| Description | Q1 2016 | Q2 2016 | Q3 2016 | Q4 2016 | Q1 2017 |
|---|
| Average weekly earnings | 713.41 | 707.02 | 702.69 | 716.86 | 723.08 |
| Average hourly earnings | 22.52 | 21.98 | 21.55 | 22.15 | 22.68 |
| Average weekly paid hours | 31.7 | 32.2 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 31.9 |
| Average weekly earnings, Public sector | 901.69 | 908.03 | 917.62 | 920.13 | 915.73 |
| Average weekly earnings, Private sector | 659.15 | 648.65 | 642.99 | 660.01 | 669.09 |
| Average hourly earnings excluding irregular earnings | 20.91 | 20.92 | 20.70 | 20.99 | 21.15 |
| Average hourly irregular earnings | 1.61 | 1.06 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 1.53 |
| Average hourly total labour costs | 26.00 | 25.44 | 24.99 | 25.71 | 26.20 |
| Number of employees | 1,614,200 | 1,646,000 | 1,676,500 | 1,691,900 | 1,698,900 |
