Highlights
Index of labour costs per hour, UK: January to March 2018 (experimental statistics)
What's in the bulletin?
- The whole economy Index of Labour Costs per Hour (ILCH), seasonally adjusted, increased by 4.1% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2018, compared with Quarter 1 2017.
- Wage costs per hour worked increased by 3.5% in Quarter 1 2018 compared with Quarter 1 2017; estimated non-wage costs per hour worked increased by 9.3%, although this non-wage cost annual growth will be affected by a change in estimating National Insurance contributions in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2017 (see Things you need to know about this release section).
- Compared with Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2017, the whole economy ILCH increased by 0.4%; wage costs increased by 0.4% and non-wage costs increased by 1.6% per hour.
Time series related to Earnings and working hours
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£ 516 2018 APR
- Release date:
- 12 June 2018
- Next release:
- 17 July 2018
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36.9 hours 2018 FEB-APR
- Release date:
- 12 June 2018
- Next release:
- 17 July 2018
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LMSB SA AWE total pay WE growth yr on yr 3 months average
Year on year 3 months average
2.5 % 2018 APR- Release date:
- 12 June 2018
- Next release:
- 17 July 2018
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LMSB SA AWE regular pay WE growth yr on yr 3 months average
Year on year 3 months average
2.8 % 2018 APR- Release date:
- 12 June 2018
- Next release:
- 17 July 2018
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£ 484 2018 APR
- Release date:
- 12 June 2018
- Next release:
- 17 July 2018
Datasets related to Earnings and working hours
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EARN01: Average Weekly Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), seasonally adjusted. This spreadsheet includes the headline estimates of earnings growth based on the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.
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Annual survey of hours and earnings (ASHE) gender pay gap tables
Gender pay gap estimates for all, full-time and part-time employees by age, occupation, country, region, county, local authority, LEPs, parliamentary constituency, Travel To Work Area, public/private sector and industry, provided back to 1997.
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Region by Occupation (4 digit SOC) - ASHE: Table 15
Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time/part-time status in all industries and occupations.
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Occupation (4 digit SOC) - ASHE: Table 14
Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time/part-time status in all industries and occupations.
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All Employees - ASHE: Table 1
Estimates of paid hours worked, weekly, hourly and annual earnings for UK employees by gender and full-time/part-time workers.
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EARN01: Average Weekly Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), seasonally adjusted. This spreadsheet includes the headline estimates of earnings growth based on the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey.
Publications related to Earnings and working hours
Statistical bulletins
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Index of labour costs per hour, UK: January to March 2018 (experimental statistics)
Changes in the costs of employing labour, analysed by sector and industry.
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UK labour market: June 2018
Estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: 2017 provisional and 2016 revised results
Data on levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours worked for UK employees by sex and full-time or part-time status in all industries and occupations.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings pension tables, UK: 2017 provisional and 2016 revised results
Membership and contributions to workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by type, age, industry, public and private sector, occupation and size of company.
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Low pay in the UK: Apr 2016
Bulletin presents statistics on the number of employee jobs with pay less than the National Minimum Wage or the new National Living Wage in the UK
Articles
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National Living Wage earners fall short of average family spending
The National Living Wage is about to go up to £7.83 per hour – but how easy is it to live on? Our calculator lets you find out how affordable your lifestyle would be if you earned the National Living Wage.
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London had the smallest gender pay gap 20 years ago, but now it has the largest
The pay gap between men and women working in London has barely changed in over two decades, new ONS analysis shows.
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How do the jobs men and women do affect the gender pay gap?
Women are more likely than men to work in low-paid sectors, but even in roles dominated by women they often earn less.
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Contracts with No Guaranteed Hours
Latest figures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show 744,000 people are employed on a “zero-hours contract” in their main job. This represents 2.4% of all people in employment, an increase of 0.4% from the same period in 2014. People on a “zero-hours contract” are more likely to be women, in full-time education or in young or older age groups. They are likely to work 25 hours a week.
Methodology related to Earnings and working hours
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