22 August 2012
The 2012 report on the Index of Average Earnings has been released by the States of Jersey Statistics Unit.
The Index of Average Earnings measures changes in earnings (gross wages and salaries, excluding bonuses) paid to employees in June each year. Figures from the latest report show that:
- in June 2012 the average weekly earnings of workers in Jersey was 1.5% higher than in June 2011
- the latest annual increase is 1.0 percentage point lower than that of the previous 12-month period (2.5% to June 2011)
- earnings have risen at a lower rate than prices (RPI) for the third consecutive year
- average earnings in the private sector increased by 1.8% over the year to June 2012
- the public sector saw average earnings increase by 0.3% over the year to June 2012
- the mean average weekly earnings of full-time equivalent employees (FTE) in Jersey in June 2012 was £650 per week
- the median average weekly earnings of full-time equivalent employees (FTE) in Jersey in June 2012 was estimated as £520 per week
Download Index of Average Earnings 2012 report (size 158kb)
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