Average private-sector wages, 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 | 101.5 | 102.6 | 101.3 | 102.3 | 101.8 | 100.8 | 99.0 | 99.8 |
| 2012 | 100.8 | 102.2 | 99.0 | 102.4 | 100.6 | 100.7 | 98.2 | 98.8 |
| Period changes | ||||||||
| 2001–07 | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.8% | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007–12 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -1.0 |
| 2001–12 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.8 | -1.2 |
| Recovery years | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | -0.1% | -0.3% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010–11 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.8 |
| 2011–12 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Most recent trends* | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | -0.5% | -0.6% | 0.7% | -0.5% | -1.3% | -0.2% | -0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012–13 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
* 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