1.   How do I work out average weekly earnings?

2.   They argued that the state pension should rise in line with average earnings.

3.   When the link between average earnings and the pension ended, so too did their hopes of a reasonable standard of living.

4.   Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August.

5.   The Liberal Democrat plan would link pension increases to the rise in average earnings, which is usually higher, rather than the inflation index as at present.

6.   And the new companies tend to pay higher salaries than the older industries, thus raising average earnings in the state.

7.   At the same time, average hourly earnings and hours worked both rose last month.

8.   Average weekly earnings, adjusted for inflation, had just registered the largest gain on record in February.

9.   At the same time, however, the average hourly earnings of production workers were unchanged while their weekly earnings fell because of a shorter work week.

10.   Average hourly earnings -- a gauge of labor costs -- declined by two cents in August after rising by six cents during July.