State of the Union 2017: Earnings

Between 1970 and 2010, the earnings gap between whites and other groups has narrowed, but most of that decline was secured in the immediate aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement. Except in the case of Asians, more recent trends are less favorable, with the post-1980 earnings gap either growing larger (e.g., Hispanics) or remaining roughly stable in size (e.g., black men).

Reference Information

Author: 

Colin Peterson,
C. Matthew Snipp,
Sin Yi Cheung
Publisher: 
Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality
Publication Date: 
June 2017