The self-employed began to more closely resemble wage and salary workers during 1972-79. Their workweek was shortened, they tended to be younger, and were more likely to be women than in the past, but they continued to earn less than other workers. (Author)

The differential is large: on average, women earn only 60 percent as much as men. (Editor)

Earnings inequality in the United States rose in the late 1960s, stabilized for the most part in the 1970s, and began to grow again in the 1980s. The recent increase arises from changes in labor demand and not from demographic characteristics of U.S. workers. (Author)

The 1990s saw considerable growth in employment, especially among high- and low-paid workers. However, there has been comparatively little real wage growth. (SK)

Some research has shown discrepancies in earnings trends between the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and the Current Population Survey. When the sample is limited to full-time, year-round workers, the discrepancies are largely eliminated. (SK)

In most managerial, management-related, sales, production, and transportation occupations, workers with longer hours earned a high hourly rate. The reverse was true for some jobs, including computer specialists, engineers, schoolteachers, and construction workers. (JOW)

A substantial portion of workers had their wages frozen or reduced; and specified increases were the smallest since the bargaining series began in 1968, reflecting both management's desire to hold down labor costs and workers' concern over job security. Charts and tables illustrating the wage adjustments are included. (Author/CT)

Earnings differences are relatively small between women and men in narrowly defined jobs; however, relatively few women fill the higher levels of these jobs. (Author/JOW)

From 1979 to 1989, the earnings gap between immigrants and native high school dropouts remained virtually unchanged, but it increased substantially in areas of high immigration. The growing proportion of immigrant high school dropouts explains some of the earnings change. (Author)

In 1999, women earned 77% as much as men. Current Population Survey data indicate that personal choices, occupational crowding, and discrimination contribute to the gender gap. However, the high proportion of women in an occupation is the largest contributor to the salary differential. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/JOW)

More than one-fifth of employed persons with disabilities work late or rotating shifts, about the same as nondisabled workers. Day workers with disabilities receive lower hourly wages than nondisabled workers. Except for men, nonday workers with disabilities receive wages similar to their nondisabled counterparts. (Contains 27 references.)…

Explores changes in the distribution of the pretax wages and salaries of individuals between 1960 and 1980. Examines a series of possible explanations of increasing inequality, rejecting some as unimportant and finding others responsible for some parts of increases in inequality. (JOW)

Presents tables of data from the Current Population Survey showing a clear relationship between major field and earnings for college graduates of all ages and both sexes. Most liberal arts fields were below the median. Men had higher earnings in almost all fields, age groups, and degree levels. (SK)

Although average annual earnings of blacks are considerably lower than those of whites, the earnings distributions have large overlapping areas. (Editor)

New data from the Current Population Survey indicate that women have fewer years in their current occupations than men, a factor which affects the earnings disparity. (Author)