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. 2022 Nov 17;33(1):97–148. doi: 10.1007/s00191-022-00793-4

Table 2.

Yearly average real wages (gross), number of jobs and number of first jobs by workforce sub-group

 Categories  Subgroups  Labour market variables 1983 1993 2003 2013 2018
Total Average Real Wage 17,626 20,129 18,111 17,040 16,971
Number of First Jobs 6,643,516 9,142,393 12,630,946 13,489,724 14,830,056
Number of Jobs 6,987,301 9,920,339 15,099,242 16,810,611 19,378,263
Occupation Trainee Average Real Wage 7381 7449 7809 8540 8737
Number of First Jobs 359,412 459,197 775,217 650,119 705,056
Number of Jobs 394,058 558,196 1,005,564 997,419 1,092,714
Blue-collar Average Real Wage 15,565 15,994 13,927 12,139 11,892
Number of First Jobs 4,139,724 5,448,182 7,290,505 7,507,121 8,336,025
Number of Jobs 4,304,989 5,915,699 8,819,540 9,590,153 11,353,633
White-collar Average Real Wage 21,609 26,601 22,565 21,400 21,998
Number of First Jobs 2,067,665 3,114,180 4,126,493 4,781,543 5,213,611
Number of Jobs 2,208,584 3,319,380 4,785,366 5,626,490 6,298,740
Manager Average Real Wage 54,158 55,271 58,755
Number of First Jobs 310,204 432,165 458,048
Number of Jobs 347,185 467,760 505,339
Executive Average Real Wage 69,229 99,264 112,994 118,452 125,573
Number of First Jobs 76,715 120,834 128,527 118,776 117,316
Number of Jobs 79,670 127,064 141,587 128,789 127,837
Gender Male Average Real Wage 19,575 22,536 20,678 19,699 19,487
Number of First Jobs 4,521,452 5,978,812 7,817,494 7,860,608 8,568,385
Number of Jobs 4,725,507 6,474,057 9,309,306 9,690,644 11,156,455
Female Average Real Wage 13,554 15,607 13,983 13,421 13,557
Number of First Jobs 2,122,064 3,163,581 4,813,452 5,629,116 6,261,671
Number of Jobs 2,261,794 3,446,282 5,789,936 7,119,967 8,221,808
Geographical Area South Average Real Wage 14,626 16,885 15,385 12,545 12,493
Number of First Jobs 998,473 1,320,880 2,012,641 2,209,947 2,445,527
Number of Jobs 1,054,164 1,411,646 2,311,533 2,760,613 3,149,497
Number of Jobs 448,716 672,132 1,015,887 1,190,746 1,278,266
Center Average Real Wage 18,065 20,919 18,342 16,770 16,666
Number of First Jobs 1,291,519 1,781,923 2,465,992 2,772,321 3,089,940
Number of Jobs 1,364,723 1,916,578 2,929,199 3,474,541 4,029,264
North-West Average Real Wage 19,597 22,684 20,330 19,985 19,946
Number of First Jobs 2,568,139 3,241,840 4,209,843 4,353,810 4,739,277
Number of Jobs 2,681,517 3,503,732 5,077,166 5,364,486 6,170,386
North-East Average Gross Wage 16,967 18,747 17,459 17,746 17,561
Number of First Jobs 1,366,117 2,182,235 3,057,714 3,206,845 3,565,032
Number of Jobs 1,438,181 2,416,251 3,765,457 4,020,225 4,750,850
Age Cohort Under 30 Average Real Wage 12,713 13,980 11,359 9067 8494
Number of First Jobs 2,673,776 3,786,099 4,194,559 3,020,003 3,378,076
Number of Jobs 2,876,618 4,226,286 5,389,661 4,235,625 5,088,250
Adults 31–50 Average Real Wage 21,011 23,942 20,795 18,496 18,246
Number of First Jobs 3,055,080 4,258,624 6,885,981 7,827,848 7,737,063
Number of Jobs 3,175,961 4,543,798 8,001,183 9,518,095 9,881,949
Over 50 Average Real Wage 21,239 27,662 26,841 23,552 23,898
Number of First Jobs 914,660 1,097,670 1,550,406 2,641,873 3,714,917
Number of Jobs 934,722 1,150,255 1,708,398 3,056,891 4,408,064