[lbo-talk] Query BLS replacement data series

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Nov 16 09:32:37 PST 2010


On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Gar Lipow wrote:


> Thanks Doug. The reason I like non-sup is that supervisory includes
> Bill Gates. Neither is perfect. If Sup includes bill Gate, non-sup
> excludes the "manager" of the local movie theater. Still I suspect if
> you are trying to capture workers wages non-sup comes closer than Sup.
> Am I wrong? Would i be better off using all workers?

The all worker data begins only in 2007, so it's really not all that useful yet. The nonsup covers about 80% of the private sector workforce. Lately, the all-worker series has been lagging the nonsup. I guess middle management is still getting hammered.

Doug



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