Windham County vs. Connecticut
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Average Earnings Per Job Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Windham County vs. Connecticut
Windham County:
2022 Avg. Earnings = $57,686
2022 Percent of State = 71.97%
Connecticut:
2022 Avg. Earnings = $80,153
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 Windham County with comparisons to Connecticut and the nation is an important first step in understanding the economic forces at play in Windham 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.
Windham County Average Earnings Per Job, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Windham County Average Earnings Per Job, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Windham 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 Windham County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Windham County's average earnings per job increased 731.36%, from $6,939 in 1970 to $57,686 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 41.61%, from $35,104 in 1970 to $49,711 in 2022.
Real Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
Real Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 tracks Windham County's and Connecticut'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, Windham County's real average earnings per job rose from $35,491 in 1969 to $49,711 in 2022, for a net gain of $14,220, or 40.07%. In comparison, Connecticut's real average earnings per job increased from $41,916 in 1969 to $69,072 in 2022, for a net advance of $27,156, or 64.79%.
Real Average Earnings Per Job Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Average Earnings Per Job Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows Windham County's real average earnings per job growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Connecticut, 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.
Windham County's overall real average earnings per job growth was 40.07% over 1969-2022 trailed Connecticut's increase of 64.79%, and fell below 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 Windham County and Connecticut average earnings per job as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Windham County's average earnings per job amounted to 93.35% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 80.58%. Similarly, in 1969, Connecticut's average earnings per job totaled 110.25% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 111.97%.
Windham County Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Windham County Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 5.
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 5 again illustrates the annual percent change in Windham County's real average earnings per job since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Windham County's annual real average earnings per job growth rate averaged -0.09%. It averaged 1.56% throughout the 1980s, 1.11% in the 1990s, 0.63% in the 2000s, 0.83% throughout the 2010s, -1.51% 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 6.
Figure 6 compares the decade average growth rates for Windham County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Connecticut and the nation. As the chart reveals, Windham County's average annual real average earnings per job growth amounted to less than Connecticut's average during the 1970s (-0.09% vs. 0.35%), posted below Connecticut's average in the 1980s (1.56% vs. 2.05%), amounted to less than Connecticut's average during the 1990s (1.11% vs. 2.41%), lagged Connecticut's average in the 2000s (0.63% vs. 1.56%), registered above Connecticut's average during the 2010s (0.83% vs. -0.70%), and outpaced Connecticut's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-1.51% vs. -1.69%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real average earnings per job growth trends, Windham County posted below the nation over the 1970s (-0.09% vs. 0.89%), recorded above the nation throughout the 1980s (1.56% vs. 0.71%), recorded underneath the nation in the 1990s (1.11% vs. 1.68%), posted below the nation in the 2000s (0.63% vs. 0.72%), posted below the nation over the 2010s (0.83% vs. 1.01%), and fell below the nation over 2020-2022 (-1.51% vs. -0.24%).
   
 
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
0.68
-0.09
1.56
1.11
0.63
0.83
-1.51
-3.50
 
0.97
0.35
2.05
2.41
1.56
-0.70
-1.69
-4.95
 
0.93
0.89
0.71
1.68
0.72
1.01
-0.24
-4.51
 
   

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Windham County:
Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
6,702
0.189
35,491
100.0
N
84.67
93.35
1970
 
6,939
0.198
35,104
98.9
-1.09
83.13
91.35
1971
 
7,324
0.206
35,543
100.1
1.25
83.25
90.38
1972
 
7,891
0.213
37,034
104.3
4.19
84.13
90.80
1973
 
8,366
0.225
37,257
105.0
0.60
84.16
89.61
1974
 
8,662
0.248
34,938
98.4
-6.22
82.25
87.25
1975
 
9,167
0.269
34,127
96.2
-2.32
81.24
85.57
1976
 
9,829
0.283
34,692
97.7
1.66
81.39
85.11
1977
 
10,549
0.302
34,959
98.5
0.77
81.31
84.99
1978
 
11,431
0.323
35,417
99.8
1.31
81.75
84.94
1979
 
12,320
0.351
35,057
98.8
-1.02
80.93
84.57
1980
 
13,369
0.389
34,343
96.8
-2.04
80.52
85.39
1981
 
14,822
0.424
34,945
98.5
1.75
82.47
86.85
1982
 
15,774
0.448
35,233
99.3
0.83
82.19
87.69
1983
 
16,512
0.467
35,376
99.7
0.41
80.54
87.27
1984
 
17,660
0.484
36,458
102.7
3.06
80.03
87.51
1985
 
18,539
0.501
36,983
104.2
1.44
79.54
87.74
1986
 
19,599
0.512
38,264
107.8
3.47
79.78
88.77
1987
 
20,796
0.528
39,386
111.0
2.93
78.03
89.92
1988
 
22,573
0.549
41,142
115.9
4.46
78.73
92.48
1989
 
23,401
0.573
40,867
115.1
-0.67
77.15
91.91
1990
 
23,887
0.598
39,962
112.6
-2.21
75.36
89.81
1991
 
25,200
0.618
40,794
114.9
2.08
75.29
91.51
1992
 
26,559
0.634
41,878
118.0
2.66
74.61
90.41
1993
 
27,379
0.650
42,121
118.7
0.58
74.79
90.96
1994
 
28,378
0.664
42,766
120.5
1.53
74.36
91.81
1995
 
28,309
0.678
41,783
117.7
-2.30
72.38
89.57
1996
 
28,655
0.692
41,407
116.7
-0.90
71.16
87.34
1997
 
30,487
0.704
43,301
122.0
4.57
70.77
89.10
1998
 
31,170
0.710
43,922
123.8
1.43
68.35
86.56
1999
 
32,766
0.720
45,508
128.2
3.61
67.80
86.79
2000
 
33,900
0.738
45,922
129.4
0.91
65.35
84.96
2001
 
39,056
0.753
51,866
146.1
12.94
70.97
94.16
2002
 
39,898
0.763
52,297
147.4
0.83
71.78
94.09
2003
 
40,952
0.779
52,573
148.1
0.53
72.70
93.81
2004
 
41,428
0.798
51,897
146.2
-1.29
71.66
91.14
2005
 
41,343
0.821
50,341
141.8
-3.00
69.51
88.63
2006
 
42,911
0.844
50,818
143.2
0.95
69.58
88.58
2007
 
42,353
0.866
48,903
137.8
-3.77
66.47
85.77
2008
 
42,118
0.892
47,233
133.1
-3.42
63.17
83.74
2009
 
42,679
0.889
47,997
135.2
1.62
61.36
85.29
2010
 
44,800
0.905
49,495
139.5
3.12
62.06
85.84
2011
 
45,870
0.928
49,426
139.3
-0.14
63.76
85.52
2012
 
45,749
0.945
48,394
136.4
-2.09
65.21
83.09
2013
 
45,754
0.958
47,769
134.6
-1.29
66.38
81.94
2014
 
46,134
0.971
47,502
133.8
-0.56
65.72
80.95
2015
 
47,626
0.973
48,948
137.9
3.04
67.10
82.11
2016
 
48,291
0.983
49,134
138.4
0.38
67.21
82.58
2017
 
49,542
1.000
49,542
139.6
0.83
68.04
82.12
2018
 
50,954
1.020
49,932
140.7
0.79
69.11
82.05
2019
 
53,881
1.035
52,052
146.7
4.25
71.51
83.64
2020
 
54,675
1.046
52,253
147.2
0.39
70.25
81.15
2021
 
56,152
1.090
51,515
145.2
-1.41
70.89
79.74
2022
 
57,686
1.160
49,711
140.1
-3.50
71.97
80.58
Source: Calculations by the Connecticut Regional Economic Analysis Project (CT-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Connecticut:
Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
7,915
0.189
41,916
100.0
N
110.25
1970
 
8,347
0.198
42,227
100.7
0.74
109.88
1971
 
8,797
0.206
42,695
101.9
1.11
108.57
1972
 
9,380
0.213
44,023
105.0
3.11
107.93
1973
 
9,941
0.225
44,270
105.6
0.56
106.47
1974
 
10,532
0.248
42,480
101.3
-4.04
106.09
1975
 
11,284
0.269
42,009
100.2
-1.11
105.33
1976
 
12,076
0.283
42,623
101.7
1.46
104.57
1977
 
12,974
0.302
42,995
102.6
0.87
104.53
1978
 
13,984
0.323
43,325
103.4
0.77
103.91
1979
 
15,223
0.351
43,316
103.3
-0.02
104.49
1980
 
16,603
0.389
42,649
101.7
-1.54
106.04
1981
 
17,973
0.424
42,375
101.1
-0.64
105.31
1982
 
19,191
0.448
42,866
102.3
1.16
106.68
1983
 
20,502
0.467
43,923
104.8
2.47
108.36
1984
 
22,065
0.484
45,552
108.7
3.71
109.34
1985
 
23,307
0.501
46,496
110.9
2.07
110.31
1986
 
24,565
0.512
47,960
114.4
3.15
111.27
1987
 
26,651
0.528
50,474
120.4
5.24
115.24
1988
 
28,670
0.549
52,255
124.7
3.53
117.46
1989
 
30,331
0.573
52,969
126.4
1.37
119.13
1990
 
31,697
0.598
53,027
126.5
0.11
119.17
1991
 
33,470
0.618
54,181
129.3
2.18
121.55
1992
 
35,596
0.634
56,128
133.9
3.59
121.17
1993
 
36,610
0.650
56,323
134.4
0.35
121.62
1994
 
38,162
0.664
57,511
137.2
2.11
123.47
1995
 
39,113
0.678
57,728
137.7
0.38
123.76
1996
 
40,270
0.692
58,191
138.8
0.80
122.74
1997
 
43,080
0.704
61,187
146.0
5.15
125.90
1998
 
45,607
0.710
64,265
153.3
5.03
126.65
1999
 
48,325
0.720
67,117
160.1
4.44
128.01
2000
 
51,875
0.738
70,271
167.6
4.70
130.00
2001
 
55,033
0.753
73,083
174.4
4.00
132.68
2002
 
55,585
0.763
72,859
173.8
-0.31
131.08
2003
 
56,331
0.779
72,317
172.5
-0.74
129.04
2004
 
57,808
0.798
72,417
172.8
0.14
127.17
2005
 
59,476
0.821
72,420
172.8
0.00
127.50
2006
 
61,667
0.844
73,031
174.2
0.84
127.30
2007
 
63,722
0.866
73,576
175.5
0.75
129.04
2008
 
66,672
0.892
74,769
178.4
1.62
132.55
2009
 
69,558
0.889
78,224
186.6
4.62
139.00
2010
 
72,188
0.905
79,753
190.3
1.95
138.32
2011
 
71,939
0.928
77,517
184.9
-2.80
134.13
2012
 
70,153
0.945
74,209
177.0
-4.27
127.41
2013
 
68,928
0.958
71,964
171.7
-3.03
123.45
2014
 
70,197
0.971
72,278
172.4
0.44
123.17
2015
 
70,979
0.973
72,949
174.0
0.93
122.37
2016
 
71,848
0.983
73,102
174.4
0.21
122.86
2017
 
72,816
1.000
72,816
173.7
-0.39
120.70
2018
 
73,728
1.020
72,249
172.4
-0.78
118.72
2019
 
75,351
1.035
72,794
173.7
0.76
116.97
2020
 
77,835
1.046
74,387
177.5
2.19
115.52
2021
 
79,211
1.090
72,670
173.4
-2.31
112.48
2022
 
80,153
1.160
69,072
164.8
-4.95
111.97
Source: Calculations by the Connecticut Regional Economic Analysis Project (CT-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 Connecticut Regional Economic Analysis Project (CT-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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