Sentence examples for of average wages from inspiring English sources

Over the same period, the purchasing power of average wages in the sector had increased by only 16%.

I will establish a London Living Rent, based on one-third of average wages, and work to tackle rogue landlords.

Mr Stoiber says he will reduce the burden of welfare contributions to less than 40% of average wages.

Social-security contributions, which he pledged to bring to below 40% of average wages, are rising too.

"Actual payroll tax income in 2008 and projected future amounts are significantly lower than previously projected, due to lower levels of average wages and fewer covered workers".

Under these, state benefits would fall from around 70% of average wages to barely half by 2050, while contributions would rise from 19.3% to 22%.

NEW YORK: 32% States that pay the most (as a percent of average weekly wage) Iowa AVERAGE WAGE: $662 MAXIMUM BENEFIT: $1,079 PERCENT OF AVERAGE WAGE: 163% New Hampshire AVERAGE WAGE: 798 MAXIMUM BENEFIT: 1,124 PERCENT OF AVERAGE WAGE: 141.

The first problem the IFS identified was an unexpected weakness of average wage growth.

The highly favorable growth in employment in recent years when the real minimum wage was declining did not come at the expense of average wage levels.

It looked at bills for gas, electricity, water, TV, phone and so on – and found they have escalated in price far, far ahead of average wage rises.

The head of pay and research at IDS, Ken Mulkearn, said its register of pay rises, which are running at 2.5%, is a different measure to the ONS assessment of average wage growth.