Introduction
Jefferson County vs. Ohio
Jefferson County:
2022 Earnings = $1,458,055K
2022 Percent of State = 0.31%
Ohio:
2022 Earnings = $471,244,916K
2022 Percent of U.S. = 3.10%
Industry earnings are incomes received by people who are directly involved with producing goods and services. Earnings, referred to also as "labor and proprietors income", include (1) wage and salary disbursements, (2) other labor income such as employer contributions to private retirement and medical insurance programs, and (3) the net incomes of proprietors (i.e., the owners of unincorporated enterprises).
In contrast to the more frequently cited employment data, earnings data more accurately reflect qualitative differences in labor's contributions toward the production of goods and services, namely the productivity differences reflected in variations in earnings per job. Earnings data, therefore, are better for comparing and tracking long-term trends and identifying short-run shifts in the level and composition of economic activity within and among counties.
Just like the employment data compiled by BEA, earnings data are reported on a place-of-work, or more accurately on a place-where-earned, basis.
Note: the BEA earnings data presented and discussed here in the context of comparing and assessing the economic growth and performance of county and regional economies are entirely separate and apart from--and should not be confused with--corporate earnings, which are compiled from the balance sheets of individual private corporations.
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Jefferson County Total Industry Earnings, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Jefferson County Total Industry Earnings, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Jefferson County's annual total industry earnings 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 Jefferson County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Jefferson County's total industry earnings increased 440.12%, from $270M in 1970 to $1,458M in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it declined -8.00%, from $1,366M in 1970 to $1,256M in 2022.
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Real Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022 (Millions)
Real Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022 (Millions)
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Jefferson County's and Ohio's annual real total industry earnings for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real total industry earnings patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Jefferson County's real total industry earnings dropped from $1,312M in 1969 to $1,256M in 2022, for a net loss of ($55)M, or -4.20%. In comparison, Ohio's real total industry earnings increased from $189,815M in 1969 to $406,095M in 2022, for a net gain of $216,280M, or 113.94%.
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Real Total Industry Earnings Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Total Industry Earnings Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows Jefferson County's real total industry earnings growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Ohio, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real total industry earnings in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real total industry earningss in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real total industry earnings growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Jefferson County's overall real total industry earnings growth was -4.20% over 1969-2022 trailed Ohio's increase of 113.94%, and fell below the United States' increase of 278.59%.
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Total Industry Earnings as a Percent of the Ohio Total: 1969-2022
Total Industry Earnings as a Percent of the Ohio Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the total industry earnings growth of Jefferson County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Ohio's statewide total industry earnings over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's total industry earnings grew faster, or declined less, than Ohio's total industry earnings, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Jefferson County's total industry earnings totaled 0.69% of Ohio's total industry earnings, while in 2022 it comprised 0.31% thereby yielding a -0.38% share-shift.
   
 
Total Industry Earnings Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
-0.38%
=
0.31%
-
0.69%
 
   
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Jefferson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Jefferson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Jefferson County's real total industry earnings 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, Jefferson County's real total industry earnings grew at an annual rate of 0.04% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1998 (15.59%) and recorded its lowest growth in 2009 (-10.90%). In 2022, Jefferson County's real total industry earnings declined by -1.49%
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Jefferson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Jefferson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
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 illustrates the annual percent change in Jefferson County's real total industry earnings 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, Jefferson County's annual real total industry earnings growth rate averaged 2.45%. It averaged -2.66% during the 1980s, 0.85% in the 1990s, 0.70% in the 2000s, -0.79% throughout the 2010s, -1.11% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
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Real Total Industry Earnings Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Total Industry Earnings Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Jefferson County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Ohio and the nation. As the chart reveals, Jefferson County's average annual real total industry earnings growth led Ohio's average in the 1970s (2.45% vs. 1.95%), lagged Ohio's average in the 1980s (-2.66% vs. 1.14%), recorded under Ohio's average during the 1990s (0.85% vs. 2.68%), outgained Ohio's average throughout the 2000s (0.70% vs. 0.07%), posted below Ohio's average in the 2010s (-0.79% vs. 1.87%), and lagged Ohio's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-1.11% vs. 0.49%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real total industry earnings growth trends, Jefferson County fell below the nation in the 1970s (2.45% vs. 3.13%), recorded underneath the nation over the 1980s (-2.66% vs. 2.62%), fell under the nation during the 1990s (0.85% vs. 3.43%), fell under the nation during the 2000s (0.70% vs. 1.47%), posted below the nation over the 2010s (-0.79% vs. 2.53%), and lagged the nation over 2020-2022 (-1.11% vs. 1.48%).
   
 
Real* Total Industry Earnings Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.04
2.45
-2.66
0.85
0.70
-0.79
-1.11
-1.49
 
1.48
1.95
1.14
2.68
0.07
1.87
0.49
-0.79
 
2.57
3.13
2.62
3.43
1.47
2.53
1.48
0.05
 
   
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Jefferson County:
Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
247,660
0.189
1,311,550
100.0
N
0.69
1970
 
269,949
0.198
1,365,724
104.1
4.13
0.73
1971
 
277,626
0.206
1,347,372
102.7
-1.34
0.71
1972
 
300,891
0.213
1,412,103
107.7
4.80
0.71
1973
 
328,933
0.225
1,464,854
111.7
3.74
0.69
1974
 
374,199
0.248
1,509,293
115.1
3.03
0.73
1975
 
412,356
0.269
1,535,205
117.1
1.72
0.78
1976
 
482,965
0.283
1,704,602
130.0
11.03
0.82
1977
 
510,156
0.302
1,690,602
128.9
-0.82
0.78
1978
 
528,899
0.323
1,638,676
124.9
-3.07
0.72
1979
 
583,110
0.351
1,659,249
126.5
1.26
0.72
1980
 
612,208
0.389
1,572,667
119.9
-5.22
0.73
1981
 
596,232
0.424
1,405,710
107.2
-10.62
0.67
1982
 
610,914
0.448
1,364,531
104.0
-2.93
0.68
1983
 
579,236
0.467
1,240,972
94.6
-9.06
0.61
1984
 
627,142
0.484
1,294,705
98.7
4.33
0.59
1985
 
593,196
0.501
1,183,363
90.2
-8.60
0.52
1986
 
628,114
0.512
1,226,330
93.5
3.63
0.53
1987
 
641,326
0.528
1,214,587
92.6
-0.96
0.51
1988
 
662,932
0.549
1,208,297
92.1
-0.52
0.48
1989
 
715,011
0.573
1,248,688
95.2
3.34
0.49
1990
 
782,639
0.598
1,309,308
99.8
4.85
0.51
1991
 
765,568
0.618
1,239,305
94.5
-5.35
0.49
1992
 
827,867
0.634
1,305,372
99.5
5.33
0.49
1993
 
830,716
0.650
1,278,025
97.4
-2.09
0.47
1994
 
859,392
0.664
1,295,123
98.7
1.34
0.46
1995
 
843,042
0.678
1,244,269
94.9
-3.93
0.43
1996
 
847,349
0.692
1,224,440
93.4
-1.59
0.42
1997
 
792,732
0.704
1,125,928
85.8
-8.05
0.37
1998
 
923,620
0.710
1,301,478
99.2
15.59
0.41
1999
 
959,741
0.720
1,332,955
101.6
2.42
0.40
2000
 
972,434
0.738
1,317,269
100.4
-1.18
0.39
2001
 
1,052,269
0.753
1,397,398
106.5
6.08
0.41
2002
 
1,093,864
0.763
1,433,805
109.3
2.61
0.42
2003
 
1,116,707
0.779
1,433,624
109.3
-0.01
0.42
2004
 
1,128,512
0.798
1,413,697
107.8
-1.39
0.40
2005
 
1,153,281
0.821
1,404,265
107.1
-0.67
0.40
2006
 
1,218,018
0.844
1,442,466
110.0
2.72
0.41
2007
 
1,298,348
0.866
1,499,126
114.3
3.93
0.43
2008
 
1,414,166
0.892
1,585,921
120.9
5.79
0.46
2009
 
1,256,472
0.889
1,413,021
107.7
-10.90
0.42
2010
 
1,172,775
0.905
1,295,684
98.8
-8.30
0.39
2011
 
1,208,354
0.928
1,302,049
99.3
0.49
0.38
2012
 
1,195,149
0.945
1,264,253
96.4
-2.90
0.36
2013
 
1,192,412
0.958
1,244,936
94.9
-1.53
0.35
2014
 
1,213,801
0.971
1,249,782
95.3
0.39
0.34
2015
 
1,215,772
0.973
1,249,522
95.3
-0.02
0.33
2016
 
1,232,887
0.983
1,254,413
95.6
0.39
0.33
2017
 
1,266,169
1.000
1,266,169
96.5
0.94
0.33
2018
 
1,299,277
1.020
1,273,214
97.1
0.56
0.32
2019
 
1,345,439
1.035
1,299,778
99.1
2.09
0.32
2020
 
1,321,283
1.046
1,262,754
96.3
-2.85
0.32
2021
 
1,390,335
1.090
1,275,525
97.3
1.01
0.31
2022
 
1,458,055
1.160
1,256,478
95.8
-1.49
0.31
Source: Calculations by the Ohio Regional Economic Analysis Project (OH-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_1200_PSN
 
   
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Ohio:
Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
35,842,808
0.189
189,815,220
100.0
N
5.48
1970
 
37,169,979
0.198
188,050,081
99.1
-0.93
5.36
1971
 
39,049,787
0.206
189,516,074
99.8
0.78
5.26
1972
 
42,547,164
0.213
199,676,948
105.2
5.36
5.19
1973
 
47,515,685
0.225
211,604,030
111.5
5.97
5.17
1974
 
51,227,604
0.248
206,621,240
108.9
-2.35
5.15
1975
 
53,001,347
0.269
197,324,449
104.0
-4.50
5.00
1976
 
58,820,082
0.283
207,602,732
109.4
5.21
5.01
1977
 
65,718,128
0.302
217,782,768
114.7
4.90
5.04
1978
 
73,130,390
0.323
226,578,232
119.4
4.04
4.95
1979
 
80,435,303
0.351
228,880,013
120.6
1.02
4.88
1980
 
83,894,784
0.389
215,512,700
113.5
-5.84
4.70
1981
 
89,320,865
0.424
210,587,917
110.9
-2.29
4.55
1982
 
90,318,359
0.448
201,734,067
106.3
-4.20
4.40
1983
 
95,229,885
0.467
204,023,235
107.5
1.13
4.35
1984
 
106,678,371
0.484
220,232,397
116.0
7.94
4.39
1985
 
113,903,546
0.501
227,225,395
119.7
3.18
4.35
1986
 
119,629,367
0.512
233,564,433
123.0
2.79
4.29
1987
 
126,623,982
0.528
239,809,064
126.3
2.67
4.23
1988
 
136,896,132
0.549
249,514,503
131.5
4.05
4.20
1989
 
145,654,241
0.573
254,369,014
134.0
1.95
4.20
1990
 
153,275,603
0.598
256,420,917
135.1
0.81
4.17
1991
 
156,786,335
0.618
253,806,351
133.7
-1.02
4.14
1992
 
167,858,269
0.634
264,677,182
139.4
4.28
4.14
1993
 
175,267,189
0.650
269,641,829
142.1
1.88
4.14
1994
 
186,265,239
0.664
280,705,948
147.9
4.10
4.18
1995
 
193,879,348
0.678
286,151,885
150.8
1.94
4.15
1996
 
202,348,485
0.692
292,398,429
154.0
2.18
4.08
1997
 
214,221,279
0.704
304,261,336
160.3
4.06
4.05
1998
 
227,490,743
0.710
320,558,489
168.9
5.36
3.99
1999
 
238,238,407
0.720
330,882,081
174.3
3.22
3.91
2000
 
249,957,751
0.738
338,595,203
178.4
2.33
3.79
2001
 
255,678,501
0.753
339,537,464
178.9
0.28
3.72
2002
 
260,080,921
0.763
340,906,425
179.6
0.40
3.71
2003
 
268,238,406
0.779
344,363,373
181.4
1.01
3.70
2004
 
280,150,739
0.798
350,947,347
184.9
1.91
3.65
2005
 
285,960,312
0.821
348,192,814
183.4
-0.78
3.56
2006
 
297,124,129
0.844
351,876,041
185.4
1.06
3.49
2007
 
305,326,636
0.866
352,542,677
185.7
0.19
3.44
2008
 
308,875,009
0.892
346,388,930
182.5
-1.75
3.43
2009
 
295,714,148
0.889
332,558,280
175.2
-3.99
3.40
2010
 
304,002,535
0.905
335,862,447
176.9
0.99
3.37
2011
 
320,788,840
0.928
345,662,730
182.1
2.92
3.40
2012
 
333,245,896
0.945
352,514,329
185.7
1.98
3.38
2013
 
345,199,656
0.958
360,405,149
189.9
2.24
3.39
2014
 
355,784,012
0.971
366,330,672
193.0
1.64
3.35
2015
 
367,721,929
0.973
377,929,813
199.1
3.17
3.33
2016
 
374,109,439
0.983
380,641,243
200.5
0.72
3.31
2017
 
388,338,866
1.000
388,338,866
204.6
2.02
3.28
2018
 
401,790,815
1.020
393,731,139
207.4
1.39
3.23
2019
 
414,325,440
1.035
400,264,160
210.9
1.66
3.19
2020
 
419,057,596
1.046
400,494,668
211.0
0.06
3.18
2021
 
446,170,298
1.090
409,326,793
215.6
2.21
3.12
2022
 
471,244,916
1.160
406,095,082
213.9
-0.79
3.10
Source: Calculations by the Ohio Regional Economic Analysis Project (OH-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_1200_PSN
 
   
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United States:
Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
653,665,000
0.189
3,461,658,635
100.0
N
1970
 
693,352,000
0.198
3,507,801,275
101.3
1.33
1971
 
742,094,000
0.206
3,601,523,902
104.0
2.67
1972
 
819,646,000
0.213
3,846,658,532
111.1
6.81
1973
 
918,964,000
0.225
4,092,469,383
118.2
6.39
1974
 
993,909,000
0.248
4,008,829,105
115.8
-2.04
1975
 
1,059,492,000
0.269
3,944,497,394
113.9
-1.60
1976
 
1,173,271,000
0.283
4,141,005,188
119.6
4.98
1977
 
1,303,767,000
0.302
4,320,542,816
124.8
4.34
1978
 
1,476,080,000
0.323
4,573,305,242
132.1
5.85
1979
 
1,648,363,000
0.351
4,690,444,754
135.5
2.56
1980
 
1,784,597,000
0.389
4,584,353,165
132.4
-2.26
1981
 
1,961,173,000
0.424
4,623,772,250
133.6
0.86
1982
 
2,053,729,000
0.448
4,587,185,902
132.5
-0.79
1983
 
2,188,018,000
0.467
4,687,672,466
135.4
2.19
1984
 
2,432,402,000
0.484
5,021,577,654
145.1
7.12
1985
 
2,615,791,000
0.501
5,218,223,348
150.7
3.92
1986
 
2,786,901,000
0.512
5,441,146,840
157.2
4.27
1987
 
2,996,000,000
0.528
5,674,027,499
163.9
4.28
1988
 
3,259,979,000
0.549
5,941,819,010
171.6
4.72
1989
 
3,467,027,000
0.573
6,054,778,994
174.9
1.90
1990
 
3,679,460,000
0.598
6,155,516,520
177.8
1.66
1991
 
3,789,428,000
0.618
6,134,341,309
177.2
-0.34
1992
 
4,059,023,000
0.634
6,400,225,481
184.9
4.33
1993
 
4,237,437,000
0.650
6,519,133,846
188.3
1.86
1994
 
4,456,948,000
0.664
6,716,721,924
194.0
3.03
1995
 
4,674,849,000
0.678
6,899,738,761
199.3
2.72
1996
 
4,956,180,000
0.692
7,161,799,344
206.9
3.80
1997
 
5,288,047,000
0.704
7,510,683,597
217.0
4.87
1998
 
5,707,014,000
0.710
8,041,785,619
232.3
7.07
1999
 
6,098,042,000
0.720
8,469,385,147
244.7
5.32
2000
 
6,598,743,000
0.738
8,938,721,519
258.2
5.54
2001
 
6,865,291,000
0.753
9,117,010,172
263.4
1.99
2002
 
7,001,002,000
0.763
9,176,707,606
265.1
0.65
2003
 
7,243,377,000
0.779
9,299,017,896
268.6
1.33
2004
 
7,674,785,000
0.798
9,614,272,113
277.7
3.39
2005
 
8,039,238,000
0.821
9,788,788,097
282.8
1.82
2006
 
8,519,349,000
0.844
10,089,233,775
291.5
3.07
2007
 
8,866,261,000
0.866
10,237,349,175
295.7
1.47
2008
 
9,014,085,000
0.892
10,108,876,304
292.0
-1.25
2009
 
8,688,913,000
0.889
9,771,497,172
282.3
-3.34
2010
 
9,023,916,000
0.905
9,969,635,637
288.0
2.03
2011
 
9,444,387,000
0.928
10,176,702,513
294.0
2.08
2012
 
9,854,834,000
0.945
10,424,645,101
301.1
2.44
2013
 
10,180,570,000
0.958
10,629,007,841
307.0
1.96
2014
 
10,613,874,000
0.971
10,928,505,678
315.7
2.82
2015
 
11,039,821,000
0.973
11,346,284,134
327.8
3.82
2016
 
11,311,477,000
0.983
11,508,970,941
332.5
1.43
2017
 
11,848,205,000
1.000
11,848,205,000
342.3
2.95
2018
 
12,438,590,000
1.020
12,189,079,542
352.1
2.88
2019
 
12,989,097,000
1.035
12,548,276,062
362.5
2.95
2020
 
13,158,025,000
1.046
12,575,166,053
363.3
0.21
2021
 
14,278,043,000
1.090
13,099,001,844
378.4
4.17
2022
 
15,207,952,000
1.160
13,105,445,395
378.6
0.05
Source: Calculations by the Ohio Regional Economic Analysis Project (OH-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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