2006-2015 Median Weekly Earnings of Full-Time Workers in the United States

Summary: This chart provides data on the number of men and women employed in the United States in full-time jobs and what the median weekly salaries that go along with these numbers are in current and constant dollars.

Since 2006, there have been dramatic changes in the number of women and men working (in thousands) and the average weekly earnings related to those numbers.

When looking at the 2^nd quarter of 2006 chart, you will see that there were nearly 60,000 men working compared to almost 46,000 women. Fast forward to the first quarter of 2011 and only 54,000 men were reported working compared to 44,345 women. When comparing the two years, the number of men working dropped by 6,000 while women dropped less than 2,000.

You can see how the recession in 2008 affected employment rates and salaries. The 4^th quarter of 2007 saw a high of 108,178 for the men and women combined number, but each quarter after that dropped until 2011, when the numbers started to slowly move up again.

The chart shows that women clearly make less than men. The constant dollars columns are the most interesting to look at. The second and third quarters of 2008 have some of the lowest numbers, but surprisingly, the recession did not affect pay rates as much. By 2010, the median weekly earnings in constant dollars were at the highest they had been on the chart. Two years later however, the numbers took a hit and have still not hit the highs from 2010.

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