In 2019 white people in England and Wales had an average hourly income that was 2.3 percent larger than that of ethnic minority groups. This was the lowest percentage difference recorded during this time period, with the highest difference recorded in 2014, when the average difference in hourly earnings was 8.4 percent.
Percentage difference in median hourly earnings between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales from 2012 to 2019
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 12, 2020). Percentage difference in median hourly earnings between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales from 2012 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181397/ethnic-pay-gap-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage difference in median hourly earnings between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales from 2012 to 2019." Chart. October 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181397/ethnic-pay-gap-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Percentage difference in median hourly earnings between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales from 2012 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181397/ethnic-pay-gap-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage Difference in Median Hourly Earnings between White and Ethnic Minority Groups in England and Wales from 2012 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181397/ethnic-pay-gap-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage difference in median hourly earnings between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales from 2012 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181397/ethnic-pay-gap-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage difference in median hourly earnings between white and ethnic minority groups in England and Wales from 2012 to 2019 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181397/ethnic-pay-gap-in-england-and-wales/