The growth in the wages and salaries sum was fastest in private health and social work (7.2%), other services (4.0%), financial intermediation (3.1%), manufacturing (2.7%) and trade (2.3%).
For wage and salary earners with vocational qualifications the most common monthly income was 2,300 euros. Among them, ICT professionals were the best paid.
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Construction, other services, private health and social work are the sectors that registered the highest raises. The private sector industries registered a greater growth than the public one.