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| Percent Union | Union effect on wages* | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1989 | 2000 | 2011 | 1978 | 1989 | 2000 | 2011 | |||||
| Occupation | ||||||||||||
| White | 14.7% | 12.1% | 11.2% | 10.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.2% | ||||
| Blue | 43.1 | 28.9 | 23.1 | 17.8 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||||
| Difference | -28.4 | -16.7 | -11.9 | -7.5 | -11.3 | -6.8 | -4.5 | -3.6 | ||||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| College | 14.3% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 12.1% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | ||||
| High school | 37.9 | 25.5 | 20.4 | 14.9 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| Difference | -23.6 | -13.6 | -7.4 | -2.9 | -7.3 | -5.0 | -2.3 | -2.0 | ||||
| Change in wage differential** | Change in union effect | Deunionization contribution | ||||||||||
| 1978-89 | 1989-2000 | 2000-11 | 1978-2011 | 1978-89 | 1989-2000 | 2000-11 | 1978-2011 | 1978-89 | 1989-2000 | 2000-11 | 1978-2011 | |
| White-Collar/Blue-Collar | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 10.1 | -4.6 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -7.7 | -90.5% | -55.2% | -91.8% | -76.1% |
| College/High School | 13.0 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 23.9 | -2.3 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -5.1 | -17.8 | -30.7 | -10.2 | -21.2 |
| 1978 | 1989 | 2000 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent Union | ||||
| Occupation | ||||
| White collar | 14.7% | 12.1% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| Blue collar | 43.1 | 28.9 | 23.1 | 17.8 |
| Difference | -28.4 | -16.7 | -11.9 | -7.5 |
| Education | ||||
| College | 14.3% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 12.1% |
| High school | 37.9 | 25.5 | 20.4 | 14.9 |
| Difference | -23.6 | -13.6 | -7.4 | -2.9 |
| Union effect* | ||||
| Occupation | ||||
| White collar | 0.2% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| Blue collar | 11.5 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Difference | -11.3 | -6.8 | -4.5 | -3.6 |
| Education | ||||
| College | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| High school | 8.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| Difference | -7.3 | -5.0 | -2.3 | -2.0 |
| 1978–1989 | 1989–2000 | 2000–11 | 1978–2011 | |
| Change in wage differential** | ||||
| White-Collar/Blue-Collar | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| College/High School | 13.0 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 23.9 |
| Change in union effect on wages | ||||
| White-Collar/Blue-Collar | -4.6 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -7.7 |
| College/High School | -2.3 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -5.1 |
| Deunionization contribution | ||||
| White-Collar/Blue-Collar | -90.5% | -55.2% | -91.8% | -76.1% |
| College/High School | -17.8 | -30.7 | -10.2 | -21.2 |
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