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| 2 | this table displays the results of job vacancies by location size and select indicators less than 20 employees, 20 to 99 employees, 100 to 499 employees and 500 employees or more (appearing as column headers) |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | less than 20 employees | 20 to 99 employees | 100 to 499 employees | 500 employees or more |
| 4 | employment | 2,934 | 2,744 | 2,186 | 6,357 |
| 5 | job vacancy rate | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 6 | average hourly wage | 18.44 | 20.89 | 23.08 | 24.68 |
| 7 | unionization rate | 7.0 | 18.4 | 31.8 | 41.4 |
| 8 | departure rate | 17.3 | 19.5 | 16.7 | 14.1 |
| 9 | retirement rate | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 10 | average age | 38.5 | 39.1 | 40.3 | 40.0 |
| 11 | hiring rate | 41.7 | 41.0 | 35.9 | 30.9 |
| 12 | proportion of hard-to-fill positions | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |

Question: what were the average hourly wages($) in locations with 500 or more employees and in locations with fewer than 20 employees respectively?
Answer: 24.68, 18.44

Question: what were the hiring rates(%) in locations with 500 or more employees and in locations with fewer than 20 employees respectively?
Answer: 30.9, 41.7

Question: what were the average age (years) of employees in locations with 500 or more employees was 40 years old and in the smallest locations respectively?
Answer: 40, 38.5