evidence: According to the latest figures (median gross weekly pay in 2022 for full-time employees) across the 12 regions of the UK, Northern Ireland had the third lowest pay (£592), ahead of the North East of England (£575) and Yorkshire and the Humber (£579). The UK average was £640. [...] However, when considering the UK as four nations, things are different. NI has had the lowest average pay in the UK in six of the past ten years, including in the latest figures. Together with the OECD figures comparing average wages in the UK with those in Ireland, this less granular approach is backed by evidence. [...] These results do not back the claim that NI has the lowest economic growth in the UK at a regional level. When considering the four nations, there are parts of the figures that indicate Wales is lowest and parts that suggest NI – although probably more evidence for the former.