Figure A
Pay for the bottom 90 percent loses ground: Labor income of the bottom 90 percent as share of total personal income, 1979–2015
| Bottom 90 labor income as share of total personal income | |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 54.9% |
| 1980 | 54.0% |
| 1981 | 54.0% |
| 1982 | 52.9% |
| 1983 | 51.7% |
| 1984 | 50.8% |
| 1985 | 51.0% |
| 1986 | 48.7% |
| 1987 | 50.3% |
| 1988 | 48.8% |
| 1989 | 48.9% |
| 1990 | 49.7% |
| 1991 | 49.7% |
| 1992 | 49.1% |
| 1993 | 49.4% |
| 1994 | 49.5% |
| 1995 | 48.9% |
| 1996 | 47.6% |
| 1997 | 46.6% |
| 1998 | 46.2% |
| 1999 | 45.5% |
| 2000 | 44.5% |
| 2001 | 47.0% |
| 2002 | 47.6% |
| 2003 | 46.7% |
| 2004 | 45.4% |
| 2005 | 43.7% |
| 2006 | 43.1% |
| 2007 | 42.6% |
| 2008 | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 45.5% |
| 2010 | 43.5% |
| 2011 | 43.3% |
| 2012 | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 42.7% |
| 2014 | 41.9% |
| 2015 | 41.7% |
| 2016 | 42.1% |
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).
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