Greater London LabMkt through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Weekly Wages Rates for Selected Occupations (Pence)

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Weekly Wages Rates for Selected Occupations (Pence)

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Year	Angle-Iron Smiths	Bookbinders	Bricklayers	Cabinetmakers	Carpenters	Compositors	Fitters	Holder-Up	Ironfounders	Lithographers	Painters	Patternmakers	Planers	Riveter	Smiths	Turners
1845						396
1846						396
1847						396
1848						396
1849						396
1850						396
1851			360		360	396					324
1852			360		360	396					324
1853			360		360	396					324
1854			396		396	396					360
1855			396		396	396					360
1856			396		396	396					360
1857			396		396	396					360
1858			396		396	396					360
1859			396		396	396					360
1860			396		396	396					360
1861			396		396	396					360
1862						396
1863						396
1864						396
1865						396
1866						396	432					468	384		432	432
1867						432
1868						432
1869						432
1870						432
1871						432	432		432			468			432	432
1872		384				432	432		432			468			432	432
1873	504	384				432	432	288	432			468		384	432	432
1874	504	384				432	432	288	456			468		396	432	432
1875	504	384				432	432	312	456			468		396	432	432
1876	504	384				432	432	312	456			468		396	432	432
1877	504	384		486		432	432	312	456			468		396	432	432
1878	504	384		486		432	432	312	456			468		396	432	432
1879	504	384		486		432	432	312	456			468		396	432	432
1880	504	384		486		432	432	312	456			468		396	432	432
1881	504	384		486		432	432	324	456	432		468		432	432	432
1882	504	384		486		432	432	324	456	432		468		432	456	432
1883	504	384		486		432	456	336	456	432		480		432	456	456
1884	504	384		486		432	456	336	456	456		480		432	456	456
1885	504	384		486		432	456	336	456	456		480		432	456	456
1886	504	384		486		432	456	336	456	456		480		432	456	456
1887	504	384		486		432	456	336	456	480		468		432	456	456
1888	504	384		486		432	456	336	456	480		468		432	456	456
1889	504	384		486		432	456	360	456	480		468		432	456	456
1890	504	384				432	456	360	456	480		480		432	456	456
1891	504	384				456	456	396	456	480		480		432	456	456
1892	540	384				456	456	396	456	480		480		432	456	456
1893	540	384				456	456	396	456	480		480		432	456	456
1894	540	384				456	456	396	456	480		480	456	432	456	456
1895	540	384				456	456	396	456	480		480	456	432	456	456
1896	540	384				456	456	396	456	480		480	456	432	456	456
1897	540	384				456	456	396	480	480		504	456	432	456	456
1898	540	384				456	456	396	480	480		504	456	456	456	456
1899	540	384				456	456	396	480	480		504	456	456	456	456
1900	540	384				456	456	396	480	480		504	456	456	456	456
1901	540	384				456	456	396	480	480		504	456	456	456	456
1902	540	384				468	468	396	480	480		516	468	456	468	468
1903	540	384				468	468	396	480	480		516	468	456	468	468
1904	540	420				468	468	396	480	480		516	468	456	468	468
1905	540	420				468	468	396	480	480		516	468	456	468	468
1906	540	420				468	468	396	480	480		516	468	456	468	468

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1845 - 1906	Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour in various industries in the United Kingdom for a series of years

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These data were originally gathered by trade unions, mainly in the artisan trades, and record their 'Standard Rates' These were the minimum rates that union members were expected to accept; members offered lower wages were entitled to claim unemployment benefits from the union.

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Weekly Wages Rates for Selected Occupations (Pence)