Figure L
Union effects on nonunion private-sector wages, 1973–2013: Additional weekly wages that nonunion private-sector workers would earn had the share of workers in a union (union density) remained the same as in 1973, 1973–2013 (2013 dollars)
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1974 | $2.48 | $0.86 |
| 1975 | $6.09 | $1.37 |
| 1976 | $7.54 | $1.99 |
| 1977 | $9.26 | $2.01 |
| 1978 | $12.22 | $2.91 |
| 1979 | $10.88 | $1.82 |
| 1980 | $14.65 | $3.54 |
| 1981 | $17.22 | $4.10 |
| 1983 | $26.64 | $6.38 |
| 1984 | $32.19 | $8.02 |
| 1985 | $36.29 | $9.38 |
| 1986 | $38.85 | $10.06 |
| 1987 | $40.17 | $10.54 |
| 1988 | $41.87 | $11.18 |
| 1989 | $42.75 | $11.77 |
| 1990 | $44.14 | $12.11 |
| 1991 | $43.87 | $12.16 |
| 1992 | $43.12 | $12.35 |
| 1993 | $44.63 | $12.60 |
| 1995 | $49.68 | $13.66 |
| 1996 | $48.72 | $13.42 |
| 1997 | $51.06 | $14.25 |
| 1998 | $53.69 | $14.66 |
| 1999 | $54.91 | $14.82 |
| 2000 | $56.98 | $15.46 |
| 2001 | $58.62 | $15.53 |
| 2002 | $59.83 | $15.51 |
| 2003 | $61.06 | $15.33 |
| 2004 | $61.04 | $15.05 |
| 2005 | $62.05 | $15.46 |
| 2006 | $62.73 | $15.33 |
| 2007 | $63.31 | $15.61 |
| 2008 | $60.75 | $14.83 |
| 2009 | $60.47 | $13.88 |
| 2010 | $58.79 | $13.44 |
| 2011 | $59.67 | $14.37 |
| 2012 | $62.49 | $14.70 |
| 2013 | $62.40 | $14.73 |
Notes: Sample restricted to nonunion full-time workers in the private sector ages 16 to 64. See the text and Methodological Appendix for details on the analysis.
Source: Authors’ compilations from the Current Population Survey (CPS) May Supplement microdata and CPS Outgoing Rotation Group microdata.
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