The Chamber of Commerce believes Government should compare like-to-like in its statistics highlighting wage disparity between the races.

Chamber president Stephen Todd said it was hard to get a clear picture of the facts.

He said Government statistics covered the median wages of white and black workers on the Island, but failed to look at what the educational attainment of employees are.

"It's a very important topic and it is near and dear to the Chamber and the employers we represent," he said. "I believe it should be broken down into categories where wages for black and white Bermudian employees with a high school degree are compared.

"The same should be done for black and white Bermudian employees with an undergraduate, masters and PhD."

The Government's employment brief showed the average salary of white workers is 40 percent higher than blacks.

"Some have argued this is an unfair comparison as it does not take into account the large number of white expats who work in top jobs across the Island.

Bermuda Employers' Council head Martin Law said earlier this week: "Government does not compare like-to-like in these areas or offer up any analysis and explanation of what the figures mean.

"The median figures do not help any reader to understand pay comparisons and as such, we would have to question why Government is not more forthcoming in attesting to this fact."

Added Mr. Todd: "We are looking forward to see the information [Government has] collected in the coming weeks."