§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people are in receipt of the national minimum wage, broken down by(a) region, (b) county, (c) gender, (d) age group and (e) ethnic origin. [110313]
§ Alan JohnsonIn Spring 2002 there were around 760,000 jobs in the UK that paid at or just above the level of the National Minimum Wage.
The table provides a break down of this figure by region.
Number of jobs paying at or just above the NMW rate1 in Spring 2002; United Kingdom North East 60,000 North West 120,000 Yorkshire and Humberside 90,000 East Midlands 70,000 West Midlands 80,000 Eastern 50,000 London 30,000 South East 60,000 South West 60,000 Wales 40,000 Scotland 70,000 Northern Ireland 2— UK 760,000 1 Defined as paid at £4.10–£4.19 for 22 + and £3.50–3.59 for 18–21 year olds. 2 Sample size too small for reliable estimate. Source: ONS central estimates of Low Pay, Labour Force Survey & New Earnings Survey. In Spring 2002, around 560,000 women were in jobs that paid at or just above the level of the NMW compared to around 200,000 men.
Around 50,000 18–21 year olds were in jobs that paid at or just above the NMW compared to around 710,000 adults aged 22 and over.
Estimates by country, and ethnicity are not available due to sample sizes being too small to provide reliable estimates.