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Colchester residents earn less than county average

10:46am Friday 3rd September 2010 in


AVERAGE wages in Colchester are among the lowest in Essex.

People in Brentwood can enjoy an average wage of about £8,500 more than those in Colchester.

The average Colcestrian earns £20,858 compared to an Essex average of £23,201 and a high of £29,302 in Brentwood.

The lowest figures, according to Colchester’s local economic assessment, is for Harlow at less than £20,000 with no figures offered for Maldon or Rochford.

The assessment also reveals Colchester has grown by 11.7 per cent since 2001 and is the largest district in Essex with just under 175,000 residents.

The population is expected to grow to almost 216,000 by 2021.

The biggest employer in the borough is Colchester General Hospital with 3,000 employees followed by the University of Essex at 2,000.

Comments(5)

Ozzie says...
1:50pm Fri 3 Sep 10

Does this suggest that the wages earned in Clacton, Walton, Harwich and similar 'run down', deprived areas of Essex Coastal earn more on average than individuals living in Harlow? I question the validity of the figures.

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Anna Key says...
5:18pm Fri 3 Sep 10

Well that clearly says something about how poor public sector pay already is. Yet Class war Cameron wants to attack us even more.

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Boris says...
9:31pm Fri 3 Sep 10

Like Ozzie, I question these figures. Do they include the wages of the thousands of residents who commute to London? Most of them earn a lot more than £20858, which is why they put up with the cost and stress of their daily journey.
And what about those available for work but who are unemployed? They of course earn a lot less. And with Cameron's cuts there will be a lot more of them.

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usascribe says...
6:17am Sat 4 Sep 10

and why is public sector pay so "poor" - because the public sector is the most inefficient, unaccountable and least productive sector of the economy. time to cut the fat and run our cities and towns on sound business principles versus cow-towing to job destroying public sector unions

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Anna Key says...
11:24am Sat 4 Sep 10

usascribe - And our NHS as well presumably. Where privatised cleaning has led to filthy hospitals and MRSA. Not to say there isn't waste, all the money paid to accountants, the ridiculous salaries of those at the top, and the wasteful practices of private contractors who come into my workplace and charge extortionate prices for very poor work. But at the end of the day I know I'm performing a vital service. Something I couldn't say when I worked in the private sector flogging insurance that people didn't need.

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