"Figure 3: Number and percentage of jobs paid below the National Minimum Wage by work region, UK, April 2014","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. Number of jobs paid at less than £2.68 per hour (apprentices aged 16 to 18 and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year) or £3.72 per hour (employees aged 16-17) or £5.03 per hour (employees aged 18-20) or £6.31 per hour (employees aged 21 and over). 2. Excludes employees whose pay was affected by absence. 3. Data are provisional." "Unit","" "","" "Region","Jobs (thousands)","% of jobs" "North East","12","1.2" "North West","27","1.0" "Yorkshire & Humber","20","1.0" "East Midlands","19","1.0" "West Midlands","23","1.0" "East","23","1.0" "London","26","0.7" "South East","24","0.7" "South West","24","1.1" "Wales","9","0.8" "Scotland","13","0.5" "Northern Ireland","17","2.2"