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How shifting occupational composition has affected the real average wage.

OES data from 2002 — 2007 reveal that an overall shift in employment towards occupations with lower mean wages hindered growth in the U.S. real average wage and that wage growth was concentrated in higher paying occupations; the data also show a shift in employment from the middle-paying occupations...

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Publicado en:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 132; no. 6; pp. 26 - 39
Autor principal: Keller, Rebecca
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: US Department of Labor Jun2009
Materias:
United States
Labor mobility
Occupations
Income inequality
Employment statistics
Wage increases
Real wages
Shift-share analysis
Compensation management
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Sumario:OES data from 2002 — 2007 reveal that an overall shift in employment towards occupations with lower mean wages hindered growth in the U.S. real average wage and that wage growth was concentrated in higher paying occupations; the data also show a shift in employment from the middle-paying occupations to the highest and lowest paying occupations