Figure 3. Women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s earnings, and civilian labor force participation rate of women ages 16 and over, annual averages, 1960–2013
Year |
Women’s earnings as a percent of men’s earnings |
Women's labor force participation rate |
1960
|
60.7 |
35.5 |
1961
|
59.2 |
35.4 |
1962
|
59.3 |
35.6 |
1963
|
58.9 |
35.8 |
1964
|
59.1 |
36.3 |
1965
|
59.9 |
37.1 |
1966
|
57.6 |
38.3 |
1967
|
57.8 |
39.0 |
1968
|
58.2 |
39.6 |
1969
|
60.5 |
40.7 |
1970
|
59.4 |
40.8 |
1971
|
59.5 |
40.4 |
1972
|
57.9 |
41.0 |
1973
|
56.6 |
42.0 |
1974
|
58.8 |
42.6 |
1975
|
58.8 |
42.0 |
1976
|
60.2 |
43.2 |
1977
|
58.9 |
44.5 |
1978
|
59.4 |
46.4 |
1979
|
59.7 |
47.5 |
1980
|
60.2 |
47.7 |
1981
|
59.2 |
48.0 |
1982
|
61.7 |
47.7 |
1983
|
63.6 |
48.0 |
1984
|
63.7 |
49.5 |
1985
|
64.6 |
50.4 |
1986
|
64.3 |
51.4 |
1987
|
65.2 |
52.5 |
1988
|
66.0 |
53.4 |
1989
|
68.7 |
54.3 |
1990
|
71.6 |
54.3 |
1991
|
69.9 |
53.7 |
1992
|
70.8 |
53.8 |
1993
|
71.5 |
54.1 |
1994
|
72.0 |
55.3 |
1995
|
71.4 |
55.6 |
1996
|
73.8 |
56.0 |
1997
|
74.2 |
56.8 |
1998
|
73.2 |
57.1 |
1999
|
72.3 |
57.4 |
2000
|
73.7 |
57.5 |
2001
|
76.3 |
57.0 |
2002
|
76.6 |
56.3 |
2003
|
75.5 |
56.1 |
2004
|
76.6 |
56.0 |
2005
|
77.0 |
56.2 |
2006
|
76.9 |
56.6 |
2007
|
77.8 |
56.6 |
2008
|
77.1 |
56.2 |
2009
|
77.0 |
54.4 |
2010
|
79.9 |
53.6 |
2011
|
77.0 |
53.2 |
2012
|
76.5 |
53.1 |
2013
|
78.3 |
53.2 |