Chart: Period after 1979 when wages did rise | Economic Policy Institute

Figure B

Period after 1979 when wages did rise

Time Periods	1996–2001	Rest of period
20th	2.3%	-0.7%
Median	1.6%	-0.2%
70th	1.4%	0.0%
95th	2.0%	0.7%

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Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey public data series

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