This statistic shows the distribution of National Minimum Wage (NMW) employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by industry. The industry with the most people working on minimum wage was wholesale & retail. In contrast, with 25 percent less, arts, entertainment & recreation had, of these industries, the least.
Distribution of National Minimum Wage (NMW) employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by industry*
Characteristic
Proportion of NMW employees
Wholesale & retail
28%
Accommodation & food service
22%
Administrative & support service
14%
Human health & social work
9%
Manufacturing
8%
Agriculture
7%
Education
4%
Arts, entertainment & recreation
3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Proportion of NMW employees28%28%22%22%14%14%9%9%8%8%7%7%4%4%3%3%Wholesale & retailAccommodation & food serviceAdministrative & support serviceHuman health & social workManufacturingAgricultureEducationArts, entertainment & recreation
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%26%28%30%32%
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* Employees are defined as being on the minimum wage if they are paid up to or within 25 pence of the minimum wage. This is not an exhaustive list of all industries. Percentages sum to 95.
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Resolution Foundation. (October 25, 2013). Distribution of National Minimum Wage (NMW) employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by industry* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290289/national-minimum-wage-employees-in-gb-by-industry/
Resolution Foundation. "Distribution of National Minimum Wage (NMW) employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by industry*." Chart. October 25, 2013. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290289/national-minimum-wage-employees-in-gb-by-industry/
Resolution Foundation. (2013). Distribution of National Minimum Wage (NMW) employees in Great Britain (GB) in 2012, by industry*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290289/national-minimum-wage-employees-in-gb-by-industry/
Resolution Foundation. "Distribution of National Minimum Wage (Nmw) Employees in Great Britain (Gb) in 2012, by Industry*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290289/national-minimum-wage-employees-in-gb-by-industry/
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