Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)
Year | Families in which wives have earnings but husbands may not | Families in which both wives and husbands have earnings | ||||
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Married-couple families in which wife (but not necessarily husband) had earnings from work | Wives who earn more than their husbands (1) | Percent of wives who earn more than their husbands (1) | Married-couple families in which both wife and husband had earnings from work | Wives who earn more than their husbands (2) | Percent of wives who earn more than their husbands (2) | |
1987 |
32,025 | 7,581 | 23.7 | 29,755 | 5,311 | 17.8 |
1988 |
32,810 | 7,827 | 23.9 | 30,503 | 5,520 | 18.1 |
1989 |
33,119 | 8,068 | 24.4 | 30,848 | 5,796 | 18.8 |
1990 |
33,093 | 8,221 | 24.8 | 30,794 | 5,923 | 19.2 |
1991 |
33,516 | 8,983 | 26.8 | 30,998 | 6,465 | 20.9 |
1992 |
33,987 | 9,715 | 28.6 | 31,221 | 6,948 | 22.3 |
1993 |
34,286 | 10,000 | 29.2 | 31,264 | 6,978 | 22.3 |
1994 |
35,066 | 10,184 | 29.0 | 32,091 | 7,209 | 22.5 |
1995 |
34,819 | 9,822 | 28.2 | 32,030 | 7,033 | 22.0 |
1996 |
35,120 | 10,070 | 28.7 | 32,389 | 7,340 | 22.7 |
1997 |
35,613 | 10,309 | 28.9 | 32,745 | 7,441 | 22.7 |
1998 |
35,806 | 10,467 | 29.2 | 32,782 | 7,443 | 22.7 |
1999 |
36,454 | 10,548 | 28.9 | 33,340 | 7,434 | 22.3 |
2000 |
37,037 | 11,070 | 29.9 | 33,873 | 7,906 | 23.3 |
2001 |
36,864 | 11,329 | 30.7 | 33,665 | 8,130 | 24.1 |
2002 |
36,905 | 11,765 | 31.9 | 33,531 | 8,391 | 25.0 |
2003 |
36,761 | 11,923 | 32.4 | 33,189 | 8,351 | 25.2 |
2004 |
36,710 | 11,985 | 32.6 | 33,110 | 8,386 | 25.3 |
2005 |
37,055 | 12,215 | 33.0 | 33,364 | 8,524 | 25.5 |
2006 |
37,733 | 12,601 | 33.4 | 33,838 | 8,707 | 25.7 |
2007 |
37,536 | 12,570 | 33.5 | 33,678 | 8,712 | 25.9 |
Footnotes: |
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NOTE: These data, collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement, reflect the earnings and work experience of the entire year.
SOURCE: Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 1988-2008, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |