Men's Wages Fight Back

Men's Wages Are Fighting Back |The Great Male Wage Recession & Recovery Men's wages but now are fell hard Zooming during the recession back up 7% 6% 3% 2% 1% wage slump wage recovery Q1 2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2 03 Q4 Q1 2 03 04 Q1 02 03 04 Q1 02 3 04 Q1 02 I2006–2007 2008 – -2009 -20102011 2012 04 2006 - Q3 2008 men's & women's wages similar rates Q4 2008 - Q1 2010 men's wages DROPPED Q2 2010 - Present men's wages have risen more RAPIDLY Pest- lrecession men: 2.9% women: 1.9% GREW pre-recession men: 4.3% women: 4.5% more rapidly than women's men: -2.5% women: -0.8% Different Industries Different Outcomes construction mining education healthcare 70% male 69% male 61% female 74% female Fall: Q4 2008-Q1 2010 & Rise: Q2 2010 - Present - 2.3% - 2.7% - 1.1% - 0.7% +1.3% +6.1% +2.2% +2.4% O wage slump wage recovery Source: 1.http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index • .. PayScale See methodology: http://www.payscale.com/mancession percent change in wages since 2006 women