Gender
In the last 30 years, the key structural change to the American labor force has been the increased participation of women. During this time, there have been dramatic decreases in gender wage gaps and women have increased their share of quality jobs. Because of declines for men in these areas, the performance of women in the labor market has been essential for many families to maintain living standards from a generation ago. Despite gains, data show there is still plenty of room for improvement.
Gender
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Employer-provided health insurance and pension coverage, by gender, 1979–2010
Table 1.5 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Underemployment rate of workers age 16 and older by gender, 1994-2012
Economic indicators: National Jobs
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Annual hours worked by married men and women age 25–54 with children, by income group, selected years, 1979–2010
Table 2.18 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Cumulative change in real hourly wages of men, by wage percentile, 1979–2011
Figure 4C in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Hourly wages of men, by wage percentile, 1973–2011
Table 4.5 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Hourly wages of women, by wage percentile, 1973–2011
Table 4.6 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Cumulative change in real hourly wages of women, by wage percentile, 1979–2011
Figure 4D in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Share of workers earning poverty-level wages, by gender, 1973–2011
Figure 4E in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Employer-provided health insurance coverage, by demographic and wage group, 1979–2010
Table 4.10 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Employer-provided pension coverage, by demographic and wage group, 1979–2010
Table 4.11 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Dimensions of wage inequality, by gender, 1973–2011
Table 4.13 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Wage gap between the 95th and 50th percentiles, by gender, 1973–2011
Figure 4M in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Hourly wages of men, by education, 1973–2011 (2011 dollars)
Table 4.15 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Hourly wages of women, by education, 1973–2011 (2011 dollars)
Table 4.16 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Educational attainment of the employed, by gender and nativity, 2011
Table 4.17 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Hourly wages of entry-level and experienced workers, by gender and education, 1973–2011 (2011 dollars)
Table 4.18 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Real entry-level wages of high school graduates, by gender, 1973–2011
Figure 4P in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Real entry-level wages of college graduates, by gender, 1973–2011
Figure 4Q in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Hourly wages by wage percentile, gender, and education, 1973–2011 (2011 dollars)
Table 4.19 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Hourly wage growth by gender and race/ethnicity, 1989–2011 (2011 dollars)
Table 4.21 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Wage premium of offshorable jobs, by gender and education
Figure 4AB in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Mexican and other immigrants' share of U.S. workforce, by gender, 1940–2011
Table 4.31 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Educational attainment of immigrants, by gender, 1940–2011
Table 4.32 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Characteristics of workers affected by proposed minimum-wage increase to $9.80 in 2014
Table 4.40 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Share of worker hours paid at or below the minimum wage, by gender, 1979–2009
Figure 4AG in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Minimum-wage impact on 50/10 wage gap, 1979–2009
Table 4.41 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Good jobs as a share of total employment, all workers and by gender, and output per worker, selected years,1979–2010
Figure 5F in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Unemployment rate, by gender and education, 2000–2011
Table 5.4 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Labor force participation rate, by age and gender, 1959–2011
Figure 5L in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Decline in the labor force participation rate from 1989 to 2011 and its possible effect on the unemployment rate in 2011, by gender and age
Table 5.5 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Employment-to-population ratio, age 25–54, by gender, 1989–2011
Figure 5M in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Long-term unemployment, by demographic group, education, and occupation, 2000–2011
Table 5.7 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Job change, by gender, in the Great Recession and its aftermath (Dec. 2007–Dec. 2011)
Figure 5U in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Industry distribution and job loss, by gender, 2007–2011
Table 5.8 in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Simulated job change by gender in the Great Recession and its aftermath (Dec. 2007–Dec. 2011), controlling for industry
Figure 5V in State of Working America 12th Edition
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Increase in wages from a 1 percentage-point decline in the unemployment rate, by gender
Figure 7O in State of Working America 12th Edition
