Manchester 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	Brass Finishers	Bricklayers	Brass Moulders	Cabinetmakers	Carpenters	Compositors	Fitters	Holder-Up	Ironfounders	Lithographers	Painters	Patternmakers	Planers	Plasterers' Labourers	Plumbers	Riveter	Smiths	Turners	Upholsterers
1845								360
1846								360
1847								360
1848								360
1849								360
1850								360
1851				360			336	360					312
1852				360			336	360					312
1853				360			336	360					312
1854				360			336	360					312
1855				360			336	360					312
1856				360			336	360					312
1857				396			336	360					312
1858				396			336	360					312
1859				396			336	360					312
1860				396			336	360					312
1861				396			336	360					312
1862				396			336	360
1863				396			336	360
1864				396			336	360
1865				396			360	360
1866				396		360	360	360	360					384	312				360	360
1867				432		360	384	360
1868				432		384	384	360
1869				432		384	408	360
1870				432		384		360
1871			360			384		360	384		432	360		408			384		384	384
1872		360	360			384		396	384		432	360		408			384		384	384
1873	480	360	384			408		396	408	372	432	360		432			384	408	408	408
1874	480	384	384			408		396	408	372	456	360		432			384	408	408	408
1875	480	384	384			432		420	408	372	456	360		432			408	408	408	408
1876	480	384	384			456		420	408	372	456	396		456			408	408	408	408
1877	480	384	384		384	456		420	408	372	456	396		456				408	408	408
1878	480	384	384		384	456		420	408	372	456	396		456		336		408	408	408
1879	480	384	384		384	456		420	408	372	432	396		456		336		408	408	408
1880	432	384	360		360	420		420	384	324	432	396		432				360	384	384
1881	432	384	360		360	420		420	384	324	432	396		432				360	384	384
1882	456	384	384		384	420		420	384	348	456	396		432				384	384	384
1883	456	384	384		384	420		420	408	348	456	396		456				384	408	408
1884	456	384	384		384	420		420	408	348	456	396		456				384	408	408
1885	456	384	384		384	420		420	408	348	432	396		456				384	408	408
1886	456	384	384		384	420		420	408	348	432	396		456				384	408	408
1887	432	384	360		360	420		420	384		432	396		456				360	384	384
1888	432	384	360		360	420		420	384		432	396		438				360	384	384
1889	480	384	360		360	420		420	408	384	456	396		450				408	408	408	432
1890	480	384	384		384	420		420	408	384	456	396		456				408	408	408	432
1891	480	384	408		408	420		420	408	384	456	396		456				408	408	408	432
1892	480	384	408		384	420		420	408	384	456	396		456				408	408	408	432
1893	480	384	408		408	420		420	408	384	456	396		456				408	408	408	432
1894	480	384	408		408	420		420	408	384	456	396		456	360			408	408	408	432
1895	480	384	408		408	420		420	408	384	456	396		456	360			408	408	408	432
1896	480	384	408		408	420		420	408	384	456	396		456	360			408	408	408	432
1897	480	384	432		432			420	432	384	468	396		480	360			408	432	432	432
1898	480	384	432		432			420	432	384	480	396		480	360			408	432	432	432
1899	498	384	432		432			420	432	402	480	420		480	360			426	432	432	432
1900	498	384	432		432			420	432	402	480	420		480	360			426	432	432	432
1901	498	384	432		432			420	432	402	480	420		480	360			426	432	432	456
1902	498	384	432		432			420	432	402	480	420		480	360			426	432	432	456
1903	498	384	432		432			420	432	402	480	420		480	360			426	432	432	456
1904	498	384	432		432			420	432	402	480	420		480	360			426	432	432	456
1905	498	384	432		432			420	432	402	480	420		480	360			426	432	432	456
1906	486	384	432		432			420	432	390	480	420		480	360			414	432	432	456

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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)