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What you can expect to make |
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Hourly wages ($17.50) are close to the national average ($18.07). |
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These earnings are close to the average for occupations in the business, finance and administration sector and are close to average for all technical, professional, and skilled occupations. |
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These wages grew at a below-average rate from 2002 to 2004. |
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Close to the average |
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The unemployment rate (4%) is close to the 2004 average (7%). |
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This rate is close to the average for technical, professional, and skilled occupations. |
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% of part-time work is about the same as average |
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There were 15,900 workers employed in these occupations in 2004, an increase of 231% since 1997. |
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The percentage of part-time workers is 14% compared to the 2004 average (19%) and has risen significantly since 1997. |
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The percentage of self-employed workers is 17% compared to the 2004 average of 15% and has risen since 1997. |
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Above average |
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The percentage of women (86%) is above the 2004 average of 48% and has risen significantly since 1997. |
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