Table 2b
Occupational shifts and wage gaps, men only, 1973–2007
| Annualized | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–79 | 1979–89 | 1989-00 | 2000–07 | |||
| 1989–95 | 1995–00 | Total | ||||
| Occupational shifts (annual percentage-point change) | ||||||
| High | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.05 |
| Middle | -0.46 | -0.46 | -0.34 | -0.33 | -0.34 | -0.22 |
| Low: service occupations | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.17 |
| Annual change in log wage gap | ||||||
| 90/50 | -0.25 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 0.67 | 0.93 | 0.51 |
| 50/10 | 0.59 | 0.39 | -0.01 | -0.84 | -0.39 | 0.20 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata. See Appendix for details
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