Table 2
Average private-sector compensation, by occupation, 2001–2013
| White collar | Blue collar | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Managers and professionals | Sales | Office and admin. | Construction and natural resources | Installation and maintenance | Production and transportation | Service occupations | |
| Levels (2001=100) | ||||||||
| 2001 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 2007 | 104.2 | 104.7 | 103.0 | 105.6 | 105.9 | 104.2 | 102.5 | 102.5 |
| 2012 | 104.2 | 104.7 | 100.7 | 106.7 | 105.9 | 105.3 | 103.0 | 102.1 |
| Period changes | ||||||||
| 2001–07 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2007–12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 2001–12 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Recovery years | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010–11 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| 2011–12 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Most recent trends* | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | -0.4% | -0.3% | 0.6% | -0.3% | -0.9% | 0.3% | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012–13 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
* Year-over-year growth rates are the change from the 1st half to the 1st half.
Source: Authors' analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index public data series
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