Cumulative growth in productivity versus real hourly wages of full-time salaried workers in strongly affected occupations, 2000–2013
| Year | Productivity growth | Wage growth in strongly affected occupations |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | 2.4% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | 3.1% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | 1.6% |
Note: Strongly affected occupations are supervisory/managerial/professional occupations in which at least 50 percent of workers would be automatically covered by overtime protections if the salary threshold below which all salaried workers are covered by overtime protections were raised to $984 per week. Productivity measures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are adjusted to become "net productivity," which is the growth of output of goods and services less depreciation per hour worked.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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