asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the mean and median incomes of each of the metropolitan districts of Greater
| GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS (£) OF FULL-TIME MALE EMPLOYEES AGED 21 AND OVER· WHOSE PAY WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE | |||||||
| April 1975 | April 1976 | April 1977 | April 1978 | April 1979 | |||
| Greater Manchester Metropolitan County area | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 58·5 | 69·8 | 75·8 | 86·0 | 98·8 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 24·2 | 30·3 | 30·0 | 35·5 | 39·8 |
| Median | … | … | 54·1 | 63·8 | 70·0 | 79·5 | 91·8 |
| South East | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 65·3 | 77·0 | 84·1 | 95·3 | 108·5 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 32·2 | 37·4 | 37·3 | 43·2 | 46·9 |
| Median | … | … | 59·1 | 69·4 | 76·0 | 86·2 | 98·9 |
| East Anglia | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 56·2 | 66·4 | 72·6 | 82·6 | 95·9 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 23·4 | 27·0 | 28·8 | 33·2 | 40·2 |
| Median | … | … | 51·4 | 60·1 | 67·0 | 75·8 | 88·2 |
| South West | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 56·2 | 67·2 | 73·4 | 82·5 | 92·4 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 22·3 | 26·6 | 29·8 | 37·5 | 34·0 |
| Median | … | … | 51·9 | 61·5 | 67·1 | 75·9 | 86·5 |
| West Midlands | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 58·4 | 68·9 | 76·3 | 85·7 | 98·1 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 21·1 | 23·6 | 25·9 | 29·8 | 33·9 |
| Median | … | … | 55·5 | 65·0 | 72·3 | 81·4 | 92·7 |
| East Midlands | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 58·6 | 67·3 | 74·5 | 85·4 | 97·1 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 28·5 | 23·6 | 26·7 | 35·6 | 35·4 |
| Median | … | … | 53·9 | 62·7 | 69·9 | 79·4 | 91·3 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 58·4 | 68·9 | 75·4 | 86·1 | 99·1 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 22·3 | 25·8 | 27·1 | 34·6 | 37·0 |
| Median | … | … | 54·4 | 64·1 | 70·4 | 80·0 | 93·2 |
| North West (including Greater Manchester) | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 59·1 | 70·3 | 76·8 | 87·1 | 99·2 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 24·3 | 28·4 | 29·5 | 34·0 | 39·0 |
| Median | … | … | 54·6 | 64·7 | 71·2 | 81·0 | 92·9 |
| North | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 60·5 | 71·4 | 77·5 | 88·4 | 99·7 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 21·8 | 25·3 | 27·0 | 31·2 | 36·5 |
| Median | … | … | 56·6 | 66·8 | 72·5 | 83·6 | 93·4 |
| Wales | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 59·0 | 69·8 | 76·5 | 86·1 | 97·6 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 20·6 | 26·1 | 27·1 | 45·0 | 35·2 |
| Median | … | … | 55·4 | 65·4 | 71·7 | 80·7 | 92·6 |
| Scotland | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 60·3 | 71·6 | 78·3 | 88·5 | 101·2 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 24·5 | 30·1 | 32·3 | 37·5 | 42·3 |
| Median | … | … | 56·2 | 65·8 | 71·8 | 81·5 | 93·3 |
| Northern Ireland | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 54·7 | 68·6 | 72·1 | 81·5 | 93·4 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 24·2 | 31·5 | 32·7 | 34·9 | 40·1 |
| Median | … | … | 49·9 | 61·5 | 65·0 | 74·4 | 84·3 |
| United Kingdom | |||||||
| Mean | … | … | 60·7 | 71·7 | 78·5 | 88·9 | 101·2 |
| Standard deviation | … | … | 26·6 | 30·6 | 31·8 | 38·4 | 40·8 |
| Median | … | … | 55·8 | 65·7 | 72·3 | 81·9 | 93·8 |
Source: New Earnings Survey.
Manchester and their standard deviations and of the regions of the United Kingdom as a whole for the past five years.
Figures in respect of individual metropolitan districts within Greater Manchester are not readily available. Figures for the last five years, however, are available in respect of average earnings for Greater Manchester as a whole and for the standard regions of the United Kingdom as follows:
Figures on incomes, as distinct from earnings, by region, and so on, are not available later than in respect of the fiscal year 1977–78. These are published in "Regional Statistics 15", table 13.4.
Differences in average earnings between areas will reflect differences in industrial and occupational structure, and so on, and do not necessarily indicate differences in earnings for comparable jobs.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the average gross weekly earnings for full-time adult employees, male and female, in all the regions of Great Britain.
The figures in respect of April 1979 are as follows:
| AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FULL·TIME ADULT EMPLOYEES WHOSE EARNINGS WERE NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE | ||
| Region | Men aged 21 and over | Women aged 18 and over |
| £ | £ | |
| South East | 108·5 | 68·4 |
| East Anglia | 95·9 | 60·2 |
| South West | 92·4 | 60·0 |
| West Midlands | 98·1 | 61·4 |
| East Midlands | 97·1 | 59·7 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 99·1 | 59·4 |
| North West | 99·2 | 60·5 |
| North | 99·7 | 60·6 |
| Wales | 97·6 | 61·4 |
| Scotland | 101·2 | 60·4 |
Source: New Earnings Survey.
Differences in average earnings between areas will reflect differences in industrial and occupational structure, and so on, and do not necessarily indicate differences in earnings for comparable jobs.