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Table 1: Employment and Wage Distribution and Changes from 1996-1997


Employment (Unique Social Security Numbers) Total Wages
1996 1997 Total Study Records 1996 1997 Average Quarterly Wage*
Type of Employment Employment Percent of the Year Employment Percent of the Year Employment Percent of Study Total Total Wages Percent of the Year Total Wages Percent of the Year 1996 1997 Percent Change
1. Worked all eight quarters in 1996 and 1997 119,062 42.0% 119,062 41.6% 119,062 34.3% $3,168,610,085 69.2% $3,371,193,265 70.0% 6,653 7,079 6.4%
two year stable workers 97,529 34.4% 97,529 34.1% 97,529 2,784,163,323 60.8% 2,947,587,393 61.2% 7,137 7,556 5.9%
two year job changes 21,533 7.6% 21,533 7.5% 21,533 384,446,762 8.4% 423,605,872 8.8% 4,463 4,918 10.2%
2. Worked in 1996 and 1997 but not eight quarters 103,933 36.6% 103,933 36.3% 103,933 29.9% $1,102,265,070 24.1% $1,140,639,433 23.7% N/A N/A N/A
worked one quarter 17,887 6.3% 16,797 5.9% 39,122,316 0.9% 38,754,704 0.8% 2,187 2,307 5.5%
worked two quarters 25,204 8.9% 23,599 8.2% 118,808,281 2.6% 140,434,090 2.9% 2,357 2,975 26.2%
worked three quarters 32,782 11.6% 32,335 11.3% 331,318,315 7.2% 412,814,621 8.6% 3,369 4,256 26.3%
worked four quarters 28,060 9.9% 31,202 10.9% 613,016,158 13.4% 548,636,018 11.4% 5,462 4,396 -19.5%
3. Worked only in 1996 60,735 21.4% 60,735 17.5% $306,023,715 6.7% N/A N/A N/A
worked one quarter 28,117 9.9% 62,658,041 1.4% 2,228
worked two quarters 18,690 6.6% 82,600,038 1.8% 2,210
worked three quarters 9,341 3.3% 84,737,199 1.9% 3,024
worked four quarters 4,587 1.6% 76,028,437 1.7% 4,144
4. Worked only in 1997 63,365 22.1% 63,365 18.3% $303,129,197 6.3% N/A N/A N/A
worked one quarter 29,177 10.2% 69,709,554 1.4% 2,389
worked two quarters 20,150 7.0% 85,515,084 1.8% 2,122
worked three quarters 9,865 3.4% 82,806,295 1.7% 2,798
worked four quarters 4,173 1.5% 65,098,264 1.4% 3,900
Total 283,730 100.0% 286,360 100.0% 347,095 100.0% $4,576,898,870 100.0% $4,814,961,895 100.0% N/A N/A N/A
* Average quarterly wage=(segment annual total wage/segment annual workers)/segment correspondent working quarters

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