| Year | Official measure | Set 1 | Set 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1988 |
3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
|
1989 |
4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
|
1990 |
3.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
|
1991 |
3.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
|
1992 |
2.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
|
1993 |
3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
|
1994 |
3.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
|
1995 |
4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
|
1996 |
4.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
|
1997 |
5.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
|
1998 |
6.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
|
1999 |
6.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
|
2000 |
6.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
|
2001 |
4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
|
2002 |
3.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
|
2003 |
2.9 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
|
2004 |
2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
|
2005 |
3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
|
2006 |
3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
|
2007 |
3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
|
2008 |
2.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
|
2009 |
1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
|
2010 |
0.8 | –0.5 | 0.1 |
|
2011 |
1.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
|
2012 |
2.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
|
2013 |
2.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
|
2014 |
2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
|
2015 |
3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
|
2016 |
3.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
|
2017 |
2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
|
2018 |
2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
|
Note: BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and authors’ calculations. |
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