Greenlee County vs. Arizona
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Average Earnings Per Job Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Greenlee County vs. Arizona
Greenlee County:
2022 Avg. Earnings = $96,497
2022 Percent of State = 144.75%
Arizona:
2022 Avg. Earnings = $66,667
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.
Regions vary greatly in the make-up of their labor force, in their industry composition of employment, and their economic experience. Reviewing and examining recent developments in average earnings per job in Greenlee County with comparisons to Arizona and the nation is an important first step in understanding the economic forces at play in Greenlee County.
Discussion: 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.
Greenlee County Average Earnings Per Job, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Greenlee County Average Earnings Per Job, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Greenlee County's annual average earnings per job over 1970-2022 in current and constant (2017) dollars. Constant dollar measurements remove the effects of inflation. They allow for comparison of changes in the real purchasing power of Greenlee County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Greenlee County's average earnings per job increased 857.20%, from $10,081 in 1970 to $96,497 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 63.04%, from $51,003 in 1970 to $83,156 in 2022.
Real Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
Real Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Greenlee County's and Arizona's annual real average earnings per job for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real average earnings per job patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Greenlee County's real average earnings per job rose from $48,678 in 1969 to $83,156 in 2022, for a net gain of $34,478, or 70.83%. In comparison, Arizona's real average earnings per job advanced from $37,066 in 1969 to $57,450 in 2022, for a net advance of $20,384, or 54.99%.
Real Average Earnings Per Job Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Average Earnings Per Job Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 portrays Greenlee County's real average earnings per job growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Arizona, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real average earnings per job in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real average earnings per jobs in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real average earnings per job growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Greenlee County's overall real average earnings per job growth was 70.83% over 1969-2022 outpaced Arizona's increase of 54.99%, and outpaced the United States' increase of 62.26%.
Average Earnings Per Job as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Average Earnings Per Job as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Figure 4 displays the trends for average earnings per job relative to the national average by tracing Greenlee County and Arizona average earnings per job as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Greenlee County's average earnings per job amounted to 128.04% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 134.80%. Similarly, in 1969, Arizona's average earnings per job totaled 97.50% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 93.13%.
Greenlee County Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Greenlee County Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 highlights the short-run pattern of Greenlee County's real average earnings per job growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also traced on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, Greenlee County's real average earnings per job grew at an annual rate of 1.17% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 2008 (20.19%) and posted its lowest growth in 1982 (-15.37%). In 2022, Greenlee County's real average earnings per job grew by 5.98%
Greenlee County Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Greenlee County Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again traces the annual percent change in Greenlee County's real average earnings per job since 1970, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Greenlee County's annual real average earnings per job growth rate averaged 2.77%. It averaged -1.95% during the 1980s, 2.49% during the 1990s, 1.34% in the 2000s, 0.96% during the 2010s, 1.92% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Real Average Earnings Per Job Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Average Earnings Per Job Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Greenlee County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Arizona and the nation. As the chart reveals, Greenlee County's average annual real average earnings per job growth exceeded Arizona's average in the 1970s (2.77% vs. 0.80%), fell below Arizona's average throughout the 1980s (-1.95% vs. -0.11%), surpassed Arizona's average in the 1990s (2.49% vs. 1.86%), registered above Arizona's average throughout the 2000s (1.34% vs. 0.66%), trailed Arizona's average throughout the 2010s (0.96% vs. 1.02%), and outperformed Arizona's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (1.92% vs. 0.86%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real average earnings per job growth trends, Greenlee County surpassed the nation in the 1970s (2.77% vs. 0.89%), fell under the nation throughout the 1980s (-1.95% vs. 0.71%), outperformed the nation throughout the 1990s (2.49% vs. 1.68%), topped the nation over the 2000s (1.34% vs. 0.72%), fell under the nation during the 2010s (0.96% vs. 1.01%), and recorded above the nation over 2020-2022 (1.92% vs. -0.24%).
   
 
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.17
2.77
-1.95
2.49
1.34
0.96
1.92
5.98
 
0.85
0.80
-0.11
1.86
0.66
1.02
0.86
-2.18
 
0.93
0.89
0.71
1.68
0.72
1.01
-0.24
-4.51
 
   

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Greenlee County:
Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
9,192
0.189
48,678
100.0
N
131.33
128.04
1970
 
10,081
0.198
51,003
104.8
4.78
135.40
132.72
1971
 
10,629
0.206
51,584
106.0
1.14
131.71
131.17
1972
 
11,877
0.213
55,739
114.5
8.06
137.65
136.66
1973
 
13,348
0.225
59,443
122.1
6.65
145.03
142.97
1974
 
14,284
0.248
57,613
118.4
-3.08
144.24
143.88
1975
 
14,620
0.269
54,432
111.8
-5.52
141.24
136.48
1976
 
16,024
0.283
56,557
116.2
3.90
143.66
138.75
1977
 
16,885
0.302
55,955
114.9
-1.06
142.89
136.04
1978
 
19,395
0.323
60,091
123.4
7.39
151.79
144.12
1979
 
22,272
0.351
63,376
130.2
5.47
158.29
152.88
1980
 
24,328
0.389
62,496
128.4
-1.39
159.36
155.39
1981
 
25,786
0.424
60,794
124.9
-2.72
155.46
151.09
1982
 
23,034
0.448
51,448
105.7
-15.37
134.16
128.04
1983
 
26,383
0.467
56,523
116.1
9.86
147.29
139.44
1984
 
27,212
0.484
56,178
115.4
-0.61
144.79
134.84
1985
 
25,790
0.501
51,449
105.7
-8.42
132.72
122.06
1986
 
26,248
0.512
51,247
105.3
-0.39
128.84
118.89
1987
 
26,670
0.528
50,510
103.8
-1.44
125.39
115.32
1988
 
28,423
0.549
51,806
106.4
2.57
127.85
116.45
1989
 
29,206
0.573
51,004
104.8
-1.55
129.00
114.71
1990
 
30,884
0.598
51,667
106.1
1.30
131.86
116.11
1991
 
32,500
0.618
52,611
108.1
1.83
131.10
118.02
1992
 
34,721
0.634
54,748
112.5
4.06
131.89
118.19
1993
 
34,884
0.650
53,668
110.3
-1.97
128.25
115.89
1994
 
36,689
0.664
55,291
113.6
3.02
130.88
118.70
1995
 
37,643
0.678
55,559
114.1
0.49
130.07
119.11
1996
 
39,351
0.692
56,864
116.8
2.35
131.42
119.94
1997
 
41,609
0.704
59,098
121.4
3.93
133.61
121.60
1998
 
44,662
0.710
62,933
129.3
6.49
135.66
124.02
1999
 
46,871
0.720
65,097
133.7
3.44
137.02
124.16
2000
 
50,015
0.738
67,751
139.2
4.08
139.02
125.34
2001
 
43,512
0.753
57,783
118.7
-14.71
117.29
104.91
2002
 
42,884
0.763
56,211
115.5
-2.72
112.49
101.13
2003
 
45,780
0.779
58,772
120.7
4.56
116.84
104.87
2004
 
46,525
0.798
58,282
119.7
-0.83
113.22
102.35
2005
 
47,076
0.821
57,321
117.8
-1.65
110.21
100.92
2006
 
50,864
0.844
60,237
123.7
5.09
112.52
105.00
2007
 
53,570
0.866
61,854
127.1
2.68
116.60
108.48
2008
 
66,293
0.892
74,345
152.7
20.19
143.92
131.80
2009
 
63,930
0.889
71,895
147.7
-3.30
141.87
127.76
2010
 
64,763
0.905
71,550
147.0
-0.48
140.92
124.09
2011
 
68,697
0.928
74,023
152.1
3.46
146.11
128.09
2012
 
68,685
0.945
72,657
149.3
-1.85
142.51
124.74
2013
 
72,248
0.958
75,431
155.0
3.82
146.53
129.39
2014
 
77,275
0.971
79,565
163.5
5.48
154.28
135.59
2015
 
75,808
0.973
77,912
160.1
-2.08
148.35
130.69
2016
 
73,061
0.983
74,337
152.7
-4.59
140.40
124.93
2017
 
76,389
1.000
76,389
156.9
2.76
142.18
126.62
2018
 
81,606
1.020
79,969
164.3
4.69
146.81
131.41
2019
 
81,474
1.035
78,709
161.7
-1.58
140.42
126.48
2020
 
79,927
1.046
76,386
156.9
-2.95
130.34
118.62
2021
 
85,524
1.090
78,461
161.2
2.72
133.59
121.45
2022
 
96,497
1.160
83,156
170.8
5.98
144.75
134.80
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Arizona:
Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
6,999
0.189
37,066
100.0
N
97.50
1970
 
7,445
0.198
37,667
101.6
1.62
98.02
1971
 
8,070
0.206
39,164
105.7
3.97
99.59
1972
 
8,628
0.213
40,494
109.2
3.40
99.28
1973
 
9,203
0.225
40,986
110.6
1.22
98.58
1974
 
9,903
0.248
39,942
107.8
-2.55
99.75
1975
 
10,352
0.269
38,540
104.0
-3.51
96.63
1976
 
11,154
0.283
39,368
106.2
2.15
96.58
1977
 
11,817
0.302
39,160
105.6
-0.53
95.21
1978
 
12,777
0.323
39,588
106.8
1.09
94.95
1979
 
14,070
0.351
40,037
108.0
1.13
96.58
1980
 
15,266
0.389
39,216
105.8
-2.05
97.50
1981
 
16,587
0.424
39,106
105.5
-0.28
97.19
1982
 
17,169
0.448
38,348
103.5
-1.94
95.44
1983
 
17,913
0.467
38,376
103.5
0.07
94.68
1984
 
18,794
0.484
38,799
104.7
1.10
93.13
1985
 
19,433
0.501
38,766
104.6
-0.08
91.97
1986
 
20,373
0.512
39,776
107.3
2.61
92.28
1987
 
21,270
0.528
40,282
108.7
1.27
91.97
1988
 
22,231
0.549
40,520
109.3
0.59
91.08
1989
 
22,640
0.573
39,538
106.7
-2.42
88.93
1990
 
23,422
0.598
39,184
105.7
-0.90
88.06
1991
 
24,790
0.618
40,131
108.3
2.42
90.03
1992
 
26,326
0.634
41,511
112.0
3.44
89.61
1993
 
27,200
0.650
41,845
112.9
0.81
90.36
1994
 
28,032
0.664
42,246
114.0
0.96
90.69
1995
 
28,940
0.678
42,713
115.2
1.11
91.57
1996
 
29,944
0.692
43,270
116.7
1.30
91.27
1997
 
31,143
0.704
44,232
119.3
2.22
91.01
1998
 
32,923
0.710
46,392
125.2
4.88
91.43
1999
 
34,208
0.720
47,511
128.2
2.41
90.61
2000
 
35,977
0.738
48,735
131.5
2.58
90.16
2001
 
37,096
0.753
49,263
132.9
1.08
89.44
2002
 
38,124
0.763
49,971
134.8
1.44
89.90
2003
 
39,183
0.779
50,303
135.7
0.66
89.76
2004
 
41,093
0.798
51,478
138.9
2.34
90.40
2005
 
42,715
0.821
52,012
140.3
1.04
91.57
2006
 
45,204
0.844
53,534
144.4
2.93
93.32
2007
 
45,943
0.866
53,047
143.1
-0.91
93.03
2008
 
46,061
0.892
51,655
139.4
-2.62
91.58
2009
 
45,064
0.889
50,678
136.7
-1.89
90.05
2010
 
45,957
0.905
50,774
137.0
0.19
88.06
2011
 
47,016
0.928
50,662
136.7
-0.22
87.66
2012
 
48,197
0.945
50,984
137.5
0.64
87.53
2013
 
49,307
0.958
51,479
138.9
0.97
88.31
2014
 
50,088
0.971
51,573
139.1
0.18
87.89
2015
 
51,102
0.973
52,521
141.7
1.84
88.10
2016
 
52,037
0.983
52,946
142.8
0.81
88.98
2017
 
53,728
1.000
53,728
145.0
1.48
89.06
2018
 
55,585
1.020
54,470
147.0
1.38
89.51
2019
 
58,022
1.035
56,053
151.2
2.91
90.07
2020
 
61,321
1.046
58,605
158.1
4.55
91.01
2021
 
64,019
1.090
58,732
158.5
0.22
90.91
2022
 
66,667
1.160
57,450
155.0
-2.18
93.13
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
7,179
0.189
38,018
100.0
N
1970
 
7,596
0.198
38,430
101.1
1.08
1971
 
8,103
0.206
39,326
103.4
2.33
1972
 
8,691
0.213
40,786
107.3
3.71
1973
 
9,336
0.225
41,579
109.4
1.94
1974
 
9,928
0.248
40,044
105.3
-3.69
1975
 
10,713
0.269
39,883
104.9
-0.40
1976
 
11,549
0.283
40,761
107.2
2.20
1977
 
12,412
0.302
41,131
108.2
0.91
1978
 
13,457
0.323
41,694
109.7
1.37
1979
 
14,568
0.351
41,454
109.0
-0.58
1980
 
15,657
0.389
40,220
105.8
-2.98
1981
 
17,066
0.424
40,237
105.8
0.04
1982
 
17,989
0.448
40,181
105.7
-0.14
1983
 
18,920
0.467
40,535
106.6
0.88
1984
 
20,181
0.484
41,663
109.6
2.78
1985
 
21,130
0.501
42,152
110.9
1.17
1986
 
22,078
0.512
43,104
113.4
2.26
1987
 
23,126
0.528
43,799
115.2
1.61
1988
 
24,408
0.549
44,487
117.0
1.57
1989
 
25,460
0.573
44,462
117.0
-0.05
1990
 
26,599
0.598
44,498
117.0
0.08
1991
 
27,537
0.618
44,577
117.3
0.18
1992
 
29,378
0.634
46,323
121.8
3.92
1993
 
30,101
0.650
46,309
121.8
-0.03
1994
 
30,909
0.664
46,580
122.5
0.59
1995
 
31,605
0.678
46,646
122.7
0.14
1996
 
32,810
0.692
47,411
124.7
1.64
1997
 
34,218
0.704
48,600
127.8
2.51
1998
 
36,011
0.710
50,743
133.5
4.41
1999
 
37,751
0.720
52,432
137.9
3.33
2000
 
39,903
0.738
54,053
142.2
3.09
2001
 
41,477
0.753
55,080
144.9
1.90
2002
 
42,406
0.763
55,584
146.2
0.92
2003
 
43,655
0.779
56,045
147.4
0.83
2004
 
45,456
0.798
56,943
149.8
1.60
2005
 
46,648
0.821
56,800
149.4
-0.25
2006
 
48,442
0.844
57,368
150.9
1.00
2007
 
49,382
0.866
57,019
150.0
-0.61
2008
 
50,298
0.892
56,407
148.4
-1.07
2009
 
50,041
0.889
56,276
148.0
-0.23
2010
 
52,191
0.905
57,661
151.7
2.46
2011
 
53,633
0.928
57,792
152.0
0.23
2012
 
55,061
0.945
58,245
153.2
0.78
2013
 
55,837
0.958
58,296
153.3
0.09
2014
 
56,990
0.971
58,680
154.3
0.66
2015
 
58,005
0.973
59,615
156.8
1.59
2016
 
58,480
0.983
59,501
156.5
-0.19
2017
 
60,329
1.000
60,329
158.7
1.39
2018
 
62,102
1.020
60,856
160.1
0.87
2019
 
64,419
1.035
62,233
163.7
2.26
2020
 
67,378
1.046
64,393
169.4
3.47
2021
 
70,421
1.090
64,606
169.9
0.33
2022
 
71,586
1.160
61,690
162.3
-4.51
Source: Calculations by the Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project (AZ-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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