2015-02-19

Introduction and executive summary

Last year was yet another year of poor wage growth for American workers. With few exceptions, real (inflation-adjusted) hourly wages fell or stagnated for workers across the wage spectrum between 2013 and 2014—even for those with a bachelor’s or advanced degree.

Of course, as EPI has documented for nearly three decades, this is not a new story. Comparing 2014 with 2007 (the last period of reasonable labor market health before the Great Recession), hourly wages for the vast majority of American workers have been flat or falling. And ever since 1979, the vast majority of American workers have seen their hourly wages stagnate or decline. This is despite real GDP growth of 149 percent and net productivity growth of 64 percent over this period. In short, the potential has existed for ample, broad-based wage growth over the last three-and-a-half decades, but these economic gains have largely bypassed the vast majority.

The poor performance of American workers’ wages in recent decades—particularly their failure to grow at anywhere near the pace of overall productivity—is the country’s central economic challenge. Raising wages is the key to addressing middle-class income stagnation, rising income inequality, and lagging economic mobility, and is essential to moving families out of poverty. EPI’s Raising America’s Pay initiative and the initiative’s overview paper (Bivens et al. 2014) explain in detail why raising wages is essential to improving Americans’ living standards.

Unfortunately, the gradually recovering economy has not translated into widespread wage gains over the last year. Though the labor market has continued to strengthen, it has not tightened nearly enough to absorb the millions of potential workers sidelined by the lack of job opportunities—and not nearly enough to generate real wage growth. Furthermore, growth in nominal wages (wages unadjusted for inflation) has failed to hit any reasonable target for the Federal Reserve to fear inflationary pressures and slow the economy by raising interest rates.

This paper details the most up-to-date wage trends through 2014, with special attention to what has happened since the last pre-recession labor market peak in 2007. Key findings include:

From 2013 to 2014, real hourly wages fell at all wage levels, except for a miniscule 3 cent increase at the 40th percentile and a more significant increase at the 10th percentile.

Wages grew at the 10th percentile because of minimum-wage increases in 2014 in states where 47.2 percent of U.S. workers reside. This illustrates that public policies can be an important tool for raising wages.

Only those at the top of the wage distribution have real wages higher today than before the recession began.

Across the distribution, men’s wages remain higher than women’s, but women have fared slightly better than men since 2007.

Workers of color continue to have hourly wages far below those of their white counterparts. In 2014, the median black and median Hispanic wages were only about 75 percent and 70 percent, respectively, of the median white wage. All three groups have median wages in 2014 lower than in 2007.

Looking at wages by educational attainment, the greatest real wage losses between 2013 and 2014 were among those with a college or advanced degree. This demonstrates that poor wage performance cannot be blamed on workers lacking adequate education or skills.

Those with the least education actually saw a reversal in trend, likely related to the state-level minimum-wage increases.

Despite wage declines in both 2013 and 2014, those with an advanced degree are the only ones who have returned to 2007 real wage levels.

Nominal wage growth, by any measure, is far below wage growth consistent with the Federal Reserve Board’s 2 percent inflation target.

There is no evidence of upward pressure on wages—let alone acceleration of wages—that would signal that the Federal Reserve Board should worry about incipient inflation and raise interest rates in an effort to slow the economy.

Real hourly wages stagnant or falling for most of the wage distribution

The rise in wage inequality (and income inequality for that matter) over the last three-and-a-half decades has been driven by a pronounced reduction in the collective and individual bargaining power of ordinary workers, for whom wages are the primary source of income (Bivens et al. 2014). It has been well-documented that hourly pay for the vast majority of American workers has diverged from economy-wide productivity, and this divergence is at the root of numerous American economic challenges (Mishel et al. 2012). Productivity has increased, providing the potential for wage gains. At the same time, workers’ ability to bargain for higher wages has eroded, leaving stagnant wages for the vast majority.

The latest data from 2014 reveal evidence of the same abysmal trends experienced through the Great Recession and much of the last three-and-a-half decades. Table 1 includes data from the 2007 peak and the two most recent years of data for comparison. Wages for the bottom 80 percent are no higher than in 2007, with modest gains at the top.

Table 1

Table 1 (continued)

Hourly wages of all workers, by wage percentile, 2007–2014 (2014 dollars)

10th

20th

30th

40th

50th

60th

70th

80th

90th

95th

2007

$8.89

$10.79

$12.59

$14.78

$17.26

$20.48

$24.31

$30.00

$40.23

$51.98

2013

$8.51

$10.15

$12.14

$14.43

$16.97

$20.07

$24.27

$30.30

$41.11

$53.67

2014

$8.62

$10.08

$12.09

$14.46

$16.90

$19.92

$24.07

$29.99

$40.84

$53.14

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.4%

-1.0%

-0.6%

-0.3%

-0.3%

-0.4%

-0.1%

0.0%

0.2%

0.3%

2013–2014

1.3%

-0.7%

-0.4%

0.3%

-0.4%

-0.7%

-0.8%

-1.0%

-0.7%

-1.0%

Note: The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages, by wage percentile, 2007–2014

Year

10th

30th

50th

70th

95th

2007

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2008

-0.9%

0.7%

0.4%

0.1%

1.1%

2009

-0.1%

1.9%

2.1%

2.9%

2.1%

2010

-0.9%

0.2%

0.7%

1.9%

1.9%

2011

-3.4%

-1.9%

-2.0%

-0.5%

0.7%

2012

-5.0%

-3.1%

-2.6%

-0.3%

2.1%

2013

-4.3%

-3.6%

-1.6%

-0.2%

3.3%

2014

-3.1%

-4.0%

-2.1%

-1.0%

2.2%

Note: Sample based on all workers age 18–64. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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Figure A depicts some of the data presented in Table 1 by showing the cumulative change in real hourly wages for the 10th, 30th, 50th, 70th, and 95th percentiles between 2007 and 2014. After a sharp increase in real wages between 2008 and 2009, due primarily to negative inflation, wages for most groups fell through 2012. While there was an increase between 2012 and 2013, the increase was short-lived, and wages for most groups have fallen again over the last year. Wages for nearly all groups are lower in 2014 than they were at the end of the recession in 2009.

It is important to note that this fall in real wages over the last year was not accompanied by (or associated with) a significant jump in inflation. In fact, falling inflation over the last few months has led to an average inflation rate of only 1.6 percent between 2013 and 2014. Thus, the fall in real wages over the last year is clearly not driven by high inflation.

The impact of state minimum-wage increases

What is particularly striking about both Figure A and Table 1 is that almost every decile and the 95th percentile experienced real wage declines from 2013 to 2014, with two exceptions. First, there was a very small increase at the 40th percentile wage, up 3 cents, or 0.3 percent. A more economically significant increase occurred at the 10th percentile, up 11 cents, or 1.3 percent. This can be attributed to a series of state-level minimum-wage increases, which have been proven to lift wages, particularly at the bottom of the wage distribution.

Figure B displays in green the states with minimum-wage increases in 2014. Of these states, the largest increases were in those with legislated increases (California, Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island). The remaining states in green had smaller increases resulting from indexing the minimum wage to inflation. Workers in states that increased their minimum wage in 2014 account for nearly half (47.2 percent) of the overall U.S. workforce.

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States with minimum-wage increases in 2014

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State

Abbreviation

Category

Alabama

AL

No change

Alaska

AK

No change

Arizona

AZ

Indexed

Arkansas

AR

No change

California

CA

Legislative

Colorado

CO

July

Connecticut

CT

Legislative

Delaware

DE

Legislative

District of columbia

DC

July

Florida

FL

Indexed

Georgia

GA

No change

Hawaii

HI

No change

Idaho

ID

No change

Illinois

IL

No change

Indiana

IN

No change

Iowa

IA

No change

Kansas

KS

No change

Kentucky

KY

No change

Louisiana

LA

No change

Maine

ME

No change

Maryland

MD

No change

Massachusetts

MA

No change

Michigan

MI

Legislative

Minnesota

MN

August

Mississippi

MS

No change

Missouri

MO

Indexed

Montana

MT

Indexed

Nebraska

NE

No change

Nevada

NV

July

New Hampshire

NH

No change

New Jersey

NJ

Legislative

New Mexico

NM

No change

New York

NY

Legislative

North Carolina

NC

No change

North Dakota

ND

No change

Ohio

OH

Indexed

Oklahoma

OK

No change

Oregon

OR

Indexed

Pennsylvania

PA

No change

Rhode Island

RI

Legislative

South Carolina

SC

No change

South Dakota

SD

No change

Tennessee

TN

No change

Texas

TX

No change

Utah

UT

No change

Vermont

VT

Indexed

Virginia

VA

No change

Washington

WA

Indexed

West Virginia

WV

No change

Wisconsin

WI

No change

Wyoming

WY

No change

Note: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island legislated minimum-wage increases. In the remaining states in green, the minimum wage increased due to indexing to inflation.

Source: EPI analysis of Cooper (2014) and NCSL (2014)

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A state-by-state comparison of trends in the 10th percentile suggests that these minimum-wage increases account for the nationwide 10th percentile increase. Between 2013 and 2014, the 10th percentile wage in states with minimum-wage increases grew by an average of 1.6 percent, while it barely rose (a 0.3 percent increase) in states without a minimum-wage increase. That wages for most other deciles fell across both sets of states provides further evidence that the minimum-wage increases—not other factors—are driving the nationwide 10th percentile increase. This indicates that strong labor standards can improve outcomes even when the unemployment rate remains elevated and workers have severely reduced bargaining power.

Trends by gender and race/ethnicity

Even analyzing wages at different points in the wage distribution over time masks different outcomes between men and women and among various racial and ethnic subgroups. Table 2 replicates the analysis of wage deciles for men and women separately, with a comparison of gender wage disparities over 2007–2014. Figures C and D accompany this table, illustrating the cumulative percent change over 2007–2014 in real hourly wages of men and women at key wage levels. Long-term trends suggest that low- and middle-wage men have fared comparably poorly, and that wage gaps between the top and the middle, and between the top and the bottom, among both men and women have expanded continuously over the last three-and-a-half decades (Gould 2014).

Table 2

Table 2 (continued)

Hourly wages of men and women, by wage percentile, 2007–2014 (2014 dollars)

10th

20th

30th

40th

50th

60th

70th

80th

90th

95th

Men

2007

$9.34

$11.49

$13.82

$16.44

$19.24

$22.60

$26.97

$33.18

$44.13

$57.15

2013

$8.96

$10.56

$13.02

$15.44

$18.41

$21.82

$26.24

$33.02

$45.76

$60.92

2014

$9.02

$10.82

$13.13

$15.45

$18.35

$21.72

$26.06

$32.69

$44.96

$59.92

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.5%

-0.9%

-0.7%

-0.9%

-0.7%

-0.6%

-0.5%

-0.2%

0.3%

0.7%

2013–2014

0.7%

2.4%

0.9%

0.1%

-0.3%

-0.5%

-0.7%

-1.0%

-1.7%

-1.6%

Women

2007

$8.40

$10.01

$11.53

$13.55

$15.69

$18.23

$21.69

$26.88

$35.38

$44.12

2013

$8.22

$9.73

$11.24

$13.21

$15.35

$18.24

$21.74

$27.04

$36.27

$46.37

2014

$8.20

$9.76

$11.17

$13.11

$15.21

$18.12

$21.72

$27.05

$36.23

$47.11

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.4%

-0.4%

-0.5%

-0.5%

-0.4%

-0.1%

0.0%

0.1%

0.3%

0.9%

2013–2014

-0.3%

0.3%

-0.7%

-0.8%

-0.9%

-0.6%

-0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

1.6%

Wage disparities (women/men)

2007

89.9%

87.2%

83.5%

82.4%

81.5%

80.7%

80.4%

81.0%

80.2%

77.2%

2013

91.8%

92.1%

86.4%

85.6%

83.4%

83.6%

82.8%

81.9%

79.3%

76.1%

2014

90.9%

90.2%

85.0%

84.9%

82.9%

83.4%

83.3%

82.7%

80.6%

78.6%

Note: The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages of men, by wage percentile, 2007–2014

Year

10th

30th

50th

70th

95th

2007

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2008

0.3%

-0.7%

-0.6%

-0.3%

1.5%

2009

-0.1%

0.7%

2.2%

2.2%

6.7%

2010

-1.3%

-1.6%

-0.5%

0.3%

5.6%

2011

-4.1%

-5.2%

-3.1%

-2.4%

2.4%

2012

-4.2%

-5.1%

-3.4%

-2.9%

8.0%

2013

-4.1%

-5.8%

-4.4%

-2.7%

6.6%

2014

-3.5%

-5.0%

-4.6%

-3.4%

4.9%

Note: Sample based on all workers age 18–64. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages of women, by wage percentile, 2007–2014

Year

10th

30th

50th

70th

95th

2007

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2008

0.6%

-0.2%

0.7%

0.3%

1.3%

2009

2.6%

1.4%

2.4%

1.8%

3.2%

2010

2.0%

0.3%

1.7%

1.1%

5.1%

2011

-0.4%

-1.3%

-0.2%

0.2%

3.4%

2012

-2.4%

-3.5%

-1.9%

-0.4%

4.2%

2013

-2.1%

-2.5%

-2.2%

0.2%

5.1%

2014

-2.4%

-3.2%

-3.1%

0.1%

6.8%

Note: Sample based on all workers age 18–64. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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The wage trends since 2007 reflect this longer-term trend. Men’s wages fell over 2007–2014 for all but the top 10 percent of the wage distribution. Women fared slightly better; wages for the bottom 60 percent were lower in 2014 than in 2007. Hourly wages of women in 2014 still remain significantly below those of men. It is interesting to note that the women’s wage is a larger share of the men’s wage (i.e., the gender wage gap is smaller) at the 10th percentile than at the 95th (91 cents on the dollar versus only 79 cents).

Table 3 examines wage deciles for three race/ethnic subgroups: white non-Hispanics, black non-Hispanics, and Hispanics. As with the gender comparisons, the wage gaps between white workers and workers of color are much smaller at the bottom than at the middle or top of the wage distribution. At the middle, black workers are paid 75 cents for every dollar paid to whites, while Hispanic workers are paid even less (70 cents on the dollar). Furthermore, the black–white wage gap across most of the distribution appears to have increased modestly during the Great Recession and its aftermath.

Table 3

Table 3 (continued)

Hourly wages by race/ethnicity and wage percentile, 2007–2014 (2014 dollars)

10th

20th

30th

40th

50th

60th

70th

80th

90th

95th

White

2007

$9.20

$11.43

$13.73

$16.25

$19.01

$21.97

$26.29

$32.26

$42.92

$54.76

2013

$8.97

$10.97

$13.35

$15.77

$18.69

$21.96

$26.25

$32.47

$44.05

$58.25

2014

$8.98

$10.99

$13.46

$15.79

$18.70

$21.94

$26.17

$32.22

$43.49

$57.40

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.3%

-0.6%

-0.3%

-0.4%

-0.2%

0.0%

-0.1%

0.0%

0.2%

0.7%

2013–2014

0.1%

0.2%

0.8%

0.2%

0.0%

-0.1%

-0.3%

-0.8%

-1.3%

-1.5%

Black

2007

$8.48

$10.02

$11.37

$12.95

$14.53

$16.88

$19.74

$23.71

$31.91

$40.01

2013

$8.14

$9.39

$10.54

$12.26

$14.32

$16.33

$19.17

$23.88

$31.74

$40.78

2014

$8.08

$9.31

$10.34

$12.06

$14.00

$16.05

$19.13

$23.87

$31.22

$41.51

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.7%

-1.0%

-1.3%

-1.0%

-0.5%

-0.7%

-0.4%

0.1%

-0.3%

0.5%

2013–2014

-0.7%

-0.8%

-1.8%

-1.6%

-2.2%

-1.7%

-0.2%

0.0%

-1.6%

1.8%

Hispanic

2007

$8.21

$9.22

$10.42

$11.56

$13.44

$15.18

$17.60

$21.72

$28.81

$38.01

2013

$8.07

$9.04

$10.09

$11.20

$12.80

$15.04

$17.54

$21.55

$29.61

$38.71

2014

$8.10

$9.14

$10.06

$11.46

$13.01

$15.04

$17.73

$21.60

$29.85

$38.46

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.2%

-0.1%

-0.5%

-0.1%

-0.5%

-0.1%

0.1%

-0.1%

0.5%

0.2%

2013–2014

0.5%

1.1%

-0.3%

2.3%

1.7%

0.0%

1.1%

0.3%

0.8%

-0.6%

Wage disparities

Black as a share of white

2007

92.1%

87.7%

82.8%

79.7%

76.4%

76.8%

75.1%

73.5%

74.3%

73.1%

2013

90.8%

85.6%

78.9%

77.7%

76.6%

74.4%

73.0%

73.5%

72.0%

70.0%

2014

90.0%

84.8%

76.8%

76.4%

74.8%

73.1%

73.1%

74.1%

71.8%

72.3%

Hispanic as a share of white

2007

89.2%

80.7%

75.9%

71.1%

70.7%

69.1%

67.0%

67.3%

67.1%

69.4%

2013

89.9%

82.4%

75.5%

71.0%

68.5%

68.5%

66.8%

66.3%

67.2%

66.5%

2014

90.2%

83.1%

74.7%

72.6%

69.6%

68.5%

67.7%

67.0%

68.6%

67.0%

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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Among white workers, hourly wages rose since 2007 for only the top 10 percent. But, in the last year, wages rose slightly for the bottom 40 percent of white workers, while falling more substantially at the top. Between 2013 and 2014, black hourly wages fell most significantly at the median—a loss of 2.2 percent (32 cents). Among blacks, only the 95th percentile saw an increase over the last year. Although Hispanic wages are generally lower, they fared slightly better, with significant wage increases between 2013 and 2014 at the 20th, 40th, and 50th percentiles.

In short, regardless of gender or race/ethnicity, this analysis of deciles shows that wages have been stagnant at best over 2007–2014 and 2013–2014, with just a few exceptions. Indeed, all races and ethnicities and both genders have median wages in 2014 lower than in 2007.

Trends by education level

Next, we examine the most up-to-date hourly wage data by education attainment. A particularly prevalent story explains wage inequality as a simple consequence of growing employer demand for skills and education—often thought to be driven by advances in technology. According to this explanation, because there is a shortage of skilled or college-educated workers, the wage gap between workers with and without a college degree is widening. This is sometimes referred to as a “skill-biased technological change” explanation of wage inequality (since it is based on technology leading to the need for more skills). However, despite its great popularity and intuitive appeal, this story about recent wage trends being driven more and more by a race between education and technology does not fit the facts well, especially since the mid-1990s.

Table 4 presents the most recent data on average hourly wages by education for all workers and by gender. As with the aforementioned data on wage deciles, American workers fared poorly between 2013 and 2014. Here we find reinforcing evidence that a technologically related demand for more-credentialed workers has not persisted. The workers with the key credential—four-year college graduates—have not done that well, especially in the last year. In fact, among all education categories, the greatest real wage losses between 2013 and 2014 were among those with a college or advanced degree. Workers with a four-year college degree saw their hourly wages fall 1.3 percent from 2013 to 2014, while those with an advanced degree saw an hourly wage decline of 2.2 percent. In contrast, wages for those who did not complete high school actually rose slightly, by 0.6 percent—likely due to the state minimum-wage increases. Male workers experienced an even more pronounced version of the overall story, with greater gains at the bottom and larger losses at the top. At the same time, the wages of female workers with either an advanced degree or less than a high school diploma fell at about the same rate, with declines of 1.4 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.

Table 4

Table 4 (continued)

Average hourly wages by gender and education, 2007–2014 (2014 dollars)

Less than high school

High school

Some college

College

Advanced degree

All

2007

$12.98

$17.09

$19.27

$30.15

$38.21

2013

$12.24

$16.46

$18.16

$29.94

$39.06

2014

$12.31

$16.46

$18.14

$29.55

$38.20

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.8%

-0.5%

-0.9%

-0.3%

0.0%

2013–2014

0.6%

0.0%

-0.1%

-1.3%

-2.2%

Men

2007

$14.07

$18.97

$21.52

$34.50

$43.32

2013

$13.17

$18.08

$20.25

$34.26

$45.31

2014

$13.37

$18.12

$20.19

$33.35

$44.10

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.7%

-0.7%

-0.9%

-0.5%

0.3%

2013–2014

1.5%

0.2%

-0.3%

-2.7%

-2.7%

Women

2007

$11.07

$14.82

$17.19

$25.88

$32.99

2013

$10.60

$14.39

$16.21

$25.77

$33.27

2014

$10.44

$14.29

$16.20

$25.94

$32.82

Annualized percent change

2007–2014

-0.8%

-0.5%

-0.8%

0.0%

-0.1%

2013–2014

-1.5%

-0.7%

-0.1%

0.6%

-1.4%

Wage disparities (women/men)

2007

78.7%

78.1%

79.9%

75.0%

76.1%

2013

80.5%

79.6%

80.0%

75.2%

73.4%

2014

78.1%

78.9%

80.2%

77.8%

74.4%

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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Figure E displays the cumulative percent change in real average hourly wages from 2007 to 2014 by education. It is clear that those in every education category experienced falling or stagnant wages since 2007. In fact, real hourly wages have declined for 90 percent of the workforce with four-year college degrees since 2007 (not shown). From 2000 to 2014, real wages of the 90th percentile of this group only increased 4.0 percent cumulatively.

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Cumulative percent change in real average hourly wages, by education, 2007–2014

Year

Less than high school

High school

Some college

College

Advanced degree

2007

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

2008

-1.1%

-0.6%

-1.3%

-0.4%

0.5%

2009

0.5%

1.7%

0.0%

0.4%

4.2%

2010

-2.9%

-0.1%

-1.3%

0.5%

3.3%

2011

-4.1%

-2.1%

-4.0%

-2.3%

0.3%

2012

-4.7%

-2.9%

-5.6%

-1.3%

2.8%

2013

-5.7%

-3.7%

-5.8%

-0.7%

2.2%

2014

-5.2%

-3.7%

-5.9%

-2.0%

0.0%

Note: Sample based on all workers age 18–64.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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