Table 2
Employment and wages by race and ethnicity, for all industries and manufacturing, 2009–2011
| Employees (millions) | Share of employment | Average weekly wages | Manufacturing premium | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Wages | |||||||
| All industries | Manufacturing | All industries | Manufacturing | All industries | Manufacturing | (% difference compared with all industries) | ||
| White | 83.7 | 9.2 | 67.8% | 68.5% | $864.51 | $1,021.99 | 1.0% | 18.2% |
| Minority groups | 39.7 | 4.3 | 32.2% | 31.5% | $686.09 | $751.21 | -2.0% | 9.5% |
| Black | 13.5 | 1.2 | 11.0% | 8.8% | $661.08 | $729.89 | -20.0% | 10.4% |
| Hispanic | 18 | 2.1 | 14.6% | 15.6% | $613.94 | $635.41 | 7.0% | 3.5% |
| Asian | 5.8 | 0.8 | 4.7% | 5.7% | $953.58 | $1,069.19 | 21.1% | 12.1% |
| Other | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.9% | 1.4% | $723.24 | $883.28 | -25.3% | 22.1% |
| Total | 123.4 | 13.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | $807.14 | $936.69 | 16.1% | |
Note: The white, black, Asian, and "other" race categories exclude Hispanics; the Hispanic ethnic designation includes individuals of any race. Average wages by race and ethnicity are from a 3-year pooled sample of workers by industry from 2009–2011.
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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