BLS Issues Report on Women's Earnings 2008

In July the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report on women's earnings. This report also covers the earnings of other demographic groups as well. Of significance in the report is that the median weekly earnings of women are eighty percent of the median weekly earnings of men. The women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio peaked at 81 percent in 2005 and 2006. To see the complete report, go to: http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2008.pdf

Among the Highlights:

• Median weekly earnings were highest for women and men aged 45 to 64.
• Between 1979 and 2008, the earnings gap between women and men narrowed for most age groups
• Asian women and men earned more than their white, black,and Hispanic counterparts in 2008.
• Earnings differences between women and men were widest for Asians and for whites.
• Across the major race and Hispanic ethnicity categories,women’s inflation-adjusted earnings grew from 1979 to2008 while those for men were fl at or down.

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2008.pdf