tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post1614400530958972679..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Picture of the Day: Declining Household IncomePatrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-55468380292287074892011-10-10T19:16:50.372-07:002011-10-10T19:16:50.372-07:00This is data from "the usual weekly earnings ...This is data from "the usual weekly earnings of wage and salary workers" from the Current Population Survery of the BLS I believe. Thus it is the decline in earnings of the employed. But it could be either salary declines for the same job or hours are cut back but hourly wage is the same. Both would cause this result.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-92075288975507525652011-10-10T16:01:02.130-07:002011-10-10T16:01:02.130-07:00Is this reduction due to reduced wages of employed...Is this reduction due to reduced wages of employed workers? Or is due to the loss of jobs (the number of people with no wages)?Cralishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893222258079729646noreply@blogger.com