| Wage Changes(percent) | ||
| Hourly Wages (1998 dollars) | 1989 | 1998 |
| All | ||
| 90th percentile (high income) | 23.72 | 24.63 |
| 50th percentile (middle) | 11.30 | 11.13 |
| 20th percentile (poor) | 6.79 | 6.99 |
| Male | ||
| 90th percentile | 26.41 | 27.20 |
| 50th percentile | 13.22 | 12.63 |
| 20th percentile | 7.82 | 7.77 |
| Female | ||
| 90th percentile | 19.55 | 21.14 |
| 50th percentile | 9.66 | 9.88 |
| 20th percentile | 6.25 | 6.40 |
| Unemployment rates (%) | ||
| All | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| White | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Black | 11.4 | 9.0 |
| Hispanic | 8.0 | 6.9 |