University of Maryland
Sociology 441: Stratification 
graph productivity changes 1950-2005

Productivity levels

Other possible causes of inequality:
De-industrialization
Foreign trade
Minimum wage laws
Unemployment
Unionization

Income inequality trends:
Overall inequality
Share of bottom quintile
Share of middle quintile
Share of top quintile

 

Source: BLS, http://stats.bls.gov/data/home.htm
 


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Last updated November 9, 2002
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