The majority of income for the vast majority of households comes from the labor market : Share of household income from wages and wage-related sources, 1979–2015
| Bottom 90% | Top 1% | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 86.9% | 34.8% |
| 1980 | 86.4% | 37.9% |
| 1981 | 86.7% | 38.1% |
| 1982 | 86.5% | 37.7% |
| 1983 | 85.9% | 37.0% |
| 1984 | 85.7% | 36.4% |
| 1985 | 85.9% | 34.0% |
| 1986 | 85.8% | 24.6% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | 40.5% |
| 1988 | 85.3% | 40.5% |
| 1989 | 85.2% | 39.4% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | 42.5% |
| 1991 | 85.4% | 44.8% |
| 1992 | 85.8% | 47.0% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | 44.8% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | 43.0% |
| 1995 | 85.9% | 43.1% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | 40.9% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | 39.0% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | 38.0% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | 38.3% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | 39.0% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | 43.8% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | 45.1% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | 42.1% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | 37.4% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | 32.8% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | 31.2% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | 31.5% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | 37.8% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | 43.1% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | 40.3% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | 41.4% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | 35.9% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | 39.6% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | 36.7% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | 37.2% |
Notes: : Data used for wage-related labor market income are wages, employer contribution to deferred compensation, health insurance, and payroll taxes, unemployment tax, corporate tax borne by labor, other market income (mostly pension benefits), and insurance benefits (including Social Security and Medicare). Average labor share for the bottom 90th was constructed using a simple weighted average of the bottom four quintiles and the 91–90th deciles,
Source: EPI analysis of data from the Congressional Budget Office (2018).