999−2009 |
2.12 |
Annual Increase in Hourly Earnings Minus the Increase in Median Earnings, by Percentile for Employees Aged 22 and Over, UK, 1992–2008 |
2.13 |
Comparison of Growth in Average Earnings (GB) with Median Pay Settlements and Price Inflation (UK), 1998–2009 |
2.14 |
Distributional Impact of a 10 Pence Increase in the Minimum Wage, UK, 2008 |
2.15 |
Unit Wage and Labour Costs, UK, 2001–2008 |
2.16 |
Impact of the Minimum Wage on the Wage Bill for the Whole Economy, UK, 1999–2007 |
2.17 |
Annual Change in Employee Jobs in the Whole Economy and the Low-paying Sectors, GB, 2006–2008 |
2.18 |
Change in Levels of Private and Public Sector Employment, Thousands, UK, 2000–2008 |
2.19 |
Change in Actual Hours Worked, Millions, and Total Employment, Thousands, UK, 1993–2009 |
2.20 |
Claimant Unemployment Inflow and Outflow, Thousands, UK, 1989–2009 |
2.21 |
Job Vacancies and Redundancies, Thousands, UK, 2001–2009 |
2.22 |
Consumer, Retail and Services Producer Price Inflation, UK, 1998–2008 |
2.23 |
Profit Share and Rate of Return on Capital Employed, UK, 1989–2008 |
2.24 |
Growth in Productivity for the Whole Economy, Total Services, and Distribution (including Retail and Hospitality), UK, 1998–2008 |
2.25 |
Annual Change in Business Investment for the Whole Economy and the Hospitality Sector, UK, 1997–2008 |
2.26 |
Net Annual Change in VAT-registered Enterprises as a Proportion of the Stock, UK, 1994–2007 |
3.1 |
Percentage of Employee Jobs Held by Those Aged 18 and Over Paid Below, At, and Above the Adult Minimum Wage to £6.00 Per Hour, by Sector, UK, 2008 |
3.2 |
Output Growth, UK, and Employee Jobs, GB, in the Retail Sector, 1999–2008 |
3.3 |
Output Growth, UK, and Employee Jobs, GB, in the Hospitality Sector, 1999–2008 |
3.4 |
Proportion of Local Authorities Paying Baseline Fee Increases Below, At, or Above the Standstill Margin Increase, by Type of Care, UK, 2006/07–2008/09 |
3.5 |
Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18 and Over in the Childcare Sector, by Voluntary, Public, and Private Providers, UK, 2008 |
3.6 |
Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18 and Over in the Cleaning Sector, UK, 2007–2008 |
3.7 |
Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees in the Hairdressing Sector, by Age Band, UK, 2008 |
3.8 |
Output Growth, UK, and Employee Jobs, GB, in the Textile and Clothing Sector, 1999–2008 |
3.9 |
Percentage of Employees Paid At the Adult National Minimum Wage Rate and Between the Current and Forthcoming Rate, by Firm Size, UK, 2006–2008 |
3.10 |
Change in Number of Employees, by Firm Size, UK, 2006–2008 |
4.1 |
Proportion of Workers Aged 16 and Over Within Various Groups Paid Below the Forthcoming October 2008 Adult National Minimum Wage, UK, 2008 |
4.2 |
Working Age Employment Rates of Various Groups, UK, 1998–2008 |
4.3 |
Working Age Unemployment Rates of Various Groups, UK, 1998–2008 |
4.4 |
Proportion of Men and Women, by Low-paying Occupation, UK, 2008 |
4.5 |
Hourly Gender Pay Gap, by Percentile, Full-time Workers Aged 18 Years and Over, UK, 1998 and 2006–2008 |
4.6 |
Pay Gap Between White and Ethnic Minority Workers, UK, 1998 and 2008 |
4.7 |
Coverage of the Minimum Wage for Ethnic Minority Groups, UK, 2008 |
4.8 |
Working Age Employment Rates for Ethnic Minority Groups, UK, 1998–2008 |
4.9 |
Working Age Unemployment Rates for Ethnic Minority Groups, UK, 1998–2008 |
4.10 |
Pay Gap for People with Work-limiting Disabilities Compared with People without Work-limiting Disabilities, UK, 1998 and 2008 |
4.11 |
Earnings Distribution for People with Work-limiting Disabilities, UK, 2008 |
4.12 |
Working Age Employment and Unemployment Rates for People with Work-limiting Disabilities, UK, 1998–2008 |
4.13 |
Working Age Employment Rates, by Country of Birth, UK, 1997–2008 |
4.14 |
Coverage of the Minimum Wage, by Qualification Level, UK, 2008 |
4.15 |
Employment and Unemployment Rates for Workers Over State Pension Age, UK, 1998–2008 |
4.16 |
Hourly Earnings Distribution for Agency Workers Aged 18 and Over, UK, 2006–2008 |
5.1 |
Cumulative Hourly Earnings Distribution, by Age for Young Employees, UK, 2008 |
5.2 |
Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18–21, UK, 2007–2008 |
5.3 |
Economic Activity of 18–21 Year Olds Not in Full-time Education, UK, 1993–2008 |
5.4 |
Employment Rate of 18–22 Year Olds Not in Full-time Education, by Age, UK, 1998–2008 |
5.5 |
Unemployment Rate of 18–22 Year Olds Not in Full-time Education, by Age, UK, 1998–2008 |
5.6 |
Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 16–17, UK, 2007–2008 |
5.7 |
Economic Activity of 16–17 Year Olds Not in Full-time Education, UK, 1992–2008 |
6.1 |
Apprentices, Average Net Pay per Week, by Sector, England, 2005 and 2007 |
6.2 |
Apprentice Pay Rates and Gender Split, by Sector, England, 2007 |
6.3 |
Apprentices, Average Net Pay per Week, by Age and Level, England, 2005 and 2007 |
6.4 |
Proportion of Apprentices Earning Less than £80 Average Net Pay per Week, by Sector, England, 2005 and 2007 |
6.5 |
Apprenticeships, Hours Spent Working and Training (On and Off-the-job), England, 2007 |
6.6 |
Likelihood of Employing Apprentices, as a Result of the Current Exemption Regime, UK, 2008 |
6.7 |
Apprenticeship Framework Completion Numbers and Rates, England, 2001/02–2007/08 |
7.1 |
Complaints to the HMRC Minimum Wage Helpline, by Sector, UK, 2005/06–2007/08 |
8.1 |
Comparison of Output Growth in Previous Recessions, UK, 1973–2008 |
A3.1 |
Proportion of Firms Affected by Increases in the National Minimum Wage, 2006 and 2008 |
A3.2 |
Average Proportion of Workers per Firm Paid At the National Minimum Wage, 2008 |
A3.3 |
Proportion of Firms with Age-related Pay Structures, 2008 |
A3.4 |
Distribution of Minimum Hourly Pay Rates, by Age, 2008 |
A3.5 |
Age From Which Workers Earn the Full Adult Wage Rate, 2008 |
A3.6 |
Proportion of Firms Employing Apprentices, 2006 and 2008 |
A3.7 |
Average Lowest Basic Hourly Pay Rate for Employed Apprentices, by Year of Study, 2008 |
A3.8 |
Public and Bank Holiday Paid Leave Entitlement, by Country and Sector (England Only), 2008 |
A3.9 |
Proportion of Firms Affected by the October 2007 Increase in Statutory Leave Entitlement and Impact on Wage Bill, by Sector, 2008 |
A3.10 |
Proportion of Firms Expecting to be Affected by the April 2009 Increase in Statutory Leave Entitlement and Estimated Impact on Wage Bill, by Sector, 2008 |
A3.11 |
Proportion of Firms Providing Services to the Public Sector; Result of Renegotiated Contracts as a Result of the October 2007 Increases in the National Minimum Wage, 2008 |
A5.1 |
Adult Minimum Wages Relative to Median Earnings, by Country, 2008 |
