Sentences with phrase «wages by occupation»

We evaluate whether there is a causal connection between changes in wages by occupation and subsequent changes in the number of college majors completed in associated fields.

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This group of occupations has an unemployment rate of just over 1 per cent and wages that are «rising by an average annual rate of 3.9 per cent — more than double the rate seen in the economy as a whole.»

And there is no evidence that wages are rising in occupations deemed by the Chamber to be in short supply.

They also often reject any role for governments in addressing social - economic problems, such as unemployment or the low wages earned by workers who are trapped in unskilled occupations or isolated in central cities, where financial and physical infrastructures are inadequate and social networks are weak.

Nearly half of the 807 titles covered by the state Labor Department's Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey — a total of 358 occupations, including an array of clerical as well as blue - collar positions — have entry - level wages starting at less than the $ 31,200 - a-year annualized equivalent of $ 15 per hour.

Students receiving bilingual instruction were also less likely to be in a high - skill occupation, although differences in the wages earned by the two groups were not statistically significant.

Real wages for auto parts workers, who now account for three of every four autoworker jobs, fell by nearly 14 percent from 2003 to 2013 — three times faster than for manufacturing as a whole, and nine times faster than the decline for all occupations.

Pay equity deals with the concept that occupations traditionally held by women often have lower wages than occupations traditionally held by men, even though the jobs are of equal value to a company.