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In Northern Ireland, official government data suggests that the average wage for payrolled workers increased by 10.9 per cent over the year to April 2025, The Irish News reports.
The median monthly wage for PAYE employees rose £17 (0.7 per cent) to £2,427 in April, according to the latest labour market report from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).
HMRC PAYE data reportedly shows the average wage for a payrolled worker in the north increased by £238 in 12 months.
The 10.9 per cent increase was more than four times the rate of UK inflation in March 2025 (2.6 per cent). HMRC data reflects gross earnings.
The April increase coincided with the UK’s minimum wage increase.
The national living wage for workers aged over 21 rose to £12.21 per hour on April 1, while the minimum hourly rate for 18- to 20-year-olds went up to £10 per hour.
Workers under the age of 18 are now paid a minimum of £7.55 per hour.
The same April 13 report from Nisra reportedly states that the overall HMRC PAYE employee count dropped by 757 (0.1 per cent) to 810,203 in April, marking the first month-on-month decline since December 2024.
The overall total was still 8,817 (1.1 per cent) higher in April 2025 than last year.
Nisra’s latest labour market report shows that the official Northern Ireland unemployment rate stood at 1.6 per cent for the first quarter of 2025, 0.5 percentage points (pps) lower than the first quarter of 2024.
However, the report also suggests the employment rate in Northern Ireland declined over the same quarter to 71.6 per cent, which was 1.4 percentage points down year-on-year.
The corresponding economic inactivity rate went the other way, with the proportion of people aged 16 to 64 who were not working, and not seeking or available to work, estimated at 27.2 per cent. This represented an annual increase of 0.6pps over the quarter and 1.8pps over the year.
Nisra’s monthly report also indicates that employers proposed 150 redundancies in April, with 50 redundancies confirmed last month.
The figures are reportedly restricted to cases where employers are statutorily required to notify the government when shedding at least 20 jobs.
Source: The Irish News
(Link via original reporting)
In Northern Ireland, official government data suggests that the average wage for payrolled workers increased by 10.9 per cent over the year to April 2025, The Irish News reports.
The median monthly wage for PAYE employees rose £17 (0.7 per cent) to £2,427 in April, according to the latest labour market report from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).
HMRC PAYE data reportedly shows the average wage for a payrolled worker in the north increased by £238 in 12 months.
The 10.9 per cent increase was more than four times the rate of UK inflation in March 2025 (2.6 per cent). HMRC data reflects gross earnings.
The April increase coincided with the UK’s minimum wage increase.
The national living wage for workers aged over 21 rose to £12.21 per hour on April 1, while the minimum hourly rate for 18- to 20-year-olds went up to £10 per hour.
Workers under the age of 18 are now paid a minimum of £7.55 per hour.
The same April 13 report from Nisra reportedly states that the overall HMRC PAYE employee count dropped by 757 (0.1 per cent) to 810,203 in April, marking the first month-on-month decline since December 2024.
The overall total was still 8,817 (1.1 per cent) higher in April 2025 than last year.
Nisra’s latest labour market report shows that the official Northern Ireland unemployment rate stood at 1.6 per cent for the first quarter of 2025, 0.5 percentage points (pps) lower than the first quarter of 2024.
However, the report also suggests the employment rate in Northern Ireland declined over the same quarter to 71.6 per cent, which was 1.4 percentage points down year-on-year.
The corresponding economic inactivity rate went the other way, with the proportion of people aged 16 to 64 who were not working, and not seeking or available to work, estimated at 27.2 per cent. This represented an annual increase of 0.6pps over the quarter and 1.8pps over the year.
Nisra’s monthly report also indicates that employers proposed 150 redundancies in April, with 50 redundancies confirmed last month.
The figures are reportedly restricted to cases where employers are statutorily required to notify the government when shedding at least 20 jobs.
Source: The Irish News
(Link via original reporting)
