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Sir J. Pitman
asked the Minister of Labour if he will publish the estimated national average of weekly earnings for men in the top quartile of the returns set out in the June 1961 issue of the
| AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF MANUAL WORKERS (FULL-TIME MEN ONLY) IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES IN OCTOBER, 1960 |
| For all those industries* covered by the Ministry's regular inquiries the average weekly earnings in a single pay-week in October, 1960 of men in the top and bottom quartiles are estimated to have been £20 15s. 5d. and £10 2s. 10d. respectively. The corresponding figures for the top and bottom deciles are £23 17s. 11d. and £8 19s. 3d. |
| In coal-mining the estimated average earnings (excluding the value of allowances in kind) for men in the top and bottom quartiles are £22 6s. 4d. and £10 12s. 10d. and in the top and bottom deciles £25 3s. 9d. and £9 16s. 3d. For dock labour the figures are £26 7s. 10d., £11 5s. 1d., £30 9s. 7d. and £9 10s. 7d. respectively. |
| INDUSTRIES WHOSE EMPLOYEES FEATURE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE "ALL INDUSTRIES" TOP DECILE (411s. 6D.) |
| There were 444,300 men in the top decile, i.e. whose earnings exceeded 411s. 6d. The following industries each had more than 10,000 men whose earnings in the particular pay-week exceeded this figure:— |
| * Manufacturing industries; mining and quarrying (except coal); construction; gas, electricity and water; transport and communication (except railways, sea transport; London Transport and British Road Services); laundries and dry cleaning; motor repairers and garages; repair of boots and shoes; public administration. |
| Standard Industrial Classification Minimum List Heading |
Industry |
Estimated Number |
| 381 |
Motor Vehicle Manufacture |
… |
63,900 |
| 311 |
Iron and Steel (General) |
… |
35,200 |
| 500 |
Construction |
… |
32,000 |
| 383 |
Aircraft Manufacture and Repair |
… |
25,100 |
| 486 |
Printing, Publishing of newspapers, etc. |
… |
15,600 |
| 339 |
Other Machinery |
… |
12,600 |
| 370.1 |
Shipbuilding and Repairing |
… |
12,600 |
| 489 |
Other Printing, Publishing, etc. |
… |
11,300 |
| 341 |
Industrial Plant and Steelwork |
… |
11,200 |
| 349 |
Other Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere specified |
… |
10,300 |
| INDUSTRIES WHOSE EMPLOYEES FEATURE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE "ALL INDUSTRIES" LOWEST DECILE (200s. 0D.) |
| There were 444,300 men in the lowest decile, i.e. whose earnings were less than 200s. 0d. The following industries and services each had more than 10,000 men whose earnings fell short of this figure:— |
| Standard Industrial Classification Minimum List Heading |
Industry |
Estimated Number |
| 906 |
Local Government Service |
… |
96,700 |
| 500 |
Construction |
… |
36,600 |
| 901 |
National Government Service |
… |
23,300 |
| 370.1 |
Shipbuilding and Repairing |
… |
13,300 |
| 702 |
Road Passenger Transport (excluding London Transport) |
… |
11,100 |
| 887 |
Motor Repairers, Garages, etc. |
… |
10,900 |
| 414 |
Woollen and Worsted |
… |
10,100 |
| Two industries, viz. construction and shipbuilding and repairing appear in both sections. The reason is that they are both large industries with a wide range of earnings between skilled and unskilled workpeople. |
170WMinistry of Labour Gazette, and for those in the bottom quartile, the industries or services whose employees feature significantly in the top and bottom decile, and the average figures for such top and bottom deciles.