Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by Decade,
Counties of Wisconsin, 1970-2022
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County
Average Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County
Wisconsin:
1970-2022 = 0.84%
2022 = -3.95%
1970-1979 = 0.76%
1980-1989 = 0.25%
1990-1999 = 1.63%
2000-2009 = 0.77%
2010-2019 = 1.05%
2020-2022 = 0.03%
U.S.:
1970-2022 = 0.93%
2022 = -4.51%
1970-1979 = 0.89%
1980-1989 = 0.71%
1990-1999 = 1.68%
2000-2009 = 0.72%
2010-2019 = 1.01%
2020-2022 = -0.24%
View Distribution Totals as:Actual Percent
   
 
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth of Wisconsin's 72 Counties:
Average Growth Distributions by Decade over 1970-2022
1970-2022
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-2019
2020-2022
2022
More than 1.3%
5
28
6
38
16
39
10
2
1.3% to 1.2%
0
1
1
8
1
5
3
0
1.2% to 1.1%
10
4
2
4
3
4
1
0
1.1% to 1.0%
13
5
3
3
6
5
4
0
1.0% to 0.9%
17
3
2
1
4
4
2
0
0.9% to 0.8%
12
8
2
5
4
1
0
0
0.8% or Below
13
21
54
13
38
14
52
70
Suppressed/Undefined
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Total
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
 
   
   
 
Wisconsin Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by County:
Average Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U
1
U
2
U
2
3.19
1
2.11
4
0.30
69
1.77
7
-2.96
24
 
U
2
U
1
U
1
1.91
15
0.61
43
1.33
34
-0.20
53
-4.25
47
 
1.85
3
1.38
23
0.40
40
-0.41
70
4.03
1
3.10
3
4.35
1
4.79
1
 
1.48
4
1.57
15
0.73
22
1.17
47
0.52
48
3.49
1
1.20
13
-0.97
5
 
1.43
5
1.62
13
1.19
10
2.27
4
0.27
56
1.85
12
1.23
12
-2.26
13
 
1.33
6
0.88
46
-0.73
70
2.60
3
2.02
6
1.36
32
3.08
2
2.36
2
 
1.29
7
1.70
9
1.70
5
0.80
59
1.81
8
0.90
58
-0.32
56
-4.63
59
 
1.22
8
1.02
39
2.80
3
-0.56
71
0.14
61
2.20
8
2.82
5
-2.70
19
 
1.20
9
1.70
10
0.87
17
1.64
24
0.82
34
1.03
52
1.01
18
-4.56
58
 
1.19
10
2.72
3
0.40
38
0.81
58
1.02
26
1.31
37
0.20
37
-4.41
54
 
1.17
11
1.47
19
1.34
8
0.67
62
1.25
17
1.28
41
0.64
26
-1.59
8
 
1.15
12
0.77
54
0.74
21
1.87
18
0.87
31
1.75
15
0.25
35
-4.44
55
 
1.13
13
1.11
35
1.13
11
1.57
27
1.73
9
0.50
67
-0.10
46
-4.36
52
 
1.13
14
0.76
55
0.31
42
1.82
20
-0.08
66
2.28
6
2.96
4
-4.48
57
 
1.12
15
1.69
12
-0.40
65
1.29
39
1.47
13
1.53
24
1.14
14
-4.15
44
 
1.09
16
1.33
29
-0.32
62
2.11
7
0.71
38
1.64
19
1.04
16
-4.31
48
 
1.08
17
1.22
31
-0.20
60
1.01
53
3.14
3
0.79
59
-0.71
63
-5.32
66
 
1.06
18
0.78
53
0.75
20
1.53
29
0.33
53
1.77
13
1.59
8
-2.73
20
 
1.06
19
0.99
41
0.56
28
1.09
51
0.57
46
2.03
10
1.26
11
-0.84
4
 
1.06
20
1.71
8
0.18
47
1.37
38
1.06
24
1.30
40
-0.02
44
-3.47
30
 
1.05
21
1.51
17
-0.49
67
1.25
43
1.44
14
1.73
16
0.48
31
-3.81
37
 
1.05
22
1.73
7
-0.06
56
1.43
35
0.72
37
1.69
18
0.24
36
-3.14
26
 
1.05
23
1.32
30
1.48
6
0.72
61
0.17
60
0.98
54
2.97
3
0.14
3
 
1.01
24
1.36
24
1.02
14
1.46
33
0.31
55
1.07
49
0.40
32
-3.84
38
 
1.00
25
0.12
66
0.40
37
2.06
9
1.05
25
1.57
23
0.39
33
-5.28
65
 
1.00
26
1.48
18
1.05
13
1.14
49
-0.42
71
2.12
9
-0.30
54
-6.25
70
 
1.00
27
-0.32
70
0.80
19
1.48
32
0.22
59
2.84
4
0.91
20
-5.87
68
 
1.00
28
0.95
42
1.43
7
0.99
54
0.32
54
1.64
20
-0.17
52
-3.34
27
 
0.99
29
1.03
38
0.48
35
1.97
13
0.36
52
1.23
44
0.59
29
-2.12
11
 
0.98
30
1.40
21
0.09
51
1.39
36
0.59
44
1.57
22
0.48
30
-6.12
69
 
0.96
31
0.83
47
1.21
9
0.86
56
0.53
47
1.48
28
0.60
28
-2.23
12
 
0.95
32
1.36
25
0.27
44
1.56
28
0.84
33
1.18
46
-0.50
60
-4.34
51
 
0.95
33
1.33
28
-0.62
69
1.83
19
1.43
15
1.05
51
0.09
40
-2.27
14
 
0.95
34
0.21
64
0.55
30
1.10
50
0.91
29
2.49
5
-0.72
64
-4.33
50
 
0.95
35
2.53
4
0.26
45
-1.39
72
3.58
2
0.21
71
-0.53
61
-6.97
71
 
0.95
36
0.76
56
0.81
18
1.89
17
0.76
35
0.96
55
-0.48
59
-4.46
56
 
0.95
37
0.70
57
0.65
25
1.24
44
1.16
18
1.30
39
-0.12
49
-3.58
33
 
0.94
38
0.20
65
-0.33
63
2.06
8
0.73
36
3.19
2
-2.84
72
-4.03
41
 
0.94
39
1.09
36
0.57
27
2.04
10
-0.19
68
1.47
29
-0.04
45
-2.69
18
 
0.92
40
1.56
16
0.64
26
1.04
52
-0.17
67
1.52
25
0.96
19
-2.01
10
 
0.92
41
0.89
44
0.40
39
1.52
30
1.34
16
0.94
57
-0.74
65
-2.79
23
 
0.92
42
0.63
61
0.97
16
0.67
63
1.08
22
1.42
30
0.32
34
-5.07
64
 
0.92
43
1.35
27
-0.03
55
1.26
41
1.47
12
0.58
65
0.78
21
-2.66
16
 
0.91
44
1.19
32
0.65
24
1.25
42
0.38
51
1.30
38
0.14
38
-3.61
34
 
0.91
45
1.40
22
0.97
15
0.79
60
0.86
32
1.12
48
-1.10
68
-4.92
63
 
0.91
46
0.66
60
2.08
4
0.84
57
-0.36
70
2.22
7
-2.14
71
-3.53
31
 
0.90
47
1.06
37
0.26
46
2.26
5
1.08
23
0.09
72
0.10
39
-3.57
32
 
0.90
48
0.83
48
0.48
34
-0.24
69
2.06
5
1.20
45
1.40
10
-2.78
22
 
0.90
49
0.62
62
0.49
33
1.38
37
0.90
30
1.17
47
0.63
27
-3.44
29
 
0.87
50
0.79
52
0.55
29
0.25
68
1.13
19
1.99
11
-0.30
55
-4.16
45
 
0.87
51
0.82
50
0.48
36
1.72
22
0.57
45
1.05
50
-0.12
47
-3.13
25
 
0.86
52
0.58
63
0.55
31
0.54
66
0.95
28
1.51
26
1.47
9
-2.30
15
 
0.86
53
1.16
33
0.38
41
1.51
31
0.68
39
0.49
68
1.05
15
-4.77
61
 
0.85
54
0.00
68
1.05
12
1.26
40
1.56
11
0.68
62
-0.15
51
-4.04
42
 
0.83
55
0.80
51
-0.12
58
0.64
65
1.57
10
1.31
36
0.72
23
-2.75
21
 
0.83
56
1.11
34
0.00
54
0.64
64
0.65
41
1.77
14
0.75
22
-1.50
7
 
0.81
57
0.90
43
0.30
43
2.02
11
0.48
49
1.01
53
-1.48
70
-4.85
62
 
0.81
58
0.83
49
0.07
53
2.69
2
0.02
65
0.64
64
0.05
41
-3.81
36
 
0.79
59
0.68
58
0.49
32
1.61
26
0.25
57
0.96
56
0.68
25
-4.12
43
 
0.79
60
1.69
11
-0.97
71
1.62
25
0.66
40
1.23
43
-0.12
48
-1.84
9
 
0.78
61
-0.01
69
0.68
23
1.89
16
0.24
58
1.34
33
0.03
42
-2.67
17
 
0.78
62
2.01
5
-0.54
68
1.22
45
-0.25
69
1.48
27
0.71
24
-5.48
67
 
0.78
63
1.35
26
0.17
48
2.00
12
-0.47
72
1.33
35
-0.86
66
-3.96
39
 
0.77
64
1.84
6
-0.35
64
1.22
46
0.09
62
1.62
21
-1.07
67
-4.74
60
 
0.77
65
1.45
20
0.09
52
0.89
55
0.45
50
0.66
63
1.80
6
-1.36
6
 
0.76
66
0.66
59
0.09
50
1.96
14
1.12
20
0.25
70
-0.14
50
-4.20
46
 
0.71
67
-0.42
72
-0.43
66
2.21
6
1.10
21
1.72
17
-1.30
69
-4.40
53
 
0.70
68
-0.39
71
-0.25
61
1.79
21
1.82
7
0.74
61
0.02
43
-3.76
35
 
0.64
69
0.89
45
-0.17
59
1.45
34
0.07
63
1.26
42
-0.38
57
-3.97
40
 
0.62
70
1.58
14
-1.16
72
1.16
48
0.62
42
0.78
60
1.01
17
-3.42
28
 
0.58
71
1.01
40
-0.08
57
1.68
23
0.06
64
0.56
66
-0.57
62
-4.31
49
 
0.56
72
0.04
67
0.14
49
0.52
67
0.98
27
1.40
31
-0.39
58
-10.12
72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.84
0.76
0.25
1.63
0.77
1.05
0.03
-3.95
 
0.82
0.68
0.21
1.71
0.80
0.95
-0.06
-4.05
 
0.92
1.11
0.33
1.36
0.64
1.35
0.31
-3.75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.93
0.89
0.71
1.68
0.72
1.01
-0.24
-4.51
 
0.91
0.81
0.76
1.75
0.65
0.97
-0.36
-4.72
 
0.89
1.39
0.04
1.03
1.01
1.00
0.75
-2.90
Source: Calculations by the Wisconsin Regional Economic Analysis Project (WI-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_DECADES_1502A
 
   
   
 
Wisconsin Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth by Region:
Average Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
 
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
 
 
0.89
1.23
0.59
1.21
0.42
1.19
0.26
-3.36
 
0.76
1.64
-1.05
1.49
0.69
1.16
0.38
-2.90
 
0.78
-0.02
0.29
1.51
1.38
0.97
-0.06
-3.65
 
0.96
0.83
1.21
0.86
0.53
1.48
0.60
-2.23
 
0.93
0.97
0.59
1.74
0.57
1.10
-0.13
-3.29
 
0.64
0.89
-0.17
1.45
0.07
1.26
-0.38
-3.97
 
0.95
0.66
0.76
1.13
1.11
1.37
0.00
-3.31
 
1.04
0.25
0.41
2.01
1.08
1.61
0.50
-4.96
 
0.77
0.59
0.21
1.93
0.89
0.52
-0.23
-4.16
 
0.97
0.41
0.89
1.96
0.46
1.36
0.18
-3.92
 
0.81
0.90
0.30
2.02
0.48
1.01
-1.48
-4.85
 
0.58
1.01
-0.08
1.68
0.06
0.56
-0.57
-4.31
 
0.92
0.89
0.40
1.52
1.34
0.94
-0.74
-2.79
 
1.07
1.72
0.16
1.37
1.04
1.35
0.02
-3.43
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.84
0.76
0.25
1.63
0.77
1.05
0.03
-3.95
 
0.82
0.68
0.21
1.71
0.80
0.95
-0.06
-4.05
 
0.92
1.11
0.33
1.36
0.64
1.35
0.31
-3.75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.93
0.89
0.71
1.68
0.72
1.01
-0.24
-4.51
 
0.91
0.81
0.76
1.75
0.65
0.97
-0.36
-4.72
 
0.89
1.39
0.04
1.03
1.01
1.00
0.75
-2.90
Source: Calculations by the Wisconsin Regional Economic Analysis Project (WI-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_DECADES_1502B
 
   
A Note on Real* Average Earnings Per Job
The United States economy has generated an impressive number of jobs since the 1970s. The contrast between the nation's vigorous employment growth and the modest performance of other major industrial countries is striking. Despite this rosy track record, the real (inflation adjusted) wages and salaries of many workers have stagnated or slipped in recent years. This development has provoked concerns about the quality of new jobs. Structural shifts in the composition of employment--from high-wage goods-producing to low-wage services-related sectors--is the culprit most often cited for the deteriorating quality of jobs.
Definition: Average Annual Earnings Per Job are computed by dividing BEA total industry earnings estimates by the BEA total full- and part-time jobs estimates. No convenient or adequate means exist at the county or regional level for converting the job estimates to a full-time equivalent measure. So, interpret the average earnings per job estimates with caution in consideration of the following issues:
Average earnings per job within industries involving more part-time work is lower than industries involving more full-time work, although there could be little difference in the underlying wage of full-time workers. Such differences could also prevail between counties and regions. An increase in the proportion of part-time jobs over time may erode average earnings per job estimates, although full-time earnings per worker may have remained unchanged.
As with per capita income, average earnings per job may be subject to extreme short-run variation, especially in smaller counties. Major construction projects relating to building dams, nuclear power plants, and private plant construction projects have caused extreme fluctuations in many smaller counties. Such changes typify both small and large agriculture-dependent counties owing to the extreme annual variations in farm incomes. Also, Since average earnings per job are just a simple average, it does not account for variations in the distribution of earnings among high- vs. low-wage jobs.
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