University of Maryland
Sociology 441: Stratification 
graph minimum wage, 1950-2002

Other possible causes of inequality:
De-industrialization
Foreign trade
Immigration
Productivity
Unemployment
Unionization

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

 

Source: Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/chart.htm
 
 


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Last updated November 14, 2002
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