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Source data table
Here is the source data from the BLS and TPC sources linked above:
year
jobs created
top individual income tax rate:
0-35%
36-50%
51-75%
over 75%
0.5%
1.9%
2.5%
2.7%
column means from below: bar height values
1940
8.3%
81.10%
8.3%
1941
11.5%
81.00%
11.5%
1942
10.0%
88.00%
10.0%
1943
2.0%
88.00%
2.0%
1944
-2.1%
94.00%
-2.1%
1945
-6.6%
94.00%
-6.6%
1946
10.9%
86.45%
10.9%
1947
2.8%
86.45%
2.8%
1948
1.0%
82.13%
1.0%
1949
-3.4%
82.13%
-3.4%
1950
7.7%
91.00%
7.7%
1951
3.1%
91.00%
3.1%
1952
3.8%
92.00%
3.8%
1953
-0.9%
92.00%
-0.9%
1954
-0.7%
91.00%
-0.7%
1955
5.0%
91.00%
5.0%
1956
2.2%
91.00%
2.2%
1957
-1.0%
91.00%
-1.0%
1958
-0.6%
91.00%
-0.6%
1959
4.0%
91.00%
4.0%
1960
-0.8%
91.00%
-0.8%
1961
2.1%
91.00%
2.1%
1962
2.1%
91.00%
2.1%
1963
2.4%
91.00%
2.4%
1964
3.6%
77.00%
3.6%
1965
4.9%
70.00%
4.9%
1966
4.6%
70.00%
4.6%
1967
2.6%
70.00%
2.6%
1968
3.5%
75.25%
3.5%
1969
2.9%
77.00%
2.9%
1970
-0.6%
71.75%
-0.6%
1971
1.9%
70.00%
1.9%
1972
4.4%
70.00%
4.4%
1973
3.7%
70.00%
3.7%
1974
-0.5%
70.00%
-0.5%
1975
0.5%
70.00%
0.5%
1976
3.1%
70.00%
3.1%
1977
4.9%
70.00%
4.9%
1978
5.1%
70.00%
5.1%
1979
2.2%
70.00%
2.2%
1980
0.3%
70.00%
0.3%
1981
-0.1%
69.13%
-0.1%
1982
-2.3%
50.00%
-2.3%
1983
3.9%
50.00%
3.9%
1984
4.2%
50.00%
4.2%
1985
2.6%
50.00%
2.6%
1986
1.9%
50.00%
1.9%
1987
3.1%
38.50%
3.1%
1988
3.1%
28.00%
3.1%
1989
1.8%
28.00%
1.8%
1990
0.3%
31.00%
0.3%
1991
-0.8%
31.00%
-0.8%
1992
1.1%
31.00%
1.1%
1993
2.5%
39.60%
2.5%
1994
3.4%
39.60%
3.4%
1995
1.9%
39.60%
1.9%
1996
2.4%
39.60%
2.4%
1997
2.8%
39.60%
2.8%
1998
2.4%
39.60%
2.4%
1999
2.5%
39.60%
2.5%
2000
1.5%
39.60%
1.5%
2001
-1.3%
38.60%
-1.3%
2002
-0.4%
38.60%
-0.4%
2003
0.1%
35.00%
0.1%
2004
1.6%
35.00%
1.6%
2005
1.9%
35.00%
1.9%
2006
1.5%
35.00%
1.5%
2007
0.8%
35.00%
0.8%
2008
-2.6%
35.00%
-2.6%
2009
-3.8%
35.00%
-3.8%
2010
0.8%
35.00%
0.8%
2011
1.4%
35.00%
1.4%
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