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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 25. Wives who earn more than their husbands, 1987-2007
YearFamilies in which wives have earnings but husbands may notFamilies in which both wives and husbands have earnings
Married-couple families in which wife (but not necessarily husband) had earnings from workWives who earn more than their husbands (1)Percent of wives who earn more than their husbands (1)Married-couple families in which both wife and husband had earnings from workWives who earn more than their husbands (2)Percent of wives who earn more than their husbands (2)

1987

32,0257,58123.729,7555,31117.8

1988

32,8107,82723.930,5035,52018.1

1989

33,1198,06824.430,8485,79618.8

1990

33,0938,22124.830,7945,92319.2

1991

33,5168,98326.830,9986,46520.9

1992

33,9879,71528.631,2216,94822.3

1993

34,28610,00029.231,2646,97822.3

1994

35,06610,18429.032,0917,20922.5

1995

34,8199,82228.232,0307,03322.0

1996

35,12010,07028.732,3897,34022.7

1997

35,61310,30928.932,7457,44122.7

1998

35,80610,46729.232,7827,44322.7

1999

36,45410,54828.933,3407,43422.3

2000

37,03711,07029.933,8737,90623.3

2001

36,86411,32930.733,6658,13024.1

2002

36,90511,76531.933,5318,39125.0

2003

36,76111,92332.433,1898,35125.2

2004

36,71011,98532.633,1108,38625.3

2005

37,05512,21533.033,3648,52425.5

2006

37,73312,60133.433,8388,70725.7

2007

37,53612,57033.533,6788,71225.9

Footnotes:
(1) Includes families in which husband had no earnings from work.
(2) Excludes families in which husband had no earnings from work.

NOTE: These data, collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement, reflect the earnings and work experience of the entire year.

 

SOURCE: Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 1988-2008, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.