Earnings, Income and Benefits
Lancashire

Median Hours Worked and Gross Pay: Weekly Hours Worked, Weekly Pay, Annual Pay

Weekly Work Pattern

Mean Household Income by District

Mean Household Income by Wards

Working-Age Client Group Benefits

^ Top of pageMedian Weekly Hours Worked, 1999 to 2009
	Male employees			Female employees			All employees
	Median weekly hours worked, workplace-based, including overtime
	Full-time	Part-time	All	Full-time	Part-time	All	Full-time	Part-time	All

Burnley
1999	39.8	—	—	37.0	—	—	37.5	22.1	37.0
2000	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	24.9	36.0	37.5	24.3	37.5
2001	39.5	—	39.0	37.0	21.0	35.2	37.5	21.0	37.5
2002	39.4	—	39.0	37.3	22.4	30.0	37.5	22.3	37.0
2003	40.0	—	39.0	37.0	20.0	33.2	38.0	20.0	37.3
2004	39.0	—	38.5	37.0	21.2	31.1	37.5	20.2	37.0
2005	40.0	—	40.0	37.0	24.5	29.7	37.6	23.5	36.3
2006	40.0	20.9	39.5	36.9	20.8	32.6	37.5	20.9	37.0
2007	40.0	—	40.0	36.9	20.0	32.0	38.1	20.0	36.6
2008	39.9	—	38.0	37.0	21.1	34.1	38.0	21.0	37.0
2009	39.7	—	38.2	36.0	18.5	31.6	37.5	17.8	36.2

Chorley
1999	39.3	—	39.0	37.2	17.9	30.1	38.1	17.9	37.0
2000	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	—	32.0	38.8	—	37.2
2001	39.8	—	39.0	37.2	—	33.7	38.0	16.0	37.5
2002	39.0	—	39.0	37.1	19.4	33.4	38.4	19.5	37.5
2003	39.9	—	39.0	37.0	20.0	29.6	38.5	17.9	37.3
2004	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	18.5	34.9	37.5	18.5	37.5
2005	39.7	—	39.0	37.5	20.0	37.0	38.6	19.2	37.5
2006	39.6	—	39.0	37.4	18.6	31.9	37.7	18.5	37.0
2007	39.0	—	37.5	37.5	19.8	29.9	37.5	19.5	37.0
2008	39.0	—	37.6	37.5	22.1	34.5	37.5	21.2	37.4
2009	38.9	—	37.5	37.5	20.0	31.8	37.5	19.0	37.0

Fylde
1999	39.4	—	39.0	37.8	19.2	37.0	39.0	19.2	37.8
2000	38.8	—	38.8	37.3	—	37.0	38.4	—	37.5
2001	38.8	—	38.4	37.0	—	35.0	37.8	—	37.0
2002	40.0	—	39.1	37.0	19.4	35.0	38.8	19.7	37.5
2003	38.4	—	37.5	37.0	18.7	35.3	37.3	18.0	37.0
2004	38.1	—	37.5	37.5	21.0	37.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2005	38.5	—	38.5	37.0	21.0	35.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2006	38.5	—	38.0	37.0	21.0	35.1	37.7	19.9	37.1
2007	37.7	25.7	37.6	37.0	22.2	35.0	37.4	22.5	37.0
2008	37.5	—	37.1	37.4	18.9	35.1	37.5	19.1	37.0
2009	37.7	—	37.5	37.0	21.8	35.0	37.5	21.7	37.0

Hyndburn
1999	39.9	—	39.0	37.0	20.0	31.5	38.9	20.7	37.5
2000	39.1	—	39.0	37.5	20.0	35.1	37.9	20.0	37.5
2001	39.0	—	—	37.5	—	—	38.2	21.4	37.5
2002	40.0	—	—	37.5	—	—	39.0	—	37.5
2003	40.0	—	—	35.8	—	—	37.4	—	37.0
2004	39.7	—	37.5	37.0	—	33.7	37.5	—	37.0
2005	40.0	15.8	39.9	37.0	—	35.0	39.6	19.1	37.4
2006	40.0	20.0	39.2	37.3	22.2	33.1	38.1	22.2	37.5
2007	39.1	—	37.5	37.1	—	33.6	38.0	20.0	37.0
2008	37.5	—	37.0	37.0	—	36.4	37.0	—	37.0
2009	39.7	—	38.0	35.9	18.9	32.5	37.5	18.8	36.5

Lancaster
1999	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	20.0	33.6	38.3	19.1	37.0
2000	39.2	—	39.0	37.5	20.1	35.0	39.0	20.0	37.2
2001	39.0	—	38.7	37.0	20.0	30.0	38.0	19.1	37.0
2002	39.0	—	38.2	37.0	20.0	30.0	37.8	20.0	37.0
2003	39.8	—	39.0	37.0	20.0	31.2	37.5	20.0	37.0
2004	40.0	18.0	39.6	37.0	20.0	34.3	39.0	20.0	37.0
2005	39.8	20.1	39.0	37.0	18.0	33.8	38.9	18.5	37.0
2006	40.0	—	39.9	37.5	18.0	33.9	39.0	16.5	37.5
2007	40.0	—	39.6	37.4	18.0	28.2	39.0	17.5	37.0
2008	39.1	—	37.7	37.5	20.0	30.2	38.0	20.0	37.0
2009	39.0	—	37.6	37.0	18.9	32.5	37.5	18.0	36.8

Pendle
1999	39.0	—	38.4	38.0	20.0	35.0	38.8	20.0	37.1
2000	39.4	—	—	38.0	—	—	39.0	22.5	37.5
2001	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	20.0	30.0	38.8	20.0	37.5
2002	38.8	—	—	37.6	—	—	38.0	21.4	37.5
2003	39.0	—	—	37.3	—	—	39.0	20.0	37.0
2004	40.0	—	40.0	37.5	21.6	31.6	39.0	20.4	37.5
2005	40.0	—	39.0	37.4	20.0	30.0	39.0	20.0	37.4
2006	39.0	—	39.0	37.0	20.6	29.0	38.0	20.9	37.0
2007	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	21.6	35.1	39.0	21.3	37.5
2008	39.8	—	39.1	37.5	24.0	29.6	39.1	21.4	37.5
2009	39.0	—	39.0	37.1	19.3	30.0	38.5	19.4	37.0

Preston
1999	39.3	20.9	39.0	37.5	21.5	35.0	38.0	21.7	37.0
2000	39.0	—	37.7	37.0	20.0	35.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2001	39.0	—	38.9	37.4	19.5	34.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2002	38.4	—	37.7	37.0	19.3	35.0	37.5	19.9	37.0
2003	39.0	—	39.0	37.0	20.0	34.5	37.5	19.9	37.0
2004	39.0	—	38.0	37.0	20.0	35.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2005	39.0	—	38.0	37.2	20.0	35.6	37.5	20.0	37.0
2006	39.0	—	38.0	37.0	20.1	32.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2007	39.0	—	38.3	37.1	20.1	34.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2008	37.9	—	37.5	37.0	18.5	36.2	37.5	18.5	37.0
2009	37.5	16.1	37.0	37.0	19.4	35.0	37.0	18.5	37.0

Ribble Valley
1999	40.7	—	—	37.2	—	—	40.0	—	39.0
2000	40.0	—	—	38.3	—	—	39.0	—	39.0
2001	40.0	—	—	37.0	—	—	39.0	20.9	38.8
2002	40.0	—	—	36.4	—	—	39.8	—	38.1
2003	40.0	—	—	37.0	—	—	39.0	—	37.3
2004	39.8	—	39.1	37.0	22.2	32.2	39.0	—	37.8
2005	40.0	—	40.0	37.3	—	33.3	39.9	—	38.8
2006	39.1	—	38.9	37.5	18.6	37.0	38.9	—	37.5
2007	39.4	—	39.2	37.5	19.1	37.0	39.0	19.0	37.5
2008	39.1	—	38.9	38.5	20.2	37.0	39.0	—	37.7
2009	39.8	—	39.1	37.5	18.5	35.0	38.7	19.2	37.5

Rossendale
1999	40.0	23.6	39.0	37.5	—	36.5	39.0	—	37.5
2000	38.1	—	—	37.5	—	—	38.0	—	37.5
2001	39.2	—	39.0	37.5	—	35.0	38.0	—	37.5
2002	40.0	—	—	37.5	—	—	38.9	—	37.5
2003	39.1	—	—	37.3	—	—	38.5	—	38.0
2004	40.0	—	40.0	37.5	20.4	35.1	40.0	—	38.0
2005	39.9	—	39.9	37.0	—	32.2	39.0	—	37.4
2006	39.6	—	39.0	37.4	—	32.9	38.0	—	37.1
2007	40.0	—	40.0	37.5	16.2	30.0	40.0	17.2	37.4
2008	40.0	—	40.0	37.4	—	32.0	38.3	—	37.2
2009	39.0	—	38.0	36.4	—	30.1	37.5	20.0	37.0

South Ribble
1999	39.9	—	—	37.5	—	—	39.0	19.7	37.5
2000	40.0	—	40.0	37.0	20.0	35.0	39.0	20.0	37.5
2001	40.0	—	40.0	37.4	21.7	35.9	40.0	20.2	37.5
2002	40.0	—	39.5	37.0	—	34.4	39.1	16.6	37.5
2003	40.0	—	40.0	37.2	20.0	30.0	39.1	19.9	37.0
2004	39.4	—	39.0	37.4	20.0	30.0	39.0	20.0	37.1
2005	39.8	—	39.1	37.5	18.2	34.1	39.0	18.2	37.5
2006	39.9	—	39.0	37.0	18.6	35.5	39.0	19.0	37.0
2007	40.0	—	40.0	38.5	20.0	36.4	40.0	20.0	39.0
2008	40.0	—	40.0	37.1	19.0	32.5	39.7	19.0	37.9
2009	39.1	23.4	39.0	37.0	16.3	31.8	38.1	18.2	37.0

West Lancashire
1999	39.1	—	38.1	37.5	18.7	32.5	38.0	18.3	37.5
2000	40.0	—	39.0	37.5	18.1	30.0	39.0	18.0	37.5
2001	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	19.1	30.5	38.7	18.5	37.4
2002	39.9	—	39.7	37.5	20.1	30.0	39.0	20.4	37.5
2003	39.0	22.5	38.0	37.3	17.8	30.0	37.6	18.2	37.0
2004	40.0	—	40.0	37.5	20.6	32.5	39.0	21.0	37.5
2005	40.0	—	39.0	37.4	18.3	32.5	38.0	18.2	37.0
2006	39.9	—	38.6	37.5	15.4	35.9	38.3	16.4	37.5
2007	40.0	—	40.0	37.5	16.5	35.2	39.9	16.0	37.6
2008	40.0	—	40.0	37.5	—	35.0	40.0	—	37.8
2009	39.2	—	38.0	37.0	16.3	32.5	38.0	16.9	37.5

Wyre
1999	40.0	—	39.0	37.0	—	32.5	38.0	17.5	37.0
2000	40.0	—	39.0	37.5	20.0	32.7	38.0	—	37.0
2001	39.0	—	39.0	37.0	—	29.0	38.4	—	36.4
2002	38.8	—	—	37.0	—	—	37.0	20.0	37.0
2003	39.8	—	38.8	37.0	20.7	35.1	37.3	20.1	37.0
2004	37.8	—	37.0	37.0	21.1	35.0	37.0	20.0	37.0
2005	39.8	17.7	37.0	37.0	20.0	34.8	37.0	19.2	37.0
2006	38.4	—	37.0	37.0	20.0	35.0	37.4	19.9	37.0
2007	37.2	23.5	37.0	37.1	22.4	35.0	37.3	23.9	37.0
2008	39.0	—	38.4	37.0	20.0	31.5	37.5	21.2	37.0
2009	38.0	—	37.1	37.0	20.2	32.5	37.5	20.0	36.2

Lancashire (12 districts)
1999	39.8	20.0	39.0	37.5	20.0	35.0	38.8	20.0	37.5
2000	39.0	16.0	39.0	37.5	20.0	35.0	38.8	20.0	37.5
2001	39.0	18.0	39.0	37.3	20.0	34.5	38.1	20.0	37.0
2002	39.3	20.0	39.0	37.0	20.0	34.0	38.1	20.0	37.0
2003	39.0	16.4	38.6	37.0	20.0	35.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2004	39.0	18.0	39.0	37.0	20.7	34.9	38.0	20.0	37.0
2005	39.5	18.0	39.0	37.2	20.0	34.7	38.5	20.0	37.0
2006	39.2	18.6	38.8	37.3	20.0	34.5	38.0	20.0	37.0
2007	39.9	18.6	39.0	37.5	20.0	34.5	38.3	20.0	37.2
2008	39.0	17.5	37.9	37.3	19.1	34.7	37.5	18.8	37.0
2009	38.8	16.5	37.5	37.0	19.4	32.5	37.5	19.0	37.0

Blackburn with Darwen
1999	39.0	22.0	38.5	37.5	19.7	35.0	38.1	20.0	37.5
2000	39.0	21.7	38.5	37.0	18.8	35.0	37.5	20.0	37.2
2001	39.0	—	38.2	37.5	18.5	35.0	37.8	18.5	37.0
2002	39.0	—	39.0	37.5	20.0	34.4	38.0	18.3	37.5
2003	39.9	—	39.0	37.0	19.9	31.3	38.3	19.1	37.1
2004	39.0	—	38.2	37.0	—	36.0	37.5	—	37.0
2005	38.9	—	38.1	37.4	18.0	32.5	37.5	19.6	37.0
2006	38.4	—	37.5	37.0	19.4	35.0	37.5	20.6	37.0
2007	38.0	—	37.5	37.0	18.8	35.0	37.5	20.0	37.0
2008	37.8	—	37.5	37.0	18.7	32.4	37.5	16.2	37.0
2009	38.2	—	37.5	37.0	19.1	32.5	37.5	18.9	37.0

Blackpool
1999	38.1	—	37.1	37.0	23.5	35.4	37.0	23.5	37.0
2000	38.5	—	38.0	37.0	20.0	36.3	37.6	20.1	37.0
2001	39.0	—	38.0	37.2	20.0	32.3	37.5	20.0	37.0
2002	39.9	19.2	38.0	37.0	20.7	32.0	37.5	20.4	37.0
2003	40.0	—	39.8	37.0	21.0	35.0	37.3	20.0	37.0
2004	39.4	15.0	38.6	37.0	20.0	35.0	38.0	19.8	37.0
2005	38.2	—	37.2	37.0	20.9	32.5	37.5	20.0	36.9
2006	39.8	—	39.0	37.0	22.5	35.0	37.5	21.1	37.0
2007	38.3	—	37.5	37.0	19.0	33.7	37.5	19.8	37.0
2008	37.5	—	37.0	37.0	20.5	34.7	37.3	19.8	36.7
2009	39.8	18.9	37.5	37.5	20.0	34.6	37.5	19.6	36.8

North West
2008	39.0	17.6	37.8	37.0	19.9	34.9	37.5	19.3	37.0
2009	38.6	18.1	37.5	37.0	19.5	32.9	37.5	19.1	37.0

Great Britain
2008	39.0	17.5	38.0	37.0	19.3	34.9	37.5	18.9	37.0
2009	38.6	17.5	37.5	37.0	19.2	34.0	37.5	18.8	37.0
A dash (—) means the sample size is too small for a reliable estimate. Figures that are given may have uncertainties as high as 20%. Details on the quality of these estimates can be found on the ONS website.
Data relates to employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence. Estimates are based on a 1% sample.
Source ONS: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

^ Top of pageMedian Gross Weekly Pay, 1999 to 2009
National Performance Indicator NI166: Average earnings of employees in an area Central government has set 198 priority measures for local government. Median gross weekly pay for full-time employees by place of work is indicator number NI166. It is one of the priority measures identified by Lancashire County Council as part of the Economic Development theme of the Lancashire Local Area Agreement. The workplace figure for full-time employees for Lancashire County for 2009 is £454.30 (for Great Britain it is £490.20).
	Median gross weekly pay (£), workplace-based
	Male employees			Female employees			All employees
	Full-time	Part-time	All	Full-time	Part-time	All	Full-time	Part-time	All

Burnley
1999	356.6	—	—	303.3	—	—	334.3	142.5	273.5
2000	347.8	—	333.0	305.0	—	235.9	325.6	—	297.2
2001	337.8	—	331.4	331.8	145.4	235.6	335.9	—	304.7
2002	350.0	—	331.8	326.9	139.4	214.3	341.4	111.6	283.8
2003	384.9	—	372.7	260.7	129.4	206.6	362.8	123.0	279.9
2004	387.9	—	366.8	—	140.2	191.9	356.3	127.0	282.9
2005	411.2	—	399.9	—	143.4	211.6	369.9	141.6	269.9
2006	409.1	—	397.2	364.1	138.3	236.4	400.0	126.1	312.0
2007	412.2	—	395.8	308.0	144.7	245.8	378.3	145.7	308.5
2008	433.9	—	403.5	329.1	—	282.7	405.4	—	327.1
2009	400.9	—	367.3	377.1	122.2	260.5	387.9	121.3	339.1

Chorley
1999	332.7	—	311.5	315.0	—	196.6	325.3	—	259.9
2000	335.2	—	326.0	265.0	—	194.8	317.9	—	269.4
2001	349.3	—	335.9	298.9	—	218.8	329.9	—	285.0
2002	345.4	—	337.7	326.6	—	—	343.4	—	303.3
2003	377.8	—	351.9	320.6	126.9	219.9	346.9	123.5	307.2
2004	439.5	125.1	383.7	316.7	—	243.5	361.6	123.9	314.9
2005	394.0	108.2	361.5	341.9	—	276.6	370.8	141.7	320.7
2006	411.5	126.4	361.9	388.6	141.1	263.5	397.9	140.0	332.5
2007	428.6	—	370.3	392.0	—	258.3	419.4	137.1	320.9
2008	453.6	—	400.2	407.2	160.3	307.7	428.2	153.9	349.3
2009	494.6	—	434.1	425.8	161.0	286.2	460.0	142.1	363.1

Fylde
1999	439.4	—	425.0	258.0	—	209.4	393.8	—	344.4
2000	484.4	—	479.6	285.7	—	224.6	434.0	—	415.4
2001	481.8	—	471.5	296.2	—	233.6	428.3	—	379.3
2002	515.1	—	491.2	303.5	—	238.1	456.9	—	408.8
2003	506.4	—	490.2	362.3	—	259.2	474.4	—	441.9
2004	518.2	—	505.6	363.3	136.9	267.3	478.7	131.2	451.9
2005	542.6	91.8	526.3	333.1	143.9	267.6	489.4	135.5	424.9
2006	563.3	—	534.5	328.0	144.0	258.9	495.1	140.0	441.6
2007	573.4	—	564.2	411.3	—	284.4	514.4	174.8	462.5
2008	668.4	—	635.8	445.6	—	309.1	597.3	—	544.7
2009	633.9	—	585.3	472.2	177.0	331.4	571.1	170.1	519.1

Hyndburn
1999	300.1	—	286.3	234.4	—	190.1	280.8	—	237.0
2000	309.0	—	300.9	215.9	—	190.8	275.2	—	245.6
2001	303.4	—	—	231.8	—	—	269.8	—	244.6
2002	387.5	—	—	267.1	—	—	355.6	—	282.6
2003	364.2	—	—	311.8	—	—	351.9	—	293.9
2004	310.2	—	295.6	265.4	—	245.5	306.1	—	279.0
2005	376.4	—	362.1	308.6	129.6	228.4	362.6	125.9	293.7
2006	407.3	—	375.1	257.3	147.8	234.6	329.9	—	290.7
2007	427.9	—	386.5	267.8	—	221.2	374.9	116.8	287.4
2008	387.0	—	382.1	345.1	127.8	272.4	385.8	—	339.0
2009	429.6	—	377.7	—	—	264.8	394.6	154.8	315.3

Lancaster
1999	372.0	—	336.4	274.4	97.5	184.0	326.3	92.2	243.8
2000	378.6	—	355.6	243.6	126.7	198.2	339.3	122.5	250.4
2001	396.2	—	371.0	274.1	132.6	198.0	365.0	129.1	265.4
2002	424.3	—	393.2	349.2	135.1	194.6	400.4	131.9	282.8
2003	409.4	—	397.7	355.7	153.3	234.6	400.9	138.9	300.8
2004	474.5	—	435.0	357.9	133.7	210.8	427.2	129.9	318.2
2005	456.6	—	419.3	351.3	113.5	228.3	420.1	125.3	317.7
2006	454.2	—	419.1	331.1	135.0	233.7	411.5	109.4	337.1
2007	498.3	—	465.7	361.9	138.1	—	441.2	142.3	356.1
2008	479.5	—	432.6	377.3	165.5	267.7	439.8	161.4	340.2
2009	530.7	—	479.1	431.1	138.7	266.3	480.4	136.6	364.1

Pendle
1999	306.0	—	296.0	222.8	90.5	163.9	273.8	—	241.5
2000	376.8	—	—	237.6	—	—	344.1	104.8	290.8
2001	367.2	—	364.3	211.0	102.7	159.8	323.2	102.2	255.6
2002	359.6	—	—	253.6	—	—	320.9	118.6	263.0
2003	346.4	—	—	253.3	—	—	318.4	120.1	265.1
2004	393.8	—	389.8	295.5	142.1	189.9	339.1	131.5	288.8
2005	424.9	—	403.3	289.3	129.0	197.4	398.3	129.8	320.7
2006	413.0	—	387.5	326.0	135.8	188.4	382.2	135.9	313.2
2007	408.3	—	397.6	343.6	—	236.2	388.4	—	352.8
2008	442.1	—	419.0	356.9	172.6	232.7	418.9	145.8	343.3
2009	419.2	—	385.2	315.8	150.2	201.2	382.7	166.8	335.6

Preston
1999	356.7	—	334.2	262.6	113.0	197.8	314.9	110.9	262.3
2000	365.9	—	347.3	282.7	120.4	208.4	337.3	113.0	271.7
2001	383.1	—	342.4	310.2	113.6	206.7	350.4	113.6	282.4
2002	347.5	—	333.7	289.4	111.3	215.9	326.0	113.6	269.8
2003	402.2	—	381.8	300.7	136.4	226.0	364.7	136.1	300.9
2004	412.0	—	379.0	310.0	149.9	255.8	372.5	149.7	305.8
2005	437.0	—	390.7	340.2	146.1	265.3	381.8	145.8	328.4
2006	446.2	—	405.8	348.0	150.0	253.7	403.5	150.7	310.6
2007	426.8	—	401.5	333.5	155.5	266.6	390.7	140.6	324.9
2008	483.1	—	443.2	373.0	159.7	284.4	426.6	158.1	358.7
2009	508.4	121.5	472.2	410.8	164.2	309.6	477.4	150.0	367.4

Ribble Valley
1999	407.5	—	—	233.0	—	—	356.0	—	317.5
2000	312.8	—	—	217.6	—	—	281.5	—	246.9
2001	379.1	—	—	—	—	—	347.7	96.7	315.0
2002	401.5	—	—	—	—	—	390.6	—	337.9
2003	371.9	—	—	—	—	—	337.5	—	300.8
2004	390.1	—	368.5	257.9	125.4	201.5	346.6	—	308.2
2005	465.9	—	460.9	—	—	232.7	432.5	—	375.4
2006	500.0	—	461.1	294.3	—	250.0	430.5	—	386.2
2007	536.2	—	511.4	283.9	—	236.2	453.2	—	391.9
2008	553.8	—	491.9	336.3	—	271.4	473.4	—	381.5
2009	429.0	—	419.9	397.4	—	293.6	417.3	—	368.2

Rossendale
1999	279.7	133.8	262.7	230.0	—	189.3	250.8	—	230.7
2000	309.9	—	—	217.9	—	—	267.1	—	241.4
2001	307.6	—	306.1	225.5	—	183.1	273.5	—	248.2
2002	307.7	—	—	269.1	—	—	290.0	—	272.7
2003	370.8	—	—	246.4	—	—	310.1	—	279.8
2004	391.8	—	371.6	248.4	—	226.0	332.5	—	288.7
2005	375.6	—	363.9	283.8	—	250.4	327.0	—	288.8
2006	350.5	162.6	330.9	310.8	—	254.9	327.1	—	296.3
2007	380.0	—	375.5	289.7	—	—	352.1	—	289.4
2008	374.2	—	352.8	294.0	—	238.4	328.6	—	298.1
2009	445.7	—	433.6	319.7	—	249.2	387.7	—	318.5

South Ribble
1999	347.8	—	—	248.5	—	—	317.1	85.6	294.3
2000	381.5	—	369.1	264.9	81.7	186.6	362.6	88.6	321.7
2001	376.8	—	367.0	278.6	111.1	221.2	357.5	108.3	318.4
2002	390.3	—	385.7	361.4	—	—	385.3	—	340.6
2003	410.5	—	399.9	312.5	117.2	203.7	397.2	115.7	341.1
2004	425.7	—	409.2	326.0	—	192.8	402.4	119.1	354.2
2005	465.6	—	437.8	329.7	—	251.1	418.1	114.2	379.4
2006	439.0	—	427.5	304.9	109.9	223.8	412.7	110.3	350.6
2007	470.1	—	457.1	338.6	123.4	—	446.8	138.4	408.8
2008	489.0	—	483.6	354.3	139.6	235.7	468.6	141.5	401.2
2009	435.4	—	430.1	345.3	115.6	232.0	413.4	123.4	340.2

West Lancashire
1999	383.9	—	354.5	261.3	110.0	193.4	342.2	108.6	271.7
2000	368.7	—	346.0	269.0	81.1	—	346.5	78.5	281.1
2001	386.3	—	358.6	270.2	103.7	197.5	359.0	—	287.5
2002	406.1	—	403.1	278.5	108.9	188.0	364.5	110.9	315.2
2003	392.3	—	362.0	305.7	115.4	206.0	353.8	116.2	294.3
2004	423.2	—	401.7	356.8	119.9	217.2	399.6	119.8	324.8
2005	441.3	95.5	421.3	331.7	125.7	250.8	418.6	120.2	319.9
2006	410.0	—	391.0	386.1	—	263.3	404.6	129.5	333.0
2007	422.0	—	417.3	383.7	121.1	263.2	409.9	122.7	376.6
2008	425.0	—	421.9	413.0	—	321.0	418.5	—	379.1
2009	449.5	—	421.9	467.7	157.4	321.1	462.1	141.3	388.6

Wyre
1999	372.4	—	343.8	250.3	—	188.2	325.8	—	247.6
2000	293.9	—	282.7	277.9	—	229.5	279.8	—	250.0
2001	309.0	—	300.9	300.1	—	—	308.9	—	262.7
2002	316.0	—	—	283.6	—	—	295.6	—	254.0
2003	328.8	—	292.5	334.4	120.0	263.5	332.5	118.5	269.8
2004	395.2	—	360.6	305.2	153.7	242.1	353.2	—	298.5
2005	400.7	—	339.6	298.1	124.8	234.8	350.8	128.1	273.2
2006	408.4	—	355.6	281.3	—	223.3	344.0	—	278.0
2007	437.3	—	393.3	343.4	135.5	264.4	376.4	135.3	294.0
2008	409.3	—	362.1	426.4	128.4	—	426.4	131.1	312.6
2009	408.3	—	373.7	327.6	—	255.3	390.3	137.9	300.3

Lancashire (12 districts)
1999	362.7	95.2	343.6	257.0	102.0	188.0	325.7	101.3	264.0
2000	377.3	89.8	359.3	259.5	105.1	198.9	335.1	102.0	280.3
2001	378.6	91.7	358.5	282.4	112.2	205.7	345.4	108.1	284.5
2002	394.1	112.6	378.4	302.1	111.0	211.1	357.6	112.0	300.0
2003	406.7	111.8	384.1	318.0	120.5	234.2	378.2	118.4	314.9
2004	430.1	125.6	403.8	308.8	134.9	232.0	394.8	131.1	319.0
2005	445.3	121.3	418.4	330.7	134.8	249.1	400.4	132.2	331.8
2006	450.0	128.0	416.9	334.3	135.4	245.2	405.3	135.2	331.1
2007	461.7	136.0	434.3	344.9	140.5	253.0	417.4	139.1	353.1
2008	479.1	128.7	451.7	373.8	151.9	280.5	442.9	148.1	366.1
2009	482.9	136.5	449.5	391.9	148.8	279.8	454.3	146.3	362.9

Blackburn with Darwen
1999	315.7	90.8	305.0	249.7	102.8	204.1	295.5	98.6	259.3
2000	338.8	—	326.3	268.3	—	212.9	321.7	102.4	278.1
2001	364.3	—	350.7	287.9	—	223.9	348.7	100.1	282.7
2002	368.7	—	339.8	307.0	—	227.4	346.9	—	289.8
2003	393.0	—	361.0	303.9	109.7	222.6	363.0	107.8	293.6
2004	416.6	—	404.0	372.4	—	252.1	407.0	132.3	350.4
2005	372.2	—	353.1	365.6	125.3	250.0	371.1	134.4	302.5
2006	402.2	151.6	342.5	375.4	—	279.2	385.8	140.0	321.8
2007	459.4	—	389.8	379.6	—	290.1	428.0	135.7	354.2
2008	455.0	—	410.9	423.3	—	303.5	447.4	—	377.7
2009	443.3	—	409.2	419.3	156.9	319.4	438.2	150.6	371.3

Blackpool
1999	306.1	—	276.5	261.6	114.4	204.7	274.9	112.2	233.2
2000	321.2	—	290.6	259.3	102.9	205.0	284.3	102.1	233.3
2001	338.0	—	305.0	265.1	102.9	193.9	293.3	103.3	233.7
2002	359.0	—	333.3	290.9	119.8	196.3	318.3	115.5	252.1
2003	416.4	—	391.9	312.1	131.9	222.6	353.5	131.6	291.5
2004	387.7	—	344.0	300.4	119.1	228.0	339.2	118.6	256.8
2005	368.7	112.5	325.3	340.3	137.8	242.7	352.6	131.4	277.8
2006	384.2	—	359.1	310.5	147.4	246.8	351.9	141.1	282.9
2007	447.2	—	362.3	321.5	133.7	264.4	365.0	132.4	286.7
2008	370.4	—	329.3	331.5	145.1	277.7	357.9	135.5	287.6
2009	386.8	—	328.0	350.9	151.5	275.3	375.4	141.2	294.4

North West
2008	489.9	131.3	459.7	392.1	147.6	294.1	450.2	144.9	372.1
2009	497.7	144.9	459.9	407.5	151.0	297.1	460.0	150.0	372.9

Great Britain
2008	523.5	136.6	486.0	412.4	149.6	299.6	479.1	146.9	390.0
2009	533.8	143.5	493.1	426.6	155.4	310.4	490.2	152.6	398.6
A dash (—) means the sample size is too small for a reliable estimate. Figures that are given may have uncertainties as high as 20%. Details on the quality of these estimates can be found on the ONS website.
Data relates to employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence. Estimates are based on a 1% sample.
Source ONS: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

^ Top of pageMedian Gross Annual Pay, 1999 to 2009
	Male employees			Female employees			All employees
	Median gross annual pay (£), workplace-based
	Full-time	Part-time	All	Full-time	Part-time	All	Full-time	Part-time	All

Burnley
1999	18,514	—	—	13,187	—	—	16,872	—	14,687
2000	18,084	—	17,918	15,078	—	11,688	17,093	—	15,271
2001	17,978	—	17,573	16,526	—	12,607	17,499	—	15,358
2002	18,456	—	17,846	17,122	—	12,719	18,031	—	15,935
2003	20,669	—	20,371	14,230	7,466	10,326	18,605	6,816	14,789
2004	19,197	—	18,556	—	—	—	18,410	—	15,320
2005	20,725	—	20,090	—	—	11,406	19,328	8,029	15,380
2006	21,158	—	20,788	19,805	—	—	20,995	8,103	18,000
2007	22,365	—	22,304	15,072	—	13,149	20,977	—	17,232
2008	22,880	—	21,947	—	—	14,945	21,860	—	18,779
2009	21,580	—	20,681	18,253	—	—	20,457	—	17,602

Chorley
1999	17,377	—	16,704	14,516	—	—	16,444	—	13,016
2000	17,520	—	16,119	13,800	—	10,764	16,122	—	13,458
2001	17,840	—	17,730	15,432	—	11,711	16,826	—	15,048
2002	18,585	—	17,873	—	—	—	17,749	—	15,600
2003	20,715	—	19,289	15,080	—	11,221	18,941	6,804	15,176
2004	21,515	—	19,213	16,353	—	14,282	18,699	—	16,084
2005	19,521	—	—	16,939	—	—	18,595	—	15,988
2006	—	—	—	—	8,845	14,319	—	8,848	17,157
2007	—	—	—	21,294	—	—	23,311	8,050	18,359
2008	23,293	6,787	—	21,918	—	—	22,934	—	19,132
2009	26,397	—	—	22,016	8,329	16,371	23,909	—	19,549

Fylde
1999	23,612	—	22,991	13,121	5,032	10,837	21,004	—	19,409
2000	24,325	—	23,994	14,559	—	—	22,982	—	21,581
2001	26,022	—	25,583	15,677	—	—	23,562	—	19,786
2002	25,617	—	24,645	16,143	—	—	23,572	—	21,246
2003	25,577	—	24,751	17,678	—	13,596	24,443	—	23,041
2004	27,442	—	26,733	18,810	—	14,585	25,386	—	23,374
2005	28,299	—	27,667	17,776	7,442	14,633	26,053	7,121	22,993
2006	30,915	—	29,341	17,255	8,356	13,917	26,845	7,965	23,588
2007	30,377	—	29,711	18,281	9,616	14,456	27,338	9,782	24,349
2008	33,241	—	31,839	21,939	—	—	30,351	—	27,700
2009	33,796	—	32,643	23,397	—	16,209	31,429	10,533	27,933

Hyndburn
1999	16,488	6,260	15,137	10,929	—	—	13,936	—	11,901
2000	16,893	—	16,625	11,253	—	9,600	14,092	—	12,756
2001	16,356	—	—	11,521	—	—	13,959	—	12,373
2002	19,062	—	—	—	—	—	16,966	—	13,887
2003	17,167	—	—	14,649	—	—	15,927	—	14,355
2004	17,719	—	16,121	—	—	11,607	15,933	—	13,892
2005	21,824	—	18,437	16,272	—	12,939	19,040	—	16,398
2006	21,822	—	19,815	—	—	11,157	18,370	—	15,551
2007	21,622	—	19,806	13,232	—	—	17,685	—	15,282
2008	22,394	—	21,132	16,907	—	13,610	20,602	—	18,061
2009	21,018	—	20,369	—	—	—	—	—	—

Lancaster
1999	18,464	—	17,363	14,366	—	9,406	16,538	—	12,990
2000	20,782	7,271	18,666	13,590	—	9,637	18,456	—	13,865
2001	21,096	—	19,707	15,238	6,269	10,299	19,347	6,914	14,741
2002	23,079	—	20,358	17,224	—	10,704	20,296	—	15,332
2003	22,477	—	21,288	17,187	7,272	11,322	20,942	7,025	15,939
2004	23,911	—	22,004	—	—	10,552	21,319	—	16,088
2005	23,515	—	22,687	19,492	—	14,156	22,014	7,073	18,844
2006	24,506	—	22,519	—	—	13,162	21,649	7,755	18,728
2007	—	—	—	17,609	—	14,062	—	—	20,310
2008	26,671	—	—	20,202	9,427	15,354	23,088	—	19,339
2009	26,639	—	23,877	19,889	—	13,478	23,547	8,791	18,275

Pendle
1999	17,671	12,511	17,637	11,263	—	8,145	15,160	—	12,628
2000	18,285	—	—	—	—	—	16,495	5,249	14,068
2001	20,260	—	19,918	—	—	8,192	17,960	—	13,523
2002	18,358	—	—	—	—	—	16,723	6,117	13,365
2003	17,231	—	—	—	—	—	16,497	—	13,805
2004	19,193	—	18,901	12,721	6,864	8,520	16,117	6,820	14,297
2005	21,333	—	—	14,931	6,938	—	18,979	—	15,766
2006	22,196	—	21,448	17,902	7,046	—	19,497	7,693	17,401
2007	21,421	—	21,378	—	—	—	19,131	—	18,196
2008	23,230	—	22,626	18,128	—	—	21,736	—	18,906
2009	22,956	—	22,037	15,798	—	12,193	19,942	8,026	18,200

Preston
1999	18,737	6,255	18,566	13,741	5,779	9,934	17,496	5,786	14,551
2000	19,798	—	19,068	14,996	5,978	10,275	16,618	5,820	15,079
2001	20,438	—	19,291	15,278	6,344	11,311	18,572	6,326	15,150
2002	19,960	—	18,599	14,654	7,090	11,750	16,955	6,951	14,287
2003	19,435	—	17,985	15,915	7,018	11,752	17,794	7,038	14,749
2004	21,159	8	20,310	16,537	7,691	11,933	19,659	7,701	16,205
2005	22,838	—	22,146	17,006	7,427	13,423	20,979	7,406	17,014
2006	23,104	—	22,718	17,869	—	13,646	21,077	—	17,515
2007	22,814	—	21,023	17,918	8,685	13,460	19,557	8,461	17,690
2008	26,249	—	25,454	19,576	9,015	15,495	23,297	8,910	18,971
2009	25,882	—	24,285	20,443	8,764	15,433	24,279	8,067	19,294

Ribble Valley
1999	19,465	—	—	—	—	—	17,184	—	15,669
2000	15,930	—	—	13,838	—	—	15,543	—	13,205
2001	20,631	—	—	—	—	—	18,775	5,683	16,279
2002	21,962	—	—	15,347	—	—	20,761	—	17,654
2003	19,162	—	—	—	—	—	17,978	5,672	15,881
2004	20,568	—	19,765	—	—	—	18,328	—	16,932
2005	23,323	—	23,142	—	—	—	22,467	—	20,444
2006	23,603	—	22,476	—	—	11,267	21,205	—	19,259
2007	25,311	—	24,755	16,773	—	—	23,042	—	20,066
2008	24,869	—	24,190	—	—	—	23,725	—	23,097
2009	24,730	—	24,256	—	—	—	22,575	—	20,913

Rossendale
1999	14,572	6,926	13,999	11,142	—	—	13,609	—	11,475
2000	—	—	—	12,494	—	—	14,089	—	12,826
2001	15,976	—	15,976	11,495	5,517	—	14,279	5,517	13,352
2002	16,143	—	—	—	—	—	14,822	—	13,775
2003	16,498	—	—	—	—	—	15,613	—	14,247
2004	19,955	—	17,903	12,334	—	10,673	15,930	—	15,090
2005	18,583	—	18,582	13,939	—	11,313	16,373	—	14,495
2006	18,050	9,504	—	15,711	—	—	16,713	—	—
2007	18,106	—	18,058	—	—	—	—	—	16,298
2008	19,665	—	19,532	—	—	12,962	17,260	—	15,535
2009	23,211	—	22,183	—	—	11,862	19,517	—	15,879

South Ribble
1999	18,667	—	—	13,440	—	—	17,478	—	15,224
2000	19,261	—	18,862	15,225	—	—	18,425	—	16,791
2001	19,667	—	18,988	—	—	—	18,854	—	17,036
2002	20,985	—	20,704	20,656	—	—	21,006	—	19,173
2003	21,213	—	20,520	—	—	—	20,497	—	18,020
2004	21,120	8,857	20,861	—	6,376	10,647	20,085	6,631	18,005
2005	22,512	—	22,214	—	—	—	21,711	—	19,496
2006	23,566	—	22,605	15,864	—	12,638	21,789	7,163	19,595
2007	25,735	—	24,985	—	—	—	24,024	—	22,398
2008	25,478	—	25,224	—	—	12,387	24,722	7,800	22,192
2009	24,649	—	23,850	18,142	—	—	21,888	—	19,578

West Lancashire
1999	19,317	—	17,582	12,700	5,958	10,347	16,864	—	13,964
2000	19,174	—	18,368	15,436	—	—	18,216	—	15,537
2001	18,885	—	18,494	—	—	—	18,223	—	15,486
2002	21,090	—	20,467	—	—	—	18,656	—	16,111
2003	20,474	—	19,278	—	—	—	18,984	—	15,887
2004	21,226	—	20,814	—	—	—	20,773	—	17,173
2005	22,268	—	21,806	—	—	13,197	21,798	7,517	17,500
2006	21,724	—	—	—	—	—	20,941	7,367	—
2007	23,640	—	23,244	18,885	—	15,800	21,911	—	20,411
2008	—	—	—	—	—	16,974	—	—	—
2009	22,657	—	21,993	—	—	—	22,654	—	19,988

Wyre
1999	17,920	—	—	—	—	—	15,194	—	13,408
2000	16,814	7,124	—	—	—	11,226	14,230	—	12,568
2001	18,700	—	—	—	—	11,323	16,113	—	13,862
2002	—	—	—	15,463	—	—	15,654	—	13,900
2003	17,356	—	16,338	17,710	—	13,252	17,534	—	14,380
2004	20,888	—	17,343	17,706	—	14,639	18,315	—	16,117
2005	20,680	—	17,279	15,304	—	—	18,743	—	14,336
2006	—	—	21,069	16,339	—	11,931	19,357	—	15,621
2007	21,983	—	20,521	16,042	—	13,964	18,588	—	16,412
2008	22,302	—	21,161	23,629	—	—	23,087	—	16,878
2009	22,346	—	19,320	19,795	—	13,157	21,446	—	16,189

Lancashire (12 districts)
1999	18,735	—	18,152	12,865	5,194	9,529	16,746	5,258	14,043
2000	19,767	—	18,649	13,620	5,378	10,362	17,648	5,261	14,982
2001	20,031	—	19,040	14,593	6,091	10,717	18,027	6,074	15,059
2002	20,555	—	19,680	15,604	6,229	10,927	18,806	6,208	15,719
2003	21,059	4,491	20,092	16,409	6,224	11,865	19,476	6,078	16,343
2004	22,006	6,974	20,926	16,141	6,888	11,859	20,054	6,948	16,903
2005	22,995	—	22,125	16,966	7,300	12,852	20,992	7,272	17,499
2006	23,407	8,879	22,357	17,473	7,701	13,134	21,224	7,841	17,892
2007	24,330	—	23,170	17,456	8,306	13,711	21,832	8,344	18,812
2008	27,995	8,515	26,449	21,738	8,180	15,705	25,514	8,236	21,149
2009	25,385	—	24,000	19,624	8,263	14,500	23,395	8,510	19,344

Blackburn with Darwen
1999	17,323	4,965	16,808	12,398	—	10,348	15,702	—	13,992
2000	17,707	5,393	17,304	13,433	—	10,655	16,357	—	14,156
2001	19,740	—	18,486	15,502	6,211	11,653	17,892	6,053	15,740
2002	18,849	—	18,061	16,016	—	12,011	18,027	—	15,249
2003	19,888	—	19,181	18,150	—	11,889	19,209	—	15,791
2004	21,420	—	20,417	19,874	—	—	20,747	—	18,654
2005	21,792	—	20,005	19,264	7,485	—	21,271	—	17,273
2006	21,400	—	19,444	20,145	—	15,306	21,196	7,679	17,375
2007	22,329	—	20,598	18,877	—	—	20,531	—	18,284
2008	23,998	—	22,642	—	—	—	—	6,895	19,309
2009	23,474	—	22,692	21,130	—	15,696	22,921	8,890	19,733

Blackpool
1999	18,125	5,942	17,130	13,326	6,528	10,776	14,793	6,531	12,509
2000	17,885	5,210	16,073	13,816	5,749	10,770	15,171	5,716	12,636
2001	18,072	—	16,622	13,852	—	10,402	15,659	5,516	12,894
2002	18,981	—	17,641	15,324	6,252	11,076	16,861	6,247	13,479
2003	22,037	—	20,333	16,589	6,646	12,283	18,812	6,327	15,274
2004	—	—	—	15,385	6,651	11,939	18,376	6,109	13,862
2005	20,713	—	20,026	19,049	7,474	12,202	19,744	7,121	15,151
2006	21,586	—	20,337	16,497	7,721	12,944	19,128	7,494	14,755
2007	23,570	—	21,139	—	8,392	—	—	7,784	—
2008	—	—	—	17,644	7,813	—	—	7,772	—
2009	20,530	—	—	—	9,389	14,596	—	—	—

North West
2008	25,914	8,576	24,738	20,452	8,123	15,470	23,729	8,192	19,811
2009	26,332	9,031	24,788	20,776	8,354	15,642	24,011	8,471	20,000

Great Britain
2008	27,634	8,546	26,129	21,492	8,195	15,639	25,230	8,261	20,882
2009	28,388	8,941	26,744	22,170	8,575	16,214	25,909	8,632	21,418
A dash (—) means the sample size is too small for a reliable estimate. Figures that are given may have uncertainties as high as 20%. Details on the quality of these estimates can be found on the ONS website.
Data relates to employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence. Estimates are based on a 1% sample.
Source ONS: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

^ Top of pageWeekly Hours Worked, 2001
		part-time			full-time
	Number of people aged 16-74 in employment	Percentage of people aged 16-74 in employment whose weekly work pattern is:
		1-5 hours	6-15 hours	16-30 hours	31-37 hours	38-48 hours	49+ hours

Burnley
All people	38,098	1.2	5.1	18.6	21.9	42.1	11.1
Males	20,289	0.6	2.3	7.0	19.3	54.1	16.7
Females	17,809	1.8	8.3	31.8	24.8	28.4	4.8

Chorley
All people	49,200	1.0	6.5	16.5	19.5	40.0	16.5
Males	26,756	0.5	2.4	5.8	16.0	50.6	24.8
Females	22,444	1.6	11.4	29.3	23.7	27.5	6.5

Fylde
All people	32,215	1.1	7.3	17.0	22.1	37.4	15.2
Males	17,446	0.6	3.0	6.5	19.8	47.9	22.2
Females	14,769	1.8	12.3	29.3	24.8	24.9	6.8

Hyndburn
All people	34,773	1.0	5.2	17.2	20.6	43.7	12.2
Males	18,951	0.5	2.0	6.7	16.3	56.4	18.2
Females	15,822	1.5	9.1	29.9	25.9	28.5	5.0

Lancaster
All people	55,906	1.7	8.5	20.0	18.3	36.0	15.4
Males	29,371	0.9	3.8	8.0	15.9	48.0	23.4
Females	26,535	2.6	13.8	33.3	20.9	22.7	6.6

Pendle
All people	37,042	1.0	5.7	17.9	19.9	42.3	13.2
Males	20,534	0.5	2.4	7.9	17.3	52.6	19.4
Females	16,508	1.7	9.7	30.2	23.2	29.6	5.6

Preston
All people	56,203	1.1	7.3	18.7	23.2	36.9	12.8
Males	30,081	0.5	3.5	8.4	21.0	47.2	19.3
Females	26,122	1.7	11.7	30.5	25.7	25.0	5.4

Ribble Valley
All people	26,407	1.2	7.6	16.6	16.0	37.6	20.9
Males	14,193	0.5	3.2	5.7	12.0	47.7	30.9
Females	12,214	2.1	12.8	29.2	20.6	25.9	9.4

Rossendale
All people	29,877	1.1	5.3	16.3	17.7	44.4	15.2
Males	16,090	0.5	2.1	5.9	13.1	55.8	22.6
Females	13,787	1.8	9.1	28.5	23.1	31.0	6.5

South Ribble
All people	51,327	0.9	6.7	17.3	21.6	39.6	13.9
Males	27,261	0.5	2.7	5.4	18.7	51.2	21.5
Females	24,066	1.5	11.1	30.8	24.8	26.4	5.3

West Lancashire
All people	48,842	1.2	7.5	17.3	18.5	39.2	16.3
Males	25,854	0.6	2.8	6.0	15.5	50.0	25.1
Females	22,988	1.9	12.7	30.1	21.8	27.1	6.4

Wyre
All people	45,036	1.1	7.7	19.2	21.1	35.2	15.8
Males	23,626	0.6	3.3	7.2	17.7	46.6	24.7
Females	21,410	1.7	12.4	32.4	24.8	22.6	6.0

Lancashire (12 districts)
All people	504,926	1.2	6.8	17.9	20.2	39.2	14.8
Males	270,452	0.6	2.9	6.8	17.1	50.4	22.3
Females	234,474	1.8	11.4	30.7	23.7	26.3	6.1

Blackburn with Darwen
All people	53,575	1.1	5.7	18.9	21.1	41.6	11.6
Males	29,773	0.6	2.6	10.1	17.3	52.7	16.8
Females	23,802	1.7	9.7	29.9	25.8	27.8	5.2

Blackpool
All people	59,073	0.9	6.3	20.3	22.1	36.1	14.3
Males	31,047	0.4	3.3	9.5	19.6	46.8	20.3
Females	28,026	1.4	9.7	32.3	24.7	24.3	7.5

Lancashire (14 authorities)
All people	617,574	1.1	6.7	18.2	20.4	39.1	14.4
Males	331,272	0.6	2.9	7.3	17.4	50.3	21.6
Females	286,302	1.8	11.1	30.8	24.0	26.2	6.2

North West
All people	2,900,020	1.1	6.7	17.6	20.9	39.9	13.8
Males	1,545,789	0.5	2.7	6.6	17.7	51.8	20.7
Females	1,354,231	1.7	11.1	30.3	24.7	26.4	5.8

England and Wales
All people	23,627,754	1.1	7.2	16.4	18.2	40.9	16.2
Males	12,791,618	0.5	2.9	6.2	14.8	51.5	24.1
Females	10,836,136	1.9	12.1	28.4	22.3	28.4	6.9
Figures are for the average number of hours worked per week for the last four weeks before the Census (29 April 2001).
Source ONS: 2001 Census of Population

^ Top of pageMean Household Income by District, 2009

Graph showing mean household income for districts and unitaries

Source CACI Ltd

Change area • Blackburn with Darwen • Blackpool • Burnley • Chorley • Fylde • Hyndburn • Lancaster • Pendle • Preston • Ribble Valley • Rossendale • South Ribble • West Lancashire • Wyre

^ Top of pageMean Household Income by Wards, 2009

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Archive 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

^ Top of pageWorking-Age Client Group Benefits, 2004 to 2009
	May 2004	May 2005	May 2006	May 2007	May 2008	May 2009
	Working-age client group claimants as a percentage of the working-age population

Burnley	20.7	20.6	20.9	20.5	20.3	22.9
Chorley	12.1	11.8	12.0	11.9	11.9	13.3
Fylde	11.5	11.3	11.4	11.2	11.1	12.1
Hyndburn	19.5	19.4	19.7	18.7	18.5	20.9
Lancaster	14.8	14.1	13.4	12.8	12.5	13.9
Pendle	17.4	17.4	17.4	16.9	16.6	18.8
Preston	17.0	16.9	16.9	16.6	16.5	18.1
Ribble Valley	17.0	8.7	8.3	8.1	8.1	8.9
Rossendale	16.5	16.3	16.0	15.1	15.4	17.9
South Ribble	11.3	11.2	11.2	10.9	10.9	12.7
West Lancashire	16.4	15.9	16.2	15.5	14.9	17.2
Wyre	14.2	13.9	13.6	13.2	13.2	14.4

Lancashire (12 districts)	—	15.1	15.2	—	—	—

Blackburn with Darwen	21.0	20.8	21.2	20.7	20.8	23.3
Blackpool	23.1	23.1	23.2	23.3	23.4	25.3

North West	18.2	17.9	17.9	17.4	17.2	19.0
England	14.8	14.6	14.6	14.2	14.0	15.8
Source Department for Work and Pensions Tabulation Tool

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