Figure 3

Wage growth was stronger among workers with a bachelor's degree in the late 1990s than during the current expansion : Real average wage growth, workers with a bachelor's degree, 1996–2000 and 2015–2019

1996-2000 2015-2019
Men 12.5% 5.3%
Women 11.5% 3.9%
White 12.4% 4.8%
Black 12.8% -0.7%
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Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI). 2020. Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.4, https://microdata.epi.org.

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