"Figure 4: The number of paid employees has fallen by the highest percentage in some low-paid industries such as accommodation and food services, but some high-paying industries have seen falls too","" "Annual growth in Great Britain in number of employees paid through payroll collected by the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey, not seasonally adjusted, July to September 2019 to July to September 2020, presented against average weekly earnings (total pay, September 2020) ","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","Average Weekly Earnings (£) Total pay excluding arrears non-seasonally adjusted, September 2020" "","" "Chart","Annual % change employees on payroll (July to Sept)","AWE Sept 2020" "Manufacturing","2.7","610" "Construction","2.6","642" "Wholesale and retail","-1.2","408" "Transport and storage","2.7","600" "Accommodation and food services","-5.7","263" "Information and communications","-1.8","878" "Financial and insurance activities","-2.5","1129" "Real estate activities","2.6","566" "Professional scientific and technical","-4.1","752" "Administration and support","-6.3","455" "Public Administration","0.9","606" "Education","-2.7","483" "Health and social care","1.8","475" "Arts and entertainment","-4.9","426" "Other services","-2.4","414"