Average Earnings
Regular pay growth slows in the year to September 2009
Comparison of pay growth
Average earnings including bonuses rose by 1.2 per cent in the year to September 2009, down from the August rate of 1.6. Average earnings excluding bonuses, or regular pay, rose by 1.8 per cent in the year to September 2009, down from the August rate of 1.9.
In the year to September pay growth (including bonuses) in the private sector stood at 0.8 per cent compared with 2.8 per cent for the public sector. Excluding bonus payments, growth in the private sector stood at 1.5 per cent compared with 2.8 per cent for the public sector.
Note: The figures quoted above are seasonally adjusted, three-month average unless otherwise stated.