Leicester 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	Cabinetmakers	Carpenters	Compositors	Fitters	Holder-Up	Ironfounders	Lithographers	Painters	Planers	Plumbers	Riveter	Smiths	Turners
1849					288
1850					288
1851					288
1852					288
1853					288
1854					288
1855					288
1856					288
1857					288
1858					288
1859					288
1860					288
1861					288
1862					288
1863					288
1864				282	288
1865				300	288					270
1866			288		288	336				288	288			312	336
1867			324	348	312					324
1868			312	348	312					324
1869			312	348	312					324
1870				348	312					324
1871					312							336
1872					312							336
1873		312
1874		312	288
1875		336	336
1876		336	336		336	384									384
1877		336	364		360
1878	432	336	364		360		252						336
1879	456	336	364		360		240						336
1880	384	336	364		360		264						336
1881		336	364		360
1882		360	364		360
1883		360	364		360
1884		360	364		360	360		384
1885		360	364		360	360		384						360	360
1886	432	360	364		360	360	264	384	360				336	360	360
1887	432	360	364		360	360	264	384	360				336	360	360
1888	432	360	364		360	360	264	384	360				336	360	360
1889	432	360	364		360	360	264	384	360				336	360	360
1890	432	336	364		360	360	264	408	360				336	384	360
1891	432	336	392		384	360	264	408	360				336	384	360
1892	432	336	392		384	360	264	408	360				336	384	360
1893	432	360	392		384	360	288	408	360				360	384	360
1894	432	360	392		384	360	288	408	360		360		360	384	360
1895	432	360	392		384	360	288	408	360		360		360	384	360
1896	432	360	392		384	360	288	408	360		360		360	384	360
1897	456	360			384	384	312	432	384		360		384	408	384
1898	456	360			384	408	312	432	384		384		384	432	408
1899	456	360			384	408	312	432	384		384		384	432	408
1900	456	360			402	408	312	456	408		384		384	432	408
1901	456	384			402	408	312	456	408		384		384	432	408
1902	456	384			402	408	312	456	408		384		384	432	408
1903	456	384			402	408	312	456	408		384		384	432	408
1904	456	384			402	408	312	456	408		384		384	432	408
1905	456	384			402	408	312	456	408		384		384	432	408
1906	456	384			402	408	312	456	408		384		384	432	408

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1849 - 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)