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

1993

37.9

1994

37.9

1995

37.4

1996

36.7

1997

36.3

1998

35.8

1999

34.8

2000

34.7

2001

34.6

2002

34.6

2003

34.7

2004

34.8

2005

34.2

2006

34.6

2007

34.2

2008

34.3

2009

34.3

2010

33.9

2011

34.3

2012

35.1

2013

34.9

2014

34.4

2015

33.8

2016

33.0

2017

33.4

2018

33.2

2019

33.2

2020

33.8

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.