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March, 2000, Vol. 123, No. 3

Earnings and employment trends in the 1990s

Randy E. Ilg and Steven E. Haugen
Economists, Division of Labor Force Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Robust employment growth in high- and low-paying job categories was not accompanied by large wage gains; there was no apparent increase in overall earnings dispersion during the 1990s. The analysis presented herein extends the earlier work by examining the changes in both employment and earnings for all wage and salary workers over the 1989–99 period.

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