Women in the Workforce Then and Now.

Retro Government Work Poster 

Labor Facts: 

"In 2009, women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median weekly earning of  $657, or about 80% of the $819 median for their male counterparts. In 1979, the first year comparable earning data were available, women earned about 62% as much as men. After a gradual rise in the  1980's and early 1990s, the women's-to-men's earnings ratio peaked at 81% in 2005 and 2006", according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

The ratio of female-to-male earning varied by place of residence

Ratio %  vs.  Location

96.5 District of Colombia

88.7 California 

88.4 North Carolina

88.2 Arkansas

87.2 Maryland

87.2 Oklahoma

84.7 Delaware

84.2 Georgia

83.9 New York 

83.6 Minnesota

82.8 Colorado

81.5 Hawaii

81.9 Vermont

81.4 Texas

81.2 South Dakota

81.1 Florida

80.7 Nebraska

80.7 Nevada

80.4 Iowa

80.4 Virginia

80.2 U.S.

80.2 South Carolina

80.1 West Virginia

79.8 Idaho

79.5 Mississippi

79.5 Ohio

79.4 Wisconsin

79.3 Pennsylvania

78.9 Tennessee

77.9 Kentucky

77.9 New Mexico

77.8 Rhode Island

77.3 Montana

77.1 Missouri

76.8 Oregon

76.3 Massachusetts

76.0 Arizona

75.7 Washington

75.3 North Dakota

75.2 Kansas

75.2 Utah

75.0 Connecticut

74.7 Illinois

74.5 Alabama

74.1 New Hampshire

73.5 Michigan

72.2 Alaska

67.2 Wyoming

65.0 Louisiana

Source: http://www.dol.gov/wb/equal-pay/equal-pay-toolkit-20110412.htm

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