The data here comes from the Earnings and Labour Costs publication from the CSO. The data provides details on average earnings, hours worked, employment and labour costs.
The first graph here shows how much people working in construction earned on average per hour. The second graph shows average hourly labour costs for people working in construction. It can be higher than the earnings as it includes costs like employer social contributions and pension fund contributions.
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