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U.S. wage and salary workers: change in weekly earnings by gender/education 1979-2011

Percent change of median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States between 1979 and 2011, by gender and educational attainment

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United States; 25 years and older; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; 1979 to 2011 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics


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This statistic shows the percent change of median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States between 1979 and 2011, by gender and educational attainment. Male workers with some college or associate’s degree tend to earn 11.7 percent less in 2011 than in 1979.

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Survey time period 1979 to 2011
Object of investigation Earnings of full-time wage and salary workers
Region United States
Macroregion North-America only
Type Ranking
Category other
Relevance 3
Age group 25 years and older
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Published by U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release date October 2012
Further information The change is measured as the percent change of constant-dollar median usual weekly earnings. The term constant dollars refers to a metric for valuing the price of something over time, without that metric changing due to inflation or deflation. The term specifically refers to dollars whose present value is linked to a given year.
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