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The Labour Market Challenge

Earnings

Median gross salaries in Barrow for full time resident workers stood at £31,923 in 2019, which exceeds Cumbria’s and

England’s levels by 8% and 4% respectively. At £35,580, earnings for Barrow’s workers are above those of residents,
suggesting the borough attracts employment in higher paying occupations. Barrow’s relatively higher median earnings
are linked to the shipyard (CLEP, 2019).

Workplace earnings grew significantly more than resident earnings in Barrow since 2014 and outstripped the growth of

comparator geographies.

The gender pay gap is significantly more prominent in Barrow (35%), relative to Cumbria (25%) and England (18%).
This provides a measure across all jobs, and is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings of men
and women. This is likely to reflect the over-representation of males in traditional manufacturing industries in Barrow.

Median Annual Gross Pay, 2019 Growth of Median Annual Gross Pay, Gender Pay Gap, 2019
2014-19

Source: ASHE, ONS, 2019; People, Employment & Skills Strategy Group: Evidence Base, CLEP, 2019