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Figure 2-33<br />

Real Hourly Wage Growth Over Business Cycles<br />

(Cycle Peak to Cycle Peak), 1973–2016<br />

Percent Change, Annual Rate<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.5<br />

0.5<br />

0.3<br />

0.8<br />

0.0<br />

-0.5<br />

-0.2<br />

-1.0<br />

-1.5<br />

-2.0<br />

-1.4<br />

-2.1<br />

-2.5<br />

Start Date Nov-1973 Jan-1980 Jul-1981 Jul-1990 Mar-2001 Dec-2007<br />

End Date Jan-1980 Jul-1981 Jul-1990 Mar-2001 Dec-2007 Oct-2016<br />

Note: Wages for private production and nonsupervisory workers. Nominal wages are deflated<br />

using the CPI for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).<br />

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research; Bureau of Labor Statistics; CEA calculations.<br />

Figure 2-34<br />

Change in Real Median Household Income, 1968–2015<br />

Percent Change from Prior Year<br />

6<br />

2015: +5.2 Percent<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

-2<br />

-4<br />

1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015<br />

Source: Census Bureau; CEA calculations.<br />

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