University of Maryland
Sociology 441: Stratification 
graph unionization 1950-2000
Other union trends:
Unionization by data source
Union and nonunion wages
Union-nonunion wage ratio
Strikes
Strikes and unemployment

Other possible causes of inequality:
De-industrialization
Minimum wage laws
Productivity
Foreign trade
Unemployment


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

 
 
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Last updated May 9, 2000
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