August 4, 2000 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Pay gap crosses occupational lines
Workers in metropolitan areas earned an average
of $15.73 per hour in 1997. Workers in non-metropolitan areas averaged
$11.84.
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White-collar occupations generally recorded higher hourly earnings than
blue-collar or service occupations. In metropolitan areas, wages in all
three occupations were higher than their counterparts in non-metropolitan
areas.
White-collar workers averaged $19.07 in metropolitan areas and $15.15
in non-metropolitan areas. Among blue-collar workers, the corresponding
figures were $12.78 and $10.74. Service workers in metropolitan areas
received $9.40 per hour while those in non-metropolitan areas received
$8.00.
These data are the product of the National
Compensation Survey. Read more in "When It Comes To Pay, Does
Location Matter?" (PDF
49K), Compensation and Working Conditions, Summer
2000.
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