Figure 4U
Cumulative change in total economy productivity and real hourly compensation of production/nonsupervisory workers, 1948–2011
Note: Data are for compensation of production/nonsupervisory workers in the private sector and productivity of the total economy.
Source: Authors' analysis of unpublished Total Economy Productivity data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Productivity and Costs program, wage data from BLS Current Employment Statistics program, and Bureau of Economic Analysis National Income and Product Accounts
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