HC Deb 22 March 1982 vol 20 c252W
Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what comparative information is available to him of the wage levels of (a) young workers and (b) adult workers in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

Mr. Alison

Recent information is available only for Great Britain and the United States and is as follows:

Weekly earnings of full-time employees aged 16 to 24 years as a percentage of the corresponding figures for those aged 25 years and over
Males Females
(a) Great Britain 64 15
(b) United States 60 77

Sources:

  1. (a) New earnings survey: average weekly earnings in April 1981
  2. (b) US Bureau of Labour Statistics: Median weekly earnings in second quarter of 1981.