Figure 2. Distribution of skill for all U.S. workers and median-wage firm workers, weighted by individual employment, 1999
| Skill index |
Skill distribution |
| All U.S. workers |
Median-wage firm workers |
|
0.275
|
0.0004 |
0.0001 |
|
0.325
|
.0048 |
.0032 |
|
0.375
|
.0037 |
.0023 |
|
0.425
|
.0006 |
.0002 |
|
0.475
|
.0052 |
.0059 |
|
0.525
|
.0183 |
.0098 |
|
0.575
|
.0111 |
.0216 |
|
0.625
|
.0050 |
.0032 |
|
0.675
|
.0059 |
.0078 |
|
0.725
|
.0038 |
.0017 |
|
0.775
|
.0030 |
.0023 |
|
0.825
|
.0061 |
.0055 |
|
0.875
|
.0031 |
.0012 |
|
0.925
|
.0263 |
.0404 |
|
0.975
|
.0003 |
.0003 |
|
1.025
|
.0602 |
.0271 |
|
1.075
|
.0041 |
.0039 |
|
1.125
|
.0487 |
.0384 |
|
1.175
|
.0027 |
.0015 |
|
1.225
|
.0069 |
.0079 |
|
1.275
|
.0067 |
.0048 |
|
1.325
|
.0134 |
.0103 |
|
1.375
|
.0107 |
.0102 |
|
1.425
|
.0043 |
.0027 |
|
1.475
|
.0465 |
.0609 |
|
1.525
|
.0055 |
.0080 |
|
1.575
|
.0249 |
.0213 |
|
1.625
|
.0193 |
.0125 |
|
1.675
|
.0070 |
.0102 |
|
1.725
|
.0071 |
.0058 |
|
1.775
|
.0077 |
.0082 |
|
1.825
|
.0256 |
.0432 |
|
1.875
|
.0071 |
.0075 |
|
1.925
|
.0097 |
.0124 |
|
1.975
|
.0089 |
.0117 |
|
2.025
|
.0331 |
.0392 |
|
2.075
|
.0119 |
.0100 |
|
2.125
|
.0070 |
.0067 |
|
2.175
|
.0126 |
.0261 |
|
2.225
|
.0117 |
.0136 |
|
2.275
|
.0066 |
.0055 |
|
2.325
|
.0195 |
.0117 |
|
2.375
|
.0151 |
.0162 |
|
2.425
|
.0107 |
.0149 |
|
2.475
|
.0166 |
.0149 |
|
2.525
|
.0194 |
.0325 |
|
2.575
|
.0106 |
.0113 |
|
2.625
|
.0142 |
.0150 |
|
2.675
|
.0091 |
.0130 |
|
2.725
|
.0060 |
.0055 |
|
2.775
|
.0060 |
.0087 |
|
2.825
|
.0129 |
.0121 |
|
2.875
|
.0096 |
.0070 |
|
2.925
|
.0093 |
.0155 |
|
2.975
|
.0073 |
.0069 |
|
3.025
|
.0118 |
.0148 |
|
3.075
|
.0140 |
.0190 |
|
3.125
|
.0082 |
.0073 |
|
3.175
|
.0231 |
.0224 |
|
3.225
|
.0043 |
.0036 |
|
3.275
|
.0051 |
.0033 |
|
3.325
|
.0082 |
.0080 |
|
3.375
|
.0058 |
.0136 |
|
3.425
|
.0158 |
.0160 |
|
3.475
|
.0047 |
.0040 |
|
3.525
|
.0071 |
.0077 |
|
3.575
|
.0111 |
.0150 |
|
3.625
|
.0041 |
.0049 |
|
3.675
|
.0091 |
.0120 |
|
3.725
|
.0022 |
.0030 |
|
3.775
|
.0066 |
.0046 |
|
3.825
|
.0064 |
.0051 |
|
3.875
|
.0052 |
.0047 |
|
3.925
|
.0151 |
.0128 |
|
3.975
|
.0033 |
.0021 |
|
4.025
|
.0039 |
.0032 |
|
4.075
|
.0057 |
.0061 |
|
4.125
|
.0038 |
.0021 |
|
4.175
|
.0044 |
.0039 |
|
4.225
|
.0023 |
.0020 |
|
4.275
|
.0027 |
.0016 |
|
4.325
|
.0099 |
.0100 |
|
4.375
|
.0049 |
.0040 |
|
4.425
|
.0017 |
.0014 |
|
4.475
|
.0024 |
.0011 |
|
4.525
|
.0030 |
.0016 |
|
4.575
|
.0053 |
.0067 |
|
4.625
|
.0025 |
.0029 |
|
4.675
|
.0015 |
.0012 |
|
4.725
|
.0023 |
.0016 |
|
4.775
|
.0042 |
.0015 |
|
4.825
|
.0038 |
.0028 |
|
4.875
|
.0008 |
.0018 |
|
4.925
|
.0034 |
.0062 |
|
4.975
|
.0033 |
.0016 |
|
5.025
|
.0029 |
.0041 |
|
5.075
|
.0035 |
.0048 |
|
5.125
|
.0009 |
.0011 |
|
5.175
|
.0008 |
.0001 |
|
5.225
|
.0014 |
.0006 |
|
5.275
|
.0037 |
.0027 |
|
5.325
|
.0018 |
.0007 |