The Office of National Statistics (ONS) released earnings statistics for different ethnic groups, using data from the Annual Population Survey between 2021 and 2022.
The ONS suggests that:
- Black, African, Caribbean, or Black British employees have, consistently since 2012, earner less that White employees. In 2022, based the five-category breakdown, Asian or Asian British employees earned more than White employees, with a pay gap of negative 3.3%.
- County of birth is an important pay- determining factor. When compared with UK- born White employees (who earned on average £14.26 an hour), UK – born Black, African, Caribbean or Black British employees earn more (£15.18 an hour), while non-UK born Black British employees earned less (£12.95 an hour).
- Ethnicity pay gaps are potentially affected by differences in personal and work characteristics. Factors with the greatest impact are occupation, qualifications, geography, age, and sex.
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