§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the average annual earnings for graduates in(a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001. [20359]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Stephen Hepburn, dated 5 December 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the average annual earnings for graduates. I am replying in his absence. (20359)The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides estimates of average gross weekly earnings for graduates of working age (i.e. men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59) who have a first degree qualification or higher.The figures for summer (June to August) 1999, 2000 and 2001, are given in the table below.
Average gross weekly earnings of working-age1 graduates who are full-time2 employees; United Kingdom; summer (June to August) 1999, 2000 and 2001; not seasonally adjusted Average gross weekly earnings (£) Summer 1999 538 Summer 2000 567 Summer 2001 601 1 Men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59. 2 The definition of full-time is based on respondents' self-assessment not on the number of hours worked Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey