National Minimum Wage

List of Figures
1.1 Effect of Revisions to Gross Domestic Product, UK, 2007-2011 4
1.2 Gross Domestic Product in Recession and Recovery, UK, 1979-2011 5
1.3 Price Inflation, UK, 2007-2011 9
1.4 Median Pay Settlements and Price Inflation, UK, 2007-2011 10
1.5 Growth in Average Weekly Earnings Total Pay, GB, and Price Inflation, UK, 12
2007-2011
1.6 Hours and Employment in Recession and Recovery, UK, 1979-2011 15
1.7 Growth in Productivity per Job and per Hour, UK, 1978-2011 16
1.8 Growth in Nominal and Real Wages, UK, 1978-2011 17
2.1 Characteristics of Minimum Wage Jobs, UK, 2011 22
2.2 Number and Proportion of Minimum Wage Jobs, by Low-paying Occupation, UK, 2011 23
2.3 Minimum Wage Jobs, by Country, Region, and Highest Local Authority Within Each
Area, 2011
24
2.4 Minimum Wage Workers, UK, 2011 26
2.5 Increases in the Real and Relative Value of the Adult National Minimum Wage, UK,
1999-2011
28
2.6 Increases in Median Pay, UK, and Average Weekly Pay, GB, 2000-2011 29
2.7 Bite of the Adult National Minimum Wage Using Different Earnings Measures, GB and
UK, 2000-2011
30
2.8 Annualised Growth in the Adult National Minimum Wage and Median Earnings for
Those Aged 22 and Over, by Sector, UK, 1999-2011
32
2.9 Bite of the Adult National Minimum Wage for Workers Aged 22 and Over, by
Low-paying Sector, UK, 1999-2011
33
2.10 Annualised Growth in the Adult National Minimum Wage and Median Earnings for
Those Aged 22 and Over, by Firm Size, UK, 1999-2011
34
2.11 Bite of the Adult National Minimum Wage at the Median for Those Aged 22 and Over,
by Firm Size, UK, 1999-2011
35
2.12 Bite of the Adult National Minimum Wage at the Median for Those Aged 22 and Over,
by Groups of Workers, UK, 2007/08-2010/11
36
2.13 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 21 and Over, by Five Pence Band,
UK, 2011
37
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