| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | average reservation wage of workers looking for a new job and the unemployed, by various characteristics, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | average reservation wage |  | ratio of the reservation wage to the current or previous wage |  |
| 4 |  | paid workers looking for a new job | unemployed persons | paid workers looking for a new job | unemployed persons |
| 5 |  | dollars |  | ratio |  |
| 6 | total employees | 28.04 | 18.32 | 1.23 | 1.18 |
| 7 | sex |  |  |  |  |
| 8 | men | 31.42 | 20.96 | 1.30 | 1.21 |
| 9 | women | 24.43 | 15.11 | 1.15 | 1.14 |
| 10 | age group |  |  |  |  |
| 11 | 18 to 24 | 16.22 | 12.32 | 1.13 | 1.28 |
| 12 | 25 to 34 | 27.58 | 20.22 | 1.29 | 1.16 |
| 13 | 35 to 54 | 34.01 | 20.00 | 1.22 | 1.21 |
| 14 | 55 and over | 35.03 | 24.60 | 1.27 | 1.07 |
| 15 | highest level of education |  |  |  |  |
| 16 | high school or less | 19.32 | 15.12 | 1.13 | 1.09 |
| 17 | postsecondary certificate or diploma below the bachelor level | 26.34 | 20.48 | 1.24 | 1.23 |
| 18 | postsecondary certificate or diploma equal to or above the bachelor level | 34.97 | 23.96 | 1.29 | 1.34 |

Question: on average, what is the rate of workers looking for a new job wanted to earn more than their current wage?
Answer: 23.18