Median market income of recipients and the unemployment rate, persons aged 25 to 54, 1976 to 2009

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Date Median market income Unemployment rate
1976 39,700 5.3
1977 38,900 6.0
1978 38,700 6.4
1979 38,100 5.8
1980 38,600 5.8
1981 37,200 6.0
1982 35,200 8.9
1983 35,100 10.0
1984 34,300 9.8
1985 34,500 9.1
1986 35,000 8.3
1987 35,100 7.7
1988 35,700 6.9
1989 35,900 6.8
1990 34,800 7.3
1991 33,400 9.2
1992 34,000 10.0
1993 33,100 10.3
1994 33,500 9.4
1995 33,200 8.5
1996 33,200 8.6
1997 33,200 7.8
1998 34,300 7.1
1999 35,000 6.4
2000 35,700 5.7
2001 35,400 6.2
2002 35,200 6.6
2003 35,300 6.4
2004 35,600 6.0
2005 36,000 5.8
2006 36,700 5.3
2007 37,000 5.1
2008 38,100 5.1
2009 37,200 7.1