EMPLOYMENT Real-terms pay shows rise in prosperity is a myth
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Your support makes all the difference.Government claims of rising prosperity are called into question today by an analysis of official figures. Data provided by the House of Commons Library to the Labour Party shows a 1.2 per cent fall in real earnings for the last three years.
Northern England has fared worst, with a decline of 12.5 per cent in the North-west and 4.7 per cent in Yorkshire and Humberside. The biggest rise was enjoyed in Greater London with a 7.6 per cent rise, but the South- east outside the capital experienced a decline of 0.5 per cent.
When the pay of part-timers was taken into account, real median earnings stood at pounds 228 in spring 1993 and pounds 225 in spring 1996. Barrie Clement
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