Why are some Occupations Paid More than Others?
Why Are some occupations paid better than others?
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Justin Lavinder
Timothy Ramos
Luis Garcia
Data extracted on: September 8, 2017 (11:21:36 PM)
Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (National)
Series Id: CES0600000001
Seasonally Adjusted
Series Title: All employees, thousands, goods-producing, seasonally adjusted
Super Sector: Goods-producing
Industry: Goods-producing
NAICS Code: -
Data Type: ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| 2007 | 22439 | 22334 | 22391 | 22350 | 22323 | 22323 | 22277 | 22165 | 22093 | 22056 | 22015 | 21976 | |
| 2008 | 21947 | 21897 | 21820 | 21681 | 21599 | 21483 | 21360 | 21250 | 21101 | 20895 | 20623 | 20322 | |
| 2009 | 19889 | 19575 | 19227 | 18894 | 18655 | 18422 | 18278 | 18151 | 18043 | 17915 | 17869 | 17792 | |
| 2010 | 17707 | 17627 | 17672 | 17729 | 17742 | 17763 | 17777 | 17793 | 17787 | 17801 | 17827 | 17796 | |
| 2011 | 17784 | 17844 | 17906 | 17957 | 18007 | 18045 | 18094 | 18120 | 18167 | 18188 | 18187 | 18244 | |
| 2012 | 18304 | 18334 | 18372 | 18384 | 18386 | 18411 | 18447 | 18459 | 18461 | 18472 | 18477 | 18532 | |
| 2013 | 18572 | 18650 | 18668 | 18660 | 18693 | 18724 | 18702 | 18760 | 18809 | 18851 | 18900 | 18881 | |
| 2014 | 18947 | 18994 | 19052 | 19114 | 19150 | 19196 | 19256 | 19311 | 19360 | 19402 | 19442 | 19477 | |
| 2015 | 19521 | 19542 | 19530 | 19560 | 19591 | 19603 | 19627 | 19624 | 19614 | 19656 | 19688 | 19730 | |
| 2016 | 19754 | 19747 | 19752 | 19743 | 19699 | 19705 | 19731 | 19707 | 19718 | 19727 | 19762 | 19794 | |
| 2017 | 19845 | 19933 | 19950 | 19969 | 19982 | 20024 | 20047 | 20117 |
•What are trends in the labor market for the chosen labor group that you can identify for the last 10 years?
What factors affected the demand and supply for this labor group during the last 10 years?
Why do actors and actresses earn so much compared to the chosen labor group?
Why do hedge fund executives earn so much compared to the chosen labor group?
In addition to wages, what other factors influence an individual to choose one job over another?
What jobs do you think have the best mix of salary and other characteristics that individuals care about?
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