Think by Numbers

Think by Numbers


Financial Sector Costs Us More than Any Other Sector In Economy

April 11, 2016

The financial sector receives more of the average paycheck than any other sector of the economy.  Its share of the economy totals $2 trillion dollars. In 1985, the financial sector earned less than 16% of domestic corporate profits.  Today, it’s over 40%. In the 1960s, finance and insurance accounted for only 4% of GDP, whereas in 2007 finance and insurance accounted for […]