Figure E
Women’s black-white wage gaps, by potential experience, 1979–2015
| New entrants | Experienced workers | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.7% | 1.5 |
| 1980 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 1981 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| 1982 | 6.9 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 1984 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| 1985 | 7.5 | 4.8 |
| 1986 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 7.1 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| 1989 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| 1990 | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| 1991 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 1992 | 9.8 | 8.2 |
| 1993 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| 1994 | 9.5 | 12.1 |
| 1995 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| 1996 | 10.0 | 12.8 |
| 1997 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
| 1998 | 5.7 | 12.5 |
| 1999 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
| 2000 | 4.1 | 8.2 |
| 2001 | 4.5 | 12.1 |
| 2002 | 5.2 | 12.1 |
| 2003 | 5.1 | 9.6 |
| 2004 | 5.0 | 11.1 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 9.6 |
| 2007 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2008 | 8.3 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2010 | 6.7 | 9.9 |
| 2011 | 7.4 | 10.4 |
| 2012 | 9.2 | 10.8 |
| 2013 | 8.6 | 10.6 |
| 2014 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| 2015 | 10.8% | 12.6% |
Note: Experienced workers have 11 to 20 years of experience. New entrants have 0 to 10 years of experience. Gaps are of adjusted average hourly wages.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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