Chart: Earnings at the 10th percentile in selected OECD countries relative to the United States, late 2000s

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Earnings at the 10th percentile in selected OECD countries relative to the United States, late 2000s

Note: Earnings is generally defined as gross earnings (wages prior to tax deductions or adjustments) for full-time, full-year workers.

Source: Authors' analysis of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Distribution of Gross Earnings metadata (data group labelled "late 2000s")

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