Richland Parish vs. Louisiana
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Average Earnings Per Job Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Richland Parish vs. Louisiana
Richland Parish:
2022 Avg. Earnings = $41,517
2022 Percent of State = 71.50%
Louisiana:
2022 Avg. Earnings = $58,067
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 Richland Parish with comparisons to Louisiana and the nation is an important first step in understanding the economic forces at play in Richland Parish.
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.
Richland Parish Average Earnings Per Job, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Richland Parish Average Earnings Per Job, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Richland Parish'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 Richland Parish over time.
When measured in current dollars, Richland Parish's average earnings per job increased 790.12%, from $4,664 in 1970 to $41,517 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 51.62%, from $23,597 in 1970 to $35,777 in 2022.
Real Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
Real Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Richland Parish's and Louisiana'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, Richland Parish's real average earnings per job rose from $20,136 in 1969 to $35,777 in 2022, for a net gain of $15,642, or 77.68%. In comparison, Louisiana's real average earnings per job increased from $32,890 in 1969 to $50,039 in 2022, for a net gain of $17,150, or 52.14%.
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 Richland Parish's real average earnings per job growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Louisiana, 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.
Richland Parish's overall real average earnings per job growth was 77.68% over 1969-2022 outpaced Louisiana's increase of 52.14%, and topped 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 depicts the trends for average earnings per job relative to the national average by tracing Richland Parish and Louisiana average earnings per job as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, Richland Parish's average earnings per job amounted to 52.96% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 58.00%. Similarly, in 1969, Louisiana's average earnings per job totaled 86.51% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 81.11%.
Richland Parish Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Richland Parish Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Richland Parish'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, Richland Parish's real average earnings per job grew at an annual rate of 1.73% over 1970-2022. The parish posted its highest growth in 1984 (40.69%) and posted its lowest growth in 1980 (-23.18%). In 2022, Richland Parish's real average earnings per job declined by -6.29%
Richland Parish Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Richland Parish Real Average Earnings Per Job:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some parishes have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again depicts the annual percent change in Richland Parish'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, Richland Parish's annual real average earnings per job growth rate averaged 6.48%. It averaged 0.29% throughout the 1980s, 1.19% during the 1990s, 1.09% during the 2000s, 0.42% in the 2010s, -0.98% 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 Richland Parish noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Louisiana and the nation. As the chart reveals, Richland Parish's average annual real average earnings per job growth outpaced Louisiana's average in the 1970s (6.48% vs. 2.05%), outpaced Louisiana's average during the 1980s (0.29% vs. -0.30%), exceeded Louisiana's average during the 1990s (1.19% vs. 1.14%), trailed Louisiana's average in the 2000s (1.09% vs. 1.66%), led Louisiana's average throughout the 2010s (0.42% vs. 0.25%), and outgained Louisiana's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (-0.98% vs. -1.60%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real average earnings per job growth trends, Richland Parish outperformed the nation during the 1970s (6.48% vs. 0.89%), recorded underneath the nation in the 1980s (0.29% vs. 0.71%), trailed the nation over the 1990s (1.19% vs. 1.68%), outpaced the nation over the 2000s (1.09% vs. 0.72%), lagged the nation in the 2010s (0.42% vs. 1.01%), and posted below the nation over 2020-2022 (-0.98% vs. -0.24%).
   
 
Real* Average Earnings Per Job Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.73
6.48
0.29
1.19
1.09
0.42
-0.98
-6.29
 
0.81
2.05
-0.30
1.14
1.66
0.25
-1.60
-5.12
 
0.93
0.89
0.71
1.68
0.72
1.01
-0.24
-4.51
 
   

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Richland Parish:
Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,802
0.189
20,136
100.0
N
61.22
52.96
1970
 
4,664
0.198
23,597
117.2
17.19
70.31
61.40
1971
 
5,302
0.206
25,732
127.8
9.05
74.46
65.43
1972
 
5,364
0.213
25,175
125.0
-2.17
70.61
61.72
1973
 
7,096
0.225
31,603
157.0
25.54
86.73
76.01
1974
 
7,028
0.248
28,345
140.8
-10.31
78.71
70.79
1975
 
6,175
0.269
22,989
114.2
-18.90
63.92
57.64
1976
 
7,162
0.283
25,279
125.5
9.96
67.14
62.02
1977
 
8,923
0.302
29,569
146.8
16.97
76.73
71.89
1978
 
8,208
0.323
25,431
126.3
-14.00
64.40
60.99
1979
 
11,750
0.351
33,434
166.0
31.47
83.12
80.65
1980
 
9,999
0.389
25,685
127.6
-23.18
64.83
63.86
1981
 
11,018
0.424
25,976
129.0
1.13
64.55
64.56
1982
 
11,161
0.448
24,929
123.8
-4.03
62.39
62.04
1983
 
9,947
0.467
21,311
105.8
-14.51
53.91
52.58
1984
 
14,523
0.484
29,982
148.9
40.69
75.75
71.96
1985
 
12,434
0.501
24,804
123.2
-17.27
63.02
58.84
1986
 
13,178
0.512
25,729
127.8
3.73
65.37
59.69
1987
 
16,177
0.528
30,637
152.2
19.08
78.61
69.95
1988
 
16,229
0.549
29,580
146.9
-3.45
75.36
66.49
1989
 
17,051
0.573
29,777
147.9
0.67
76.34
66.97
1990
 
17,300
0.598
28,942
143.7
-2.81
73.47
65.04
1991
 
19,541
0.618
31,633
157.1
9.30
79.88
70.96
1992
 
19,326
0.634
30,474
151.3
-3.66
74.57
65.79
1993
 
19,943
0.650
30,681
152.4
0.68
75.71
66.25
1994
 
22,682
0.664
34,183
169.8
11.41
82.82
73.38
1995
 
22,067
0.678
32,569
161.7
-4.72
79.28
69.82
1996
 
23,378
0.692
33,782
167.8
3.72
81.65
71.25
1997
 
21,727
0.704
30,859
153.3
-8.65
73.32
63.50
1998
 
20,660
0.710
29,112
144.6
-5.66
67.49
57.37
1999
 
23,535
0.720
32,687
162.3
12.28
74.88
62.34
2000
 
24,945
0.738
33,790
167.8
3.38
76.24
62.51
2001
 
23,993
0.753
31,863
158.2
-5.71
68.80
57.85
2002
 
24,329
0.763
31,890
158.4
0.09
67.35
57.37
2003
 
27,875
0.779
35,786
177.7
12.22
74.81
63.85
2004
 
29,744
0.798
37,260
185.0
4.12
77.85
65.43
2005
 
31,816
0.821
38,740
192.4
3.97
78.56
68.20
2006
 
34,218
0.844
40,523
201.2
4.60
79.41
70.64
2007
 
34,080
0.866
39,350
195.4
-2.90
77.66
69.01
2008
 
31,261
0.892
35,057
174.1
-10.91
67.72
62.15
2009
 
31,815
0.889
35,778
177.7
2.06
69.60
63.58
2010
 
33,773
0.905
37,312
185.3
4.29
70.49
64.71
2011
 
34,091
0.928
36,735
182.4
-1.55
70.87
63.56
2012
 
35,699
0.945
37,763
187.5
2.80
72.58
64.84
2013
 
37,905
0.958
39,575
196.5
4.80
75.43
67.89
2014
 
35,601
0.971
36,656
182.0
-7.38
68.16
62.47
2015
 
34,258
0.973
35,209
174.9
-3.95
67.09
59.06
2016
 
35,942
0.983
36,570
181.6
3.87
72.12
61.46
2017
 
36,588
1.000
36,588
181.7
0.05
71.48
60.65
2018
 
36,887
1.020
36,147
179.5
-1.21
69.72
59.40
2019
 
38,335
1.035
37,034
183.9
2.45
70.40
59.51
2020
 
41,423
1.046
39,588
196.6
6.90
73.45
61.48
2021
 
41,617
1.090
38,181
189.6
-3.56
72.39
59.10
2022
 
41,517
1.160
35,777
177.7
-6.29
71.50
58.00
Source: Calculations by the Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Louisiana:
Average Earnings Per Job, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
6,211
0.189
32,890
100.0
N
86.51
1970
 
6,633
0.198
33,559
102.0
2.04
87.33
1971
 
7,120
0.206
34,557
105.1
2.97
87.87
1972
 
7,597
0.213
35,653
108.4
3.17
87.41
1973
 
8,182
0.225
36,437
110.8
2.20
87.63
1974
 
8,929
0.248
36,012
109.5
-1.16
89.93
1975
 
9,661
0.269
35,967
109.4
-0.13
90.18
1976
 
10,667
0.283
37,650
114.5
4.68
92.37
1977
 
11,628
0.302
38,535
117.2
2.35
93.69
1978
 
12,746
0.323
39,491
120.1
2.48
94.72
1979
 
14,136
0.351
40,225
122.3
1.86
97.03
1980
 
15,422
0.389
39,617
120.5
-1.51
98.50
1981
 
17,070
0.424
40,244
122.4
1.58
100.02
1982
 
17,889
0.448
39,957
121.5
-0.71
99.44
1983
 
18,451
0.467
39,530
120.2
-1.07
97.52
1984
 
19,172
0.484
39,579
120.3
0.12
95.00
1985
 
19,730
0.501
39,360
119.7
-0.55
93.38
1986
 
20,159
0.512
39,358
119.7
0.00
91.31
1987
 
20,578
0.528
38,973
118.5
-0.98
88.98
1988
 
21,535
0.549
39,252
119.3
0.72
88.23
1989
 
22,335
0.573
39,006
118.6
-0.63
87.73
1990
 
23,546
0.598
39,390
119.8
0.99
88.52
1991
 
24,462
0.618
39,599
120.4
0.53
88.83
1992
 
25,917
0.634
40,866
124.3
3.20
88.22
1993
 
26,342
0.650
40,527
123.2
-0.83
87.51
1994
 
27,389
0.664
41,276
125.5
1.85
88.61
1995
 
27,833
0.678
41,080
124.9
-0.48
88.07
1996
 
28,632
0.692
41,374
125.8
0.72
87.27
1997
 
29,631
0.704
42,085
128.0
1.72
86.60
1998
 
30,614
0.710
43,138
131.2
2.50
85.01
1999
 
31,430
0.720
43,652
132.7
1.19
83.25
2000
 
32,720
0.738
44,323
134.8
1.54
82.00
2001
 
34,875
0.753
46,313
140.8
4.49
84.08
2002
 
36,122
0.763
47,348
144.0
2.23
85.18
2003
 
37,261
0.779
47,835
145.4
1.03
85.35
2004
 
38,206
0.798
47,861
145.5
0.05
84.05
2005
 
40,497
0.821
49,310
149.9
3.03
86.81
2006
 
43,090
0.844
51,031
155.2
3.49
88.95
2007
 
43,883
0.866
50,670
154.1
-0.71
88.86
2008
 
46,159
0.892
51,765
157.4
2.16
91.77
2009
 
45,707
0.889
51,402
156.3
-0.70
91.34
2010
 
47,909
0.905
52,930
160.9
2.97
91.79
2011
 
48,104
0.928
51,834
157.6
-2.07
89.69
2012
 
49,188
0.945
52,032
158.2
0.38
89.33
2013
 
50,254
0.958
52,468
159.5
0.84
90.00
2014
 
52,229
0.971
53,777
163.5
2.49
91.65
2015
 
51,061
0.973
52,479
159.6
-2.41
88.03
2016
 
49,835
0.983
50,705
154.2
-3.38
85.22
2017
 
51,188
1.000
51,188
155.6
0.95
84.85
2018
 
52,904
1.020
51,843
157.6
1.28
85.19
2019
 
54,450
1.035
52,602
159.9
1.46
84.52
2020
 
56,399
1.046
53,901
163.9
2.47
83.71
2021
 
57,486
1.090
52,739
160.4
-2.15
81.63
2022
 
58,067
1.160
50,039
152.1
-5.12
81.11
Source: Calculations by the Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-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 Louisiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (LA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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