Pay for the bottom 90 percent loses ground: Labor income of the bottom 90 percent as share of total personal income, 1979–2015
Year | Bottom 90 percent labor share |
---|---|
1979 | 58.0% |
1980 | 57.6% |
1981 | 57.5% |
1982 | 56.8% |
1983 | 55.5% |
1984 | 54.7% |
1985 | 54.3% |
1986 | 51.8% |
1987 | 54.1% |
1988 | 51.7% |
1989 | 52.3% |
1990 | 52.9% |
1991 | 53.6% |
1992 | 52.6% |
1993 | 53.4% |
1994 | 53.4% |
1995 | 52.5% |
1996 | 51.1% |
1997 | 50.2% |
1998 | 49.6% |
1999 | 48.1% |
2000 | 47.1% |
2001 | 50.3% |
2002 | 51.6% |
2003 | 51.1% |
2004 | 49.5% |
2005 | 47.4% |
2006 | 46.5% |
2007 | 45.8% |
2008 | 49.0% |
2009 | 51.1% |
2010 | 49.0% |
2011 | 48.9% |
2012 | 46.1% |
2013 | 47.5% |
2014 | 46.6% |
2015 | 46.6% |
Note: Labor income for the bottom 90 percent includes cash wages, employer-provided benefits, and employer-side payroll taxes, as well as labor’s imputed share of unemployment and corporate taxes.
Source: Authors’ analysis of data from the Congressional Budget Office (2018).