Chart 9c. First-quarter private sector employment in medium-paying establishments, as a percentage of total employment, 1993–2020
Year Percent of total

1993

48.3

1994

48.0

1995

48.5

1996

49.1

1997

49.5

1998

50.0

1999

51.0

2000

51.0

2001

51.4

2002

51.4

2003

51.4

2004

51.3

2005

51.6

2006

51.5

2007

51.8

2008

51.9

2009

52.1

2010

52.5

2011

52.0

2012

51.6

2013

51.7

2014

51.9

2015

52.4

2016

53.0

2017

52.8

2018

53.0

2019

53.1

2020

52.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.