The headline figure is that there was a small drop of 0.8% in weekly earning in Q3 2009 compared to the same period 12 months earlier. However, it should be note that hourly pay actually increased by 1.8% with the drop in earnings driven by a fall in the weekly hours worked of 2.6%.
Average weekly earnings in the private sector fell by 2.7%, while there was an increase in average weekly earnings in the public sector of 1.9%. Note though that these are gross earnings and the public sector figures ignore the effect of the public sector pension levy introduced in March 2009. This levy reduced take home pay in the public sector by between 5% and 8%.
Average Weekly Earnings | Annual Change | Quarterly Change | |||
| Industry | 778.47 | +0.1 | -2.1 | ||
Construction | 736.74 | -2.4 | -0.5 | ||
Retail & Wholesale | 492.17 | -3.2 | -0.8 | ||
Transport & Storage | 709.43 | -6.6 | -6.8 | ||
Accommodation & Food Service | 352.64 | +0.6 | +2.9 | ||
Information & Communication | 925.39 | -5.3 | +0.8 | ||
Financial, Insurance & Real Estate | 901.02 | -2.3 | -3.3 | ||
Administrative & Support Services | 798.52 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ||
Professional, Scientific & Technical | 466.77 | -3.8 | -5.5 | ||
Public Admin & Defence | 982.08 | +3.0 | -1.0 | ||
Education | 878.10 | -1.9 | +1.6 | ||
Health & Social Work | 759.68 | +4.6 | +0.8 | ||
Arts, Entertainment & Others | 462.41 | -8.9 | -2.3 |
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