Average hourly real wages flattened out in an environment of mid-seventies capacity utilization in the country.

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For those who are employed, real average hourly wages have increased as is shown in the next figure.

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In other words, real wages, on average, have fallen by around 4% since the election.

BBC: An economic mid-term review

Now, the same increase in joblessness would squeeze real wages for the average workers by 12%.

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In the late 1980s and 1990s, a doubling of unemployment over six years would probably have led to the real wages of the average worker being about 7% lower than if unemployment had stayed the same.

BBC: Living wage: Is there such a thing as a free pay rise?

The result has been a boom in high-skilled manufacturing work--with a projected 10% rise in such jobs over the next year--and a steady increase in real wages, an average 2.4% a year (after inflation) over the last three years.

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Average wages have also fallen by 5% in real terms over the past year.

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In ten of them real wages were lower in 2010 than previously, with four years lost on average by those that went backwards.

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