Since 1999 the minimum wage has risen by 49%, outstripping average earnings which increased by 32% in the past seven years (see chart).

1999年以来，最低工资标准已经提高了49%，超过了平均工资水平的增长幅度，后者在过去7年里增长了32%。

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Wage figures are also lousy. There has recently been much concern about the faster pace of increase in average urban earnings.

工资水平数据一样无用，因为人均城市人口收入的快速增长，这个数据近期倍受关注。

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This is evident in the recent wage component of Employment Cost Index data, average hourly earnings and the Atlanta Fed's wage tracker for job switchers.

这一点从就业成本指数的工资构成数据、平均时薪数据和亚特兰大储备银行对更换工作者的工资追踪数据中可以明显看出。

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Few locals, whose earnings are about 75% of the national average wage, can afford these sorts of prices.

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Furthermore, average hourly earnings rose by .3% during the month, as wage inflation has been lacking for quite some time and has severely lagged a rebound in corporate profits.

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