Thanks to unusually high debt levels and unusually
low labor compensation in recent years, the earnings peak in 2007 was based on profit margins that were about 50 % above the historical average, and which have now collapsed.
Not exact matches
Fourth quarter same — fourth quarter restaurant
labor expenses were 50 basis points
lower than last year on a percentage of sales basis due to increased productivity and
lower restaurant manager incentive
compensation expense.
For a young scientist with a new doctorate, «eschewing a postdoc reflects a rational response to a tight
labor market with
low compensation and uncertain prospects for success,» the authors write.
In particular, significant
labor market premia can be earned in a variety of more technical certificate and Associate (AA) programs, even for those with weak earlier academic performance, but instead many disadvantaged (and other) students choose general humanities programs at the AA (and even the Bachelor's or BA) level with
low completion rates and
low compensation afterwards.
Comparatively a
low compensation package: Based on the studies completed by the «Bureau of
Labor Statistics», in the year 2008, the average twelve - monthly remuneration of a medical assistant was estimated to be (more or less) $ 28,300.