51.   Many workers in those jobs work at lower than average wages.

52.   Moreover, their average hourly wage and total hours worked during that school year were almost identical.

53.   Neil Smith, the president and general manager, also signed defenseman Alexander Karpovtsev this week for a similar average wage over a three-year contract.

54.   Still, average hourly wages, a gauge of labor costs and inflation, showed no change in October, while the average work week declined from September.

55.   Still, Stapledon said, an easing in average wages will be needed before the central bank cuts interest rates.

56.   The average hourly wage figures also include overtime pay.

57.   The average hourly wage has barely budged since the president took office.

58.   The amount of those benefits has not kept up with average wages, either.

59.   The average weekly wage for Americans, adjusted for inflation, dropped every year during the Bush administration and has shown only minimal gains under Clinton.

60.   The average hourly wage has not kept up with inflation for most workers, but overtime pay is at record levels.