Yet average hourly wages jumped almost four per cent in the past year.

然而，平均每小时的工资在去年增长了差不多4%。

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This is a function of two elements, the cost of the staff—their hourly wages—and the speed at which they make widgets, their productivity.

这种计算方法需要考虑两个因素，一个是劳动力成本，就是他们折算成单位时间的工资，还有一个是他们在单位时间内生产出劳动商品的数量，即他们的劳动生产率。

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The researchers found a strong link between wages and height, particularly for men, with each additional 10cm of height adding 3% to hourly wages.

研究人员发现，个子与薪水有密切联系，这一现象在男性中尤为明显，身高每增加10厘米，时薪就相应提高3%。

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In a separate case, Wal-Mart agreed last year to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to workers who claimed they had been cheated of their hourly wages.

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In 2009 average hourly wages were 15% higher for men and 25% higher for women.

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In firms in general, the average hourly wages of part-timers are lower than those of full-timers.

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In most cases hourly wages are not decisive in determining where a product is made.

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