Workplace Report September 2021

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Pay and prices

Average weekly earnings (AWE)

Regular pay excluding bonuses. Percentage annual increases

Whole economy Private sector Public sector Public sector excl financial services
April -0.1% -0.9% 3.1% 3.2%
May 0.0% -1.2% 4.8% 4.8%
June -0.2% -1.4% 4.5% 4.5%
July 0.9% 0.2% 4.0% 3.9%
August 1.9% 1.5% 3.8% 3.8%
September 2.9% 2.5% 4.4% 4.4%
October 3.6% 3.4% 4.0% 4.0%
November 4.2% 4.0% 4.3% 4.4%
December 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4%
January 2021 4.3% 3.9% 5.5% 5.6%
February 4.5% 4.1% 5.7% 5.8%
March 4.9% 4.7% 5.3% 5.4%
April 7.5% 8.4% 3.7% 3.8%
May (r) 7.4% 8.6% 2.2% 2.3%
June (p) 7.2% 8.4% 2.3% 2.4%
Headline rate1 7.4% 8.5% 2.7% 2.8%

(r) revised, (p) provisional

1 The latest three-month average

Services Finance & business services Manufact
uring Constr
uction Wholesaling, retail, hotels, restaurants
April 0.8% 1.5% -2.9% -8.5% -3.9%
May 0.9% 1.2% -2.6% -8.8% -4.2%
June 0.6% 0.4% -1.9% -8.1% -3.4%
July 1.6% 2.2% -0.6% -4.8% -1.5%
August 2.6% 4.5% -0.2% -2.4% -0.2%
September 3.5% 4.6% 0.5% -1.1% 1.2%
October 4.2% 4.7% 1.3% 0.3% 3.8%
November 4.9% 5.7% 1.5% 0.9% 3.4%
December 4.9% 5.8% 2.4% 2.6% 3.9%
January 2021 4.9% 7.3% 1.8% 1.4% 1.3%
February 5.2% 6.7% 1.7% 0.5% 2.6%
March 5.5% 7.4% 2.7% 2.0% 3.1%
April 7.5% 10.0% 6.7% 12.2% 8.6%
May (r) 7.3% 10.0% 6.6% 13.4% 9.7%
June (p) 7.1% 10.4% 6.0% 11.5% 7.8%
Headline rate1 7.3% 10.1% 6.4% 12.3% 8.7%

(r) revised, (p) provisional

1 The latest three-month average

Source: Office for National Statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours


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