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Historical, Comparative Economic Analysis The “Historical, Comparative Economic Analysis” examines in great detail the composition, history, and trends of your area’s economy. By examining the contents of this report, the reader can gain significant insight as to what is driving the economy and how it compares to the rest of the nation. An analysis can be prepared for any Metropolitan Area, Micropolitan Area, or county in the United States. A “Sample Study” is attached which provides you with the content of the Analysis. The analysis is composed of three sections. Section 1 presents the existing composition, impact, and history of several important economic categories. By viewing the charts and graphs provided, you can quickly discern what are the most important factors affecting your area. Section 2 examines the “Level of the Economy” by studying the growth in the “quality and size” of the economy as it influences the economic quality of life for the people living and working in the area. Section 3 compares the growth rate and economic importance of more than 80 items over several time periods to the rest of the nation and several other areas. You will be able to immediately discover short and long-term trends and shifts in the importance of various economic sectors. For Section 3, you can choose up to five areas for comparison. If your area is a multi-county Metropolitan Area, your component counties can be used for this comparison which helps identify the contribution of each to the regional economy. From this Section you can glean positive features about your economy such as:

Sample Area boasts one of the lowest welfare rates in the nation. In a recent study, Sample Area ranked 352nd among the 383 Metropolitan Areas for Per Capita Income Maintenance in 2017. With a Per Capita Income Maintenance of only $504.00, Sample Area was 64% of the Sample State ($783.00) and only 61% of the national average of $823.00. (Sample Study – Section 3 – 9).

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Sample Area MSA Historical, Comparative Economic Analysis

Historical, Comparative Economic Analysis

Sample Area MSA Prepared for Profit Town Economic Development Corporation

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Table of Contents Page

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... iii Study Area ........................................................................................................................................................ iii Database ........................................................................................................................................................... iv Data Suppression ............................................................................................................................................... v Metropolitan Areas............................................................................................................................................ v About POLICOM ................................................................................................................................................. v Section 1 – Components and History of the Economy .................................................................................. Components and History of the Economy ...................................................................................................... 1-1 Employment ................................................................................................................................................... 1-2 Worker Earnings ............................................................................................................................................. 1-3 Earnings Per Worker - Wages ......................................................................................................................... 1-4 Total Personal Income .................................................................................................................................... 1-5 Government Transfers .................................................................................................................................... 1-6 Per Capita Government Transfers .................................................................................................................. 1-7 Primary Industries........................................................................................................................................... 1-8 Construction .................................................................................................................................................. 1-9 Manufacturing ............................................................................................................................................... 1-9 Transportation and Warehousing ................................................................................................................. 1-11 Retail Trade .................................................................................................................................................. 1-12 Finance and Insurance .................................................................................................................................. 1-13 Real Estate .................................................................................................................................................... 1-14 Information ................................................................................................................................................... 1-15 Healthcare .................................................................................................................................................... 1-16 Arts and Entertainment ................................................................................................................................ 1-17 Accommodations and Food Services ............................................................................................................ 1-18 Other Services ............................................................................................................................................... 1-19 Government Earnings ................................................................................................................................... 1-20 Farm Receipts ............................................................................................................................................... 1-20 Section 2 – Level of the Economy ................................................................................................................. Level of the Economy – Introduction .............................................................................................................. 2-1 Annual Earnings Per Worker ........................................................................................................................... 2-2 CPI Adjusted Annual Wages ............................................................................................................................ 2-2 % the Area Wage is Of .................................................................................................................................... 2-3 CPI Factored Wages ........................................................................................................................................ 2-4 Factored Comparisons – Population, Earnings, Employment ......................................................................... 2-5 Population ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-6 CPI Factored Earnings ..................................................................................................................................... 2-7 Employment Factored .................................................................................................................................... 2-8 Per Capita Personal Income ............................................................................................................................ 2-9 Government Transfers .................................................................................................................................. 2-10 Section 3 – Comparative Analysis ................................................................................................................. Comparative Analysis – Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3-1 Guide to Understanding the Data ................................................................................................................... 3-2 Comparative Data .......................................................................................................................................... 3-5

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Introduction For the most part, an individual or a business is most affected financially by the economic condition of the area where the individual lives or the business is located. The economic growth of the local economy typically determines the standard of living for the individual and the success of the business. Local economies throughout the United States many times behave in significant contrast to national or state trends, since national and state data are the aggregation and average of the data for hundreds of small economies. Average national growth rates can be much different than local growth rates. As an example, during the five year period from 2013 through 2017, employment growth nationally averaged 1.8%. However, among the 934 statistical areas (383 Metropolitan and 551 Micropolitan), only seventeen areas had an average employment growth of 1.8%. Among the 934 areas, 183 had faster employment growth and 734 slower with 214 of these areas losing jobs during this period. The condition of a local economy can also be much different than neighboring counties, as each has its own characteristics and composition. This “Historical, Comparative Economic Analysis” examines in great detail the composition, history, and trends of the Sample Area MSA economy. By examining the contents of this report, the reader can gain significant insight as to what is driving the economy and how it compares to the rest of the nation. The analysis is composed of three sections. Section 1 presents the existing composition, impact, and history of several important economic categories. By viewing the charts and graphs provided, you can quickly discern what are the most important factors affecting Sample Area MSA. Section 2 examines the “Level of the Economy” by studying the growth in the “quality and size” of the economy as it influences the economic quality of life for the people living and working in the area. Section 3 compares the growth rate and economic importance of more than 80 items over several time periods to the rest of the nation and several other areas. You will be able to immediately discover short and long-term trends and shifts in the importance of various economic sectors.

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Economic Strength Rankings

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Study Area The geographic definition of the area examined in this study is Sample Area MSA which includes Brown and Smith Counties in the Sample State. Annually POLICOM ranks all Metropolitan and Micropolitan areas for “economic strength” which is the long-term tendency for an area to consistently grow in both size and quality. For this study, the Sample Area MSA is compared and ranked among the 383 Metropolitan Areas. The chart provides the rankings for Sample Area MSA for the last ten years. For an explanation of the methodology and the rankings for all areas, please go to www.policom.com. Database The principle economic database used to prepare this analysis is maintained and published by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Information System. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is the official economic data gathering agency for the Federal Government. This database was chosen for three reasons. It is composed of “source data” which has been taken from the administrative records of numerous government agencies as opposed to monthly surveys and polls. The data has been collected and analyzed utilizing a reasonably consistent methodology over the entire term of the study period. The economic data is historically cumulative relative to the geographic definition of the area. Due to the time necessary for the various government agencies to collect and collate the economic data, the Bureau of Economic Analysis is unable to publish the results until approximately eighteen months after the end of a calendar year. The economic history included in this analysis spans the years 2001 through 2017 and was released in November of 2018.

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About POLICOM Corporation POLICOM Corporation is an independent economic research firm, which specializes in analyzing local and state economies. Its products and services evaluate the economic condition of counties, metropolitan areas, and states, determine what is the cause of the condition, and offers suggestions and ideas on how to improve or maintain the economic “quality of life” for the residents. For more information, please contact: POLICOM Corporation 2740 SW Martin Downs Blvd. #279 Palm City, FL 34990 Web Site: www.policom.com E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 772-781-5559

Data Suppression Federal and state laws require employers to report the number of employees and their respective earnings for the administration of various government programs such as the Unemployment Compensation program. It is from this reporting most economic data is created. However, the privacy of individual employers is protected. The law provides that if, through a reasonable effort, the actual number of employees or the actual wages paid by a private company can be determined from the publication of economic data, then that data must be withheld from the public. The data is suppressed. Throughout this analysis, especially in Section 1 and Section 3, there will be “gaps” in a data series in a graph or chart. “NA” might appear instead of a number, or a “0” will be in a column. This is the result of data suppression to protect the privacy of a private employer. Statistical Areas: Metropolitan – Micropolitan Statistical areas are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The geographic definition is principally determined by examining commuting patterns among counties. It is the goal of the OMB to identify “contained” economies where a preponderance of the earning and spending by individuals occurs. For the geographic definitions of all statistical areas, go to www.policom.com. Two types of statistical areas are used by POLICOM for its studies. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) have at least one urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000, plus adjacent territory (counties) which have a high degree of social and economic integration with the core measured by commuting ties. They must have a minimum one county but most often include several counties. There are 383 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States. Approximately 82% of the nation’s population resides in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MICRO) did not exist prior to 2001. Once looked upon as quasi-rural areas, a Micropolitan Statistical Area must have an urbanized area (city) with a population of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people. They must be at least one county and most are a single county. The OMB has identified 551 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States.

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Section 1 Components and History of the Economy Every local economy in the nation has its own characteristics. Its rate of growth, composition, consistency, and success will be different from other economies not only within the state but even its next door neighbor. Section 1 examines the composition of the Sample Area MSA economy. Through a review of the employment and earnings of the various industries, the most important elements of the economy can be discovered. The following are the categories examined. Employment – In which industries are the jobs located? Earnings – The volume of money earned by the workers in each industry. Earnings per Worker (Wages) – Which industry pays the most, the least? Total Personal Income – Its composition can tell a lot about the local economy. Primary Industries – Which industrial sectors import the most money to the area? Government Transfers – Have a significant influence on many local economies. Per Capita Government Transfers – How dependent is the area on entitlements? Industrial Sectors – worker earnings are provided for “sub-sectors” for the following industrial sectors:

• Construction • Manufacturing • Transportation and Warehousing • Retail Trade • Finance and Insurance • Real Estate • Information • Healthcare • Arts and Entertainment • Accommodations and Food Service • Other Services • Government • Farm – Market Receipts

The actual amount and percentage for the United States is shown to provide a comparison regarding the percentage of importance. Compare the Area % to that of the USA to discover “anomalies.” As a result of data suppression, the percentages might not total 100%. A “0” or an “na” will appear in the chart if the data has been withheld. The history of each is provided graphically using data from 2001 through 2017. Due to data suppression, there will be “gaps” in the graphs. Typically, small communities have the most data suppression. Employment data at the sub-sector level is not available. Only worker earnings data is provided.



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Sample Area MSA USAEmployment - All Workers 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

All Workers 116,711 196,132,200 Wage & Salaried Workers 99,755 85% 151,825,000 77%Nonfarm proprietors 15,964 14% 42,495,200 22%

Manufacturing 23,480 20% 13,304,800 7%Health Care and Social Assistance 11,482 10% 22,201,200 11%Retail Trade 11,209 10% 19,222,200 10%Accommodation and Food Services 7,207 6% 14,697,400 7%Local Government 6,903 6% 14,254,000 7%Construction 6,742 6% 10,634,600 5%Other Services 6,134 5% 11,168,200 6%Administrative and Waste Services 5,547 5% 12,088,500 6%Professional and Technical Services 5,513 5% 13,721,000 7%Finance and Insurance 5,332 5% 10,510,200 5%State Government 4,766 4% 5,365,000 3%Management of Companies 4,444 4% 2,667,400 1%Transportation and Warehousing 3,968 3% 7,663,800 4%Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 3,466 3% 9,105,900 5%Information 1,764 2% 3,384,400 2%Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,604 1% 4,455,500 2%Farm 1,276 1% 2,631,000 1%Educational Services 1,131 1% 4,691,200 2%Military 436 0% 1,929,000 1%Federal, civil ian 429 0% 2,857,000 1%Forestry, Fishing, Agricultural Services - 0% 926,400 0%Mining - 0% 1,511,100 1%Util ities - 0% 663,500 0%Wholesale Trade - 0% 6,478,900 3%

Employment Employment includes all full and part-time wage and salaried workers and proprietors. Wage and salaried workers are those who work for others; a corporation, sole proprietor, or a partnership. Non-farm proprietors are typically the small business people in an area. They are unincorporated businesses, sole proprietorships, and the general partners of partnerships. The chart provides the estimated number of people employed in each industrial sector. The percentage each industry is of the total is also shown along with the total for the nation. Compare your % to that of the nation to see if you have an unusually high or low ratio of workers in your area. The line graph shows the total number of workers. The Area % is the percentage the employment in each industry is of the employment of All Workers in the area.

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Sample Area MSA USAEarnings (000) - All Workers 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

All Workers 6,812,100 11,897,410,000 Wage & Salaried Workers 5,114,300 75% 8,447,954,000 71%Nonfarm proprietors 409,700 6% 1,462,031,000 12%

Manufacturing 1,881,379 28% 1,093,461,000 9%Management of Companies 659,541 10% 319,474,000 3%Health Care and Social Assistance 621,352 9% 1,326,660,000 11%Construction 500,568 7% 730,933,000 6%Local Government 456,483 7% 1,037,429,000 9%Professional and Technical Services 396,134 6% 1,225,818,000 10%Finance and Insurance 323,051 5% 835,755,000 7%Retail Trade 318,925 5% 685,629,000 6%State Government 293,858 4% 412,585,000 3%Transportation and Warehousing 235,588 3% 458,307,000 4%Administrative and Waste Services 222,870 3% 504,601,000 4%Other Services 214,919 3% 430,714,000 4%Accommodation and Food Services 126,380 2% 407,401,000 3%Information 117,560 2% 420,735,000 4%Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 72,935 1% 308,630,000 3%Federal, civil ian 36,504 1% 334,489,000 3%Educational Services 23,189 0% 202,201,000 2%Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 21,671 0% 155,107,000 1%Farm 17,800 0% 71,071,000 1%Military 14,055 0% 131,586,000 1%Forestry, Fishing, Agricultural Services - 0% 34,833,000 0%Mining - 0% 108,190,000 1%Util ities - 0% 88,651,000 1%Wholesale Trade - 0% 573,150,000 5%

Worker Earnings Worker Earnings include all wages and salaries paid to individuals who work for others and the profits of proprietors. It does not include the earnings or profits of corporations located in the area. Data for proprietor profits is principally gleaned from personal income tax filings while wages and salaries are taken from the administrative records filed by employers with various government agencies. For wage and salaried workers, earnings principally represent only the actual salary or hourly wage payment. For “All Workers” and all the industrial sectors, earnings also include contributions to private retirement programs, fees paid to members of boards of directors, and sometimes other financial benefits. The Area % is the percentage the earnings in each industry are of the earnings of All Workers in the area.

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Sample Area MSA USAWages All Workers 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

All Workers 58,367 60,660 Wage & Salaried Workers 51,269 88% 55,643 92%Nonfarm proprietors 25,664 44% 34,405 57%

Management of Companies 148,412 254% 119,770 197%Federal, civil ian 85,091 146% 117,077 193%Manufacturing 80,127 137% 82,185 135%Construction 74,246 127% 68,732 113%Professional and Technical Services 71,855 123% 89,339 147%Information 66,644 114% 124,316 205%Local Government 66,128 113% 72,782 120%State Government 61,657 106% 76,903 127%Finance and Insurance 60,587 104% 79,518 131%Transportation and Warehousing 59,372 102% 59,802 99%Health Care and Social Assistance 54,115 93% 59,756 99%Administrative and Waste Services 40,178 69% 41,742 69%Other Services 35,037 60% 38,566 64%Military 32,236 55% 68,215 112%Retail Trade 28,453 49% 35,669 59%Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 21,043 36% 33,893 56%Educational Services 20,503 35% 43,102 71%Accommodation and Food Services 17,536 30% 27,719 46%Farm 13,950 24% 27,013 45%Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 13,511 23% 34,812 57%Forestry, Fishing, Agricultural Services - 0% 37,600 62%Mining - 0% 71,597 118%Util ities - 0% 133,611 220%Wholesale Trade - 0% 88,464 146%

Earnings per Worker - Wages Earnings per Worker are the estimate of the average annual earnings of the employees in each of the various industries, derived by dividing the total earnings by the total employment in each industry. Nationally the Utilities Sector has the highest annual wage among the industries, which is also many times the case in a local economy. Usually, Retail Trade, Other Services, and Accommodations and Food Services are the lowest paid sectors. The Area % is the percentage each industry’s annual wage is of the average for the area.

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Sample Area MSATotal Personal Income (000) 2017 Area % USA USA %

Total Personal Income 7,814 16,820,250,000

Earnings By Residence 5,023 64% 10,603,746,000 63%Dividends, Interest, Rents 1,521 19% 3,356,872,000 20%Government Transfers 1,270 16% 2,859,632,000 17%

History of Percentage - Area 2017 2007 2001

Earnings By Residence 64% 68% 69%Dividends, Interest, Rents 19% 19% 19%Government Transfers 16% 13% 12%

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Earnings By Residence 63% 66% 68%Dividends, Interest, Rents 20% 20% 19%Government Transfers 17% 14% 13%

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Total Personal Income Total Personal Income (TPI) is defined as the "income received by, or on behalf of, all the residents of the area." There are three distinct ingredients to TPI: 1) Earnings by place of residence, 2) Dividends, Interest, and Rents (passive income), and 3) Government Transfers. Earned income is the amount of money garnered by an individual through active work during the course of the year. It includes personal wages, salaries, and profits by proprietors. Earned income, for the purpose of calculating Total Personal Income, is derived from earnings by "place of residence” (the county from which individuals file their personal income tax), not "place of work." Passive income includes money earned from investments, rentals, bank interest, and private retirement plans. It can be stock dividends or simply life insurance benefits. Data for passive income is mainly gathered from personal income tax filings. It cannot be assumed an area's economy benefits from high earnings in this component of the TPI, nor can it be presumed high earnings in this category are a result of the condition of a local economy. Government transfers are principally payments to individuals residing in the area from the various federal, state, and local government “entitlement” programs. The largest of these programs include 1) social security and disability programs, 2) medical payments (Medicare and Medicaid), 3) income maintenance (welfare), 4) unemployment compensation, and 5) veterans benefits. From the ratio of the three components of Total Personal Income, certain characteristics of a local economy can be deduced. Typically, areas, which have government transfers greater than 20% of the TPI, have a high retirement population (Social Security & Medicare), a distressed economy (Medicaid and Income Maintenance), or a combination of both. Areas in which Dividends, Interest, and Rents account for more than 22% of the TPI have a resident population which is affluent (well invested), a high retirement population, or both. Typically, strong economies have greater than 70% of the TPI attributed to earnings and less than 12% for Government Transfers. More information regarding Government Transfers is included in Section 2.



Sample Area MSAGovernment Transfers (000) 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

Total transfer payments 1,269,647 2,859,632,000

Ret. & disab. insurance benefit payments 551,019 43.4% 960,711,000 33.6%Medical payments 491,150 38.7% 1,298,866,000 45.4%Income maintenance benefit payments 76,274 6.0% 268,123,000 9.4%Veterans benefit payments 39,480 3.1% 98,538,000 3.4%Nonprofit institutions 21,314 1.7% 41,606,000 1.5%Unemployment insurance benefit payments 11,567 0.9% 29,514,000 1.0%

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Government Transfers Government Transfers, also known as “entitlement” programs, have grown enormously in the United States over the last 25 years. Typically Retirement and disability payments typically account for about half a local area’s transfers. Medical transfers, principally Medicare and Medicaid (medical assistance for the poor) represent the bulk of medical transfers. Income maintenance includes the nation’s “welfare programs” such as Food Stamps. High percentages of Retirement and Medical payments indicate the presence of a large number of retirement age individuals. High percentages of Medical payments and Income Maintenance indicate impoverishment. The Area % denotes the percentage each line is of all government transfers.



Sample Area MSAPer Capita Government Transfers 2017 Area 2017 USA

Retirement 6,935 7,866 Medicare 1,800 2,135 Medicaid 1,063 1,808 Income Maintenance 448 823 Veterans 232 303 Earn Inc Tx Cred 133 214 Food Stamps 110 196 Unemployment 68 91 Farm Payments 26 35

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Per Capita Government Transfers To better determine the relative impact Government Transfers have on the local area, the per capita amount for each transfer has been determined. Medicare and Medicaid are the two largest components of Medical transfers and are listed separately. Food Stamps and Family Assistance are the two best known components of Income Maintenance and are shown separately. Retirement is principally social security payments. If your area exceeds of the nation, then the area is receiving a greater percentage of transfers for the category than the national norm. When this occurs, Government Transfers can be considered a Primary Industry if the amount of money flowing into the area exceeds that which is extracted by way of taxation.



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Primary Industries Impact Local economies grow and expand in direct proportion to the amount of money being imported to the area. After it enters the economy, it is mixed and churned, going from business to business, person to person, until it is finally consumed and leaves the area. Money is principally imported to an area by way of the “primary” or contributory industries located in the economy. These businesses sell their goods or services outside the area, thus importing money to the area. Typically between 5% and 10% of the businesses in a community are primary in nature. The balance of the businesses is “consumptive” and feed upon the money imported by the contributory businesses. Additionally, government entitlement programs can be contributory to an area if the money being sent to a community for welfare, Medicare or Medicaid, or retirement benefits exceeds the amount be extracted by way of taxation. The graph shows an estimate of the contribution each sector has upon the area economy.



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Sample Area MSAConstruction - Worker Earnings (000) 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

Total Earnings 500,568 730,933,000

Special Trade Contractors 258,393 52% 439,064,000 60%General Contractors 203,155 41% 197,273,000 27%Heavy Contractors 39,020 8% 94,596,000 13%

Construction Worker Earnings Within the construction industry, there are three sub-sectors. Heavy contractors are principally involved in the construction of large projects such as roadways, bridges, office buildings, or factories. A spike upward in worker earnings in this sub-sector reflects the impact of such. General contractors are mainly homebuilders, but also construct small commercial or apartment buildings, and do renovation of existing structures. Special trade contractors typically are subcontractors for both heavy and general contractors. Known as the “trades,” they do most of the actual work on construction projects. Ranging from earthmovers to plumbers to carpet layers to roofers, special trade contractors usually account for more than half of the earnings in the construction industry. Many special trade contractors are sole proprietors.



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Sample Area MSAManufacturing - Worker Earnings (000) 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

Total Earnings 1,881,379 1,093,461,000

Durable goods manufacturing 935,897 50% 707,214,000 65%Nondurable goods manufacturing 945,482 50% 386,247,000 35%

Motor vehicle 488,272 26% 77,360,000 7%Paper 477,262 25% 31,915,000 3%Plastics and rubber products 220,038 12% 48,505,000 4%Printing and related support activities 157,442 8% 27,309,000 2%Fabricated metal product 117,994 6% 102,278,000 9%Machinery 92,413 5% 95,694,000 9%Chemical 46,782 2% 114,541,000 10%Electrical equipment and appliance 27,090 1% 37,307,000 3%Food 24,218 1% 100,465,000 9%Wood product 23,473 1% 24,803,000 2%Miscellaneous 15,385 1% 57,877,000 5%Furniture and related product 7,616 0% 23,128,000 2%Transportation equip less motor veh 6,074 0% 78,122,000 7%Beverage and tobacco product 5,646 0% 22,014,000 2%Nonmetall ic mineral product 4,870 0% 30,481,000 3%Textile product mills 2,043 0% 6,141,000 1%Primary metal - 0% 30,519,000 3%Computer and electronic product - 0% 149,645,000 14%Textile mills - 0% 6,522,000 1%Apparel - 0% 6,551,000 1%Leather and all ied product - 0% 1,598,000 0%Petroleum and coal products - 0% 20,686,000 2%

Manufacturing Earnings The manufacturing sector is divided into two groups, durable and nondurable goods. Durable goods, like their name suggests, are designed to last for a long period of time (minimum of three years). Automobiles, machinery, computers, and washing machines are durable goods. Nondurable goods typically have a short life span and are quickly consumed. Food, plastic cups, paper, and clothing are examples. Wages paid in durable goods are typically much higher than nondurable goods. Manufacturing is composed of multiple sub-sectors. Since there are so many sub-sectors, data suppression is frequent. Oftentimes in a local economy, one large employer might dominate a particular category. As a result, the data for that category is withheld. While the data is suppressed on the category level, the earnings for the suppressed categories are included in the Total Earnings. The Area % denotes the percentage each category is of the total earnings in manufacturing. Due to data suppression, this column might not total 100%.



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Truck transportation 144,207 61% 135,252,000 30%Warehousing and storage 27,990 12% 53,351,000 12%Rail transportation 13,662 6% 21,818,000 5%Transit and ground passenger transportation 12,996 6% 37,183,000 8%Support activities for transportation 6,318 3% 56,726,000 12%Water transportation 26 0% 7,240,000 2%Pipeline transportation 21 0% 44,303,000 10%Air transportation - 0% 61,116,000 13%Scenic and sightseeing transportation - 0% 1,835,000 0%Couriers and messengers - 0% 39,483,000 9%

Transportation and Warehousing – Worker Earnings The Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation. Establishments in these industries use transportation equipment or transportation related facilities as a productive asset. The modes of transportation are air, rail, water, road, and pipeline. The Transportation and Warehousing sector distinguishes three basic types of activities: sub-sectors for each mode of transportation, a sub-sector for warehousing and storage, and a sub-sector for establishments providing support activities for transportation. The Area % denotes the percentage each group or category is of the total earnings in this sector.



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Sample Area MSARetail Trade - Worker Earnings (000) 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

Total Earnings 318,925 685,629,000

Motor vehicle and parts dealers 65,586 21% 130,930,000 19%Nonstore retailers 56,535 18% 53,280,000 8%General merchandise 42,598 13% 93,975,000 14%Food and beverage 41,803 13% 106,372,000 16%Building material and garden supply 22,322 7% 56,327,000 8%Gasoline stations 22,237 7% 37,948,000 6%Miscellaneous store retailers 17,683 6% 38,724,000 6%Health and personal care 16,140 5% 53,866,000 8%Clothing and clothing accessories 11,832 4% 42,640,000 6%Electronics and appliance 10,815 3% 29,330,000 4%Sporting goods, hobby, book and music 7,422 2% 18,651,000 3%Furniture and home furnishings 3,952 1% 23,586,000 3%

Retail Trade Earnings The Retail Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise; retailers are, therefore, organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public. Retail Trade is divided into multiple sub-sectors. The sub-sectors reflect the purchasing trends or habits of the individuals. Nonstore retailers sell their goods via mail/telephone orders or the internet. Their marketplace is typically not the local area and could be “worldwide.” As a result, this sub-sector is typically “primary” in nature, importing wealth to the area. Virtually all other Retail Trade sub-sectors are consumptive in nature. The Area % denotes the percentage each category is that of the total earnings in this sector.



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Total Earnings 323,051 835,755,000

Insurance carriers and related activities 175,635 54% 282,338,000 34%Credit intermediation and related activities 105,007 33% 267,507,000 32%Securities, commodity contracts, investments 41,980 13% 270,968,000 32%Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles 429 0% 12,261,000 1%Monetary authorities - central bank - 0% 2,681,000 0%

Finance and Insurance - Worker Earnings The Finance and Insurance sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions and/or in facilitating financial transactions. Three principal types of activities are identified: 1. Raising funds by taking deposits and/or issuing securities and, in the process, incurring liabilities. 2. Pooling of risk by underwriting insurance and annuities. 3. Providing specialized services facilitating or supporting financial intermediation, insurance, and employee benefit programs. This sector tends to mix or churn the money within a local economy. Many times insurance carriers are “primary” in nature. The Area % denotes the percentage of earnings the category is of the total earnings in this industry.



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Real estate 63,278 87% 244,683,000 79%Rental and leasing services - 0% 60,911,000 20%Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets - 0% 3,036,000 1%

Real Estate Earnings The Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting, leasing, or otherwise allowing the use of tangible or intangible assets, and establishments providing related services. The major portion of this sector comprises establishments that rent, lease, or otherwise allow the use of their own assets by others. This sector also includes establishments primarily engaged in managing real estate for others, selling, renting and/or buying real estate for others, and appraising real estate. The Area % denotes the percentage of earnings the category is of the total earnings in this industry.



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Total Earnings 117,560 420,735,000

Telecommunications 4,470 4% 86,742,000 21%ISPs, search portals, and data processing 1,839 2% 43,793,000 10%Motion picture and sound recording industries 1,273 1% 39,799,000 9%Publishing industries, except Internet - 0% 101,187,000 24%Broadcasting, except Internet - 0% 88,106,000 21%Internet publishing and broadcasts - 0% - 0%Other information services - 0% 61,108,000 15%

Information Services – Worker Earnings The Information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing information and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing data. The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, including software publishing, and both traditional publishing and publishing exclusively on the Internet; the motion picture and sound recording industries; the broadcasting industries, including traditional broadcasting and those broadcasting exclusively over the Internet; the telecommunications industries; the industries known as Internet service providers and Web search portals, data processing industries, and the information services industries. The Area % denotes the percentage of earnings the category is of the total earnings in this industry.



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Sample Area MSA 2017 Area % 2017 USA %Health Care and Social Assistance - Earnings (000)

Total Earnings 621,352 1,326,660,000

Ambulatory health care services 348,622 56% 648,405,000 49%Hospitals 119,627 19% 410,910,000 31%Nursing and residential care facil ities 97,631 16% 136,765,000 10%Social assistance 55,472 9% 130,580,000 10%

Healthcare – Worker Earnings The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The services provided by establishments in this sector are delivered by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Data suppression is common for “Hospitals” if there is one major hospital in an area. Additionally, a hospital owned by local or state government is not included in this sector but in the Government sector. The Area % denotes the percentage of earnings the category is of the total earnings in this industry.



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Sample Area MSA 2017 Area % 2017 USA %Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation - Earnings (000)

Total Earnings 21,671 155,107,000

Amusement, gambling, and recreation 17,108 79% 60,264,000 39%Performing arts and spectator sports - 0% 87,617,000 56%Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks - 0% 7,226,000 5%

Arts and Entertainment – Worker Earnings The Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector includes a wide range of establishments that operate facilities or provide services to meet varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of their patrons. This sector comprises (1) establishments that are involved in producing, promoting, or participating in live performances, events, or exhibits intended for public viewing; (2) establishments that preserve and exhibit objects and sites of historical, cultural, or educational interest; and (3) establishments that operate facilities or provide services that enable patrons to participate in recreational activities or pursue amusement, hobby, and leisure-time interests. The Area % denotes the percentage of earnings the category is of the total earnings in this industry.



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Total Earnings 126,380 407,401,000

Food services and drinking places 112,534 89% 315,720,000 77%Accommodation 13,846 11% 91,681,000 23%

Accommodations and Food Services The Accommodation and Food Services sector comprises establishments providing customers with lodging and/or preparing meals, snacks, and beverages for immediate consumption. The sector includes both accommodation and food services establishments because the two activities are often combined at the same establishment. Excluded from this sector are civic and social organizations; amusement and recreation parks; theaters; and other recreation or entertainment facilities providing food and beverage services. The Area % denotes the percentage of earnings the category is of the total earnings in this industry.



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Total Earnings 214,919 430,714,000

Membership associations and organizations 90,614 42% 160,184,000 37%Personal and laundry services 61,615 29% 129,377,000 30%Repair and maintenance 57,550 27% 122,452,000 28%Private households 5,140 2% 18,701,000 4%

Other Services – Worker Earnings The Other Services (except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the classification system. Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities, such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grant making, advocacy, and providing dry-cleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. Private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household are included in this sector. The Area % denotes the percentage of earnings the category is of the total earnings in this industry.



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Sample Area MSAGovernment - Earnings - (000) 2017 Area % 2017 USA %

All Government 800,900 1,916,089,000

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Government – Worker Earnings Nationally, government workers account for approximately 17% of all worker earnings. While virtually all local economies have at least a small presence of federal and state workers, areas which have a high percentage of either typically benefit economically. Usually state and federal government pay a wage higher than an area’s average wage. Local government typically includes county, city, and school employees along with most regional governments. The Area % denotes the percentage each line is of all government earnings.

Farm Receipts Even though most metropolitan areas are “urbanized,” there is still some agricultural activity in most areas. The graph shows the gross agricultural receipts for livestock and crops ($000).



2019 Ten Strongest Metropolitan Areas 2019 Ten Strongest Micropolitan Areas

1 Nashville, TN (MSA) 1 Bozeman, MT (McrSA)2 Seattle, WA (MSA) 2 Summit Park, UT (McrSA)3 Austin, TX (MSA) 3 Lewisburg, PA (McrSA)4 San Jose, CA (MSA) 4 Hood River, OR (McrSA)5 Napa, CA (MSA) 5 Wooster, OH (McrSA)6 Salt Lake City, UT (MSA) 6 Breckenridge, CO (McrSA)7 San Diego, CA (MSA) 7 Edwards, CO (McrSA)8 Indianapolis, IN (MSA) 8 Eureka, CA (McrSA)9 Raleigh, NC (MSA) 9 Oxford, MS (McrSA)

10 Atlanta, GA (MSA) 10 Ellensburg, WA (McrSA)

2019 Ten Weakest Metropolitan Areas 2019 Ten Weakest Micropolitan Areas

374 Bay City, MI (MSA) 542 Bastrop, LA (McrSA)375 Johnstown, PA (MSA) 543 Hope, AR (McrSA)376 Mansfield, OH (MSA) 544 Middlesborough, KY (McrSA)377 Danville, IL (MSA) 545 Espanola, NM (McrSA)378 Parkersburg, WV (MSA) 546 Las Vegas, NM (McrSA)379 Goldsboro, NC (MSA) 547 Clarksdale, MS (McrSA)380 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (MSA) 548 Kennett, MO (McrSA)381 Pine Bluff, AR (MSA) 549 Indianola, MS (McrSA)382 Rocky Mount, NC (MSA) 550 Fitzgerald, GA (McrSA)383 Beckley, WV (MSA) 551 Helena, AR (McrSA)

383 Metropolitan Areas 551 Micropolitan Areas

383 Metropolitan Areas 551 Micropolitan Areas

Categories Examined: Annual Earnings Per Worker - Wages CPI Adjusted Wages % of Gain of the Wages CPI Factored Wages Factored Comparisons – Population, Earnings, Employment Population – Factored Comparisons Earnings – CPI Factored Employment – Factored Per Capita Personal Income – CPI Factored Government Transfers

Section 2 Level of the Economy Section 1 statistically and visually identified the elements of the economy relating to each industry’s proportion of contribution, growth, and consistency. Section 2 examines the level of the economy as it pertains to growth in “quality and size” relative to the people living and working in the area. In this Section, the Sample Area MSA is statistically compared to Sample State, the nation, and the ten strongest and weakest Metropolitan or Micropolitan area economies in the United States. POLICOM Corporation ranks the 383 Metropolitan areas and the 551 Micropolitan areas for “Economic Strength.” Economic Strength is the “long term tendency for an area to consistently grow in both size and quality.” After determining the strongest and weakest areas, the characteristics of each are studied. Some of the results of that study are included in this Section as the averages for the ten strongest and the ten weakest economies are used for comparison. 1

To visually compare the growth of the economy of the area to the rest of the nation, much of the data is “factored.” This simply means the data for all the areas is statistically brought to a common denominator for direct visual comparison. All areas can be compared, apples to apples, on the same graph.

Some of the data is adjusted for inflation prior to the factoring process (CPI). Earnings and wages are brought to the value of the 2017 dollar, then the growth percentages are calculated, then the data is factored. The year “2002” serves as the basis year. All areas begin at 100 at this point. Where they wind up is determined by their respective percentage increase. This process is similar to the start of a track race. Every runner begins at the same spot. By factoring the data, direct, visual comparisons can be made.

1 For the Economic Strength Rankings for all Metropolitan and Micropolitan areas please go to www.policom.com.





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Annual Earnings per Worker (Wages) One of the best means to measure the “quality” of a local economy is to examine the growth in the Annual Earnings per Worker (Wages). The annual earnings by people in an area, and respective growth, establish the level of their “standard of living.” How much money they earn each year determines the quality of their housing, the food they eat, the amount of taxes they can pay, and the size of their savings or retirement account. Earl Nightingale, the famous writer and philosopher, was fond of saying, “there is nothing more important than money… for those things for which money is intended.” Since the amount of money people are paid each year, for the vast majority of the people, determines their lifestyle and standard of living, the annual earnings per worker will be examined thoroughly for the area. The following graph shows the actual Wages for Sample Area MSA, Sample Area MSA, and the nation.

CPI Adjusted Annual Wages The previous graph showed the actual Wages for the area. While the growth trend could be visualized, it is difficult from that graph to identify relative improvement in Wages. Due to inflation over the years, the value of the earnings in 2017 is different from the value in previous years. If an area gained 3% in one year while inflation was 5%, the value of the Wages, or quality of the growth, actually declined. To determine if the quality of the economy has grown, Wages need to be adjusted for inflation. Using published inflation information provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Wages for each year were brought to the value of the 2017-dollar. By adjusting for inflation, we can determine if the quality of the economy has actually improved over the course of time. The graph shows the actual Wages along with the CPI Adjusted Wages. The adjusted line shows the “real” growth in the quality of the economy relative to inflation. Note whether or not the area’s adjusted wage in 2017 is higher than the 2001 level.



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% the Area Wage Is of … Having now determined if the quality of the economy has grown, stayed the same, or declined, based upon the CPI-Wages, it is important to discover if this pattern is unusual, good, or bad relative to rest of the nation. Has the quality of the growth in Sample Area MSA gained or lost ground relative to the state or the nation? Since the cost of living varies among areas in the country, comparing the actual Wages is not statistically valid. An individual earning $30,000 per year in a rural county in Kansas has much more purchasing power than an individual earning the same amount of money living in New York City. Therefore, other methods are used to make comparisons. The first method of comparison is to calculate the percentage the Sample Area MSA unadjusted Wages are of Sample State and the USA. For each year, Wages were divided by the Wages for Sample Area MSA and the nation. As an example, if the area’s Wages for 2017 were $35,000 and the state’s Wages were $39,800, the percentage of the area’s Wages of the state’s would be 91%. By doing this calculation for all of the years, a pattern or trend can be determined. The question is: “Has the quality of the economy gained or lost versus the state or nation?” If, in one year, the area’s Wages were 80% of the nation’s, and the next year they were 82%, the area gained against the nation. However, if the following year the area’s Wages were 78% of the nation, then it declined relative to the nation. The first graph shows the percentage the Sample Area MSA average Wage is of Sample State and the USA for each year. The second graph shows the percentage the Wages are of the USA along with the average of the ten strongest and ten weakest Metropolitan Area economies. Each time the line goes up, the area gained, when it goes down, it lost.



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CPI Factored Wages Finding the percentage the area’s Wages are of Sample State and the nation is one method to determine the relative growth or decline of the quality of the economy. A second method is to review the CPI Factored Wages. (See “Factored Data” in the beginning of this Section for an explanation of this concept.) By factoring the inflation adjusted Wages for each area, we can visually compare the growth of the quality of each economy. Beginning at the same starting point in 2001 (100), the CPI Factored Wages determines the level of the quality of the economy in 2017. The first graph compares Sample Area MSA to Sample State and the USA and the second graph compares it to the average of the ten strongest and ten weakest Metropolitan Area economies.



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Factored Comparisons – Population, Earnings, Employment The previous graphs measured and compared the “quality” of the economic growth for Sample Area MSA. The following discusses the “size or volume” of the economic growth. Growth in size is reflected in the growth of total earnings, total employment and the relationship to the growth of the population. The growth rates for population, CPI adjusted earnings, and employment have been factored for the following graphs for direct comparison. Three important characteristics should be noted when studying the following graphs. In strong economies: 1) both lines for earnings and employment will be increasing, 2) the rate of growth of population should be slower than the growth of both earnings and employment, and 3) the rate of growth for earnings should be higher or be “pulling away” from the growth line for employment. Graphs for the average of the ten strongest and ten weakest Metropolitan Area economies are provided.



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CPI Factored Earnings One of the two best ways to measure the growth in the size of the economy is to examine the Total Worker Earnings in the area. Earnings are the volume of money being moved throughout the economy via the various industries through wages paid to workers and the earnings of small business proprietors. Please see Section 1 for the meaning of Earnings. The relative growth of worker earnings demonstrates the increase in the volume of the economy. Total Worker Earnings have been adjusted for inflation just like Wages to create the CPI Adjusted Earnings. The CPI Adjusted Earnings were then factored. On the graphs, the CPI Factored Earnings are compared to Sample State and nation and to the average of the ten strongest and ten weakest Metropolitan Area economies. Note how the strongest economies have had smooth, consistent growth in the amount of their Earnings while the weakest areas have basically had no relative growth for the last fifteen years.



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Section 3 Comparative Analysis - Introduction The author Robert Burns wrote, "Oh would some power the Giftie give us to see ourselves as others see us." Having proper perspective is very important. This is one of the features of the “Comparative Analysis” section of this report.

The comparison method has been chosen since the importance and relevance of economic growth percentages has always been somewhat subjective. As an example, an area might have a 2% increase in employment for a given year and the local newspaper reports this fact. One reader might interpret the 2% figure as "great." Since employment went up, things must be good. Another reader however looks at the 2% as a modest gain and feels the local economy needs a "jump start." With the 2% number just dangling, community leaders have no alternative but to give subjective opinions to its relevance. By comparing the growth rate to the rest of the nation in a uniform and consistent manner, the numbers gain much more meaning. If it is discovered the 2% rate happened to be either the fastest or slowest rate in the nation, community leaders have a much better perspective of the condition of their local economy. In this section, the growth rate of more than a hundred items are calculated and compared to the rest of the nation. From this information, the reader can determine the most or least important elements of the economy and discover if they are growing or declining relative to the rest of the nation and comparison areas. Three time periods are examined: 2012 – 2017: The last five years. 2008 – 2017: The last ten years. 2001 – 2007: The previous six years. Guide to Understanding the Data - Methodology As stated in the Introduction, the data used for this report has been published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce. The data set is known as the Regional Economic Information System (REIS). REIS data is gleaned from that provided to the Bea by the administrative departments of the Federal government. Economic Growth Economic Growth is the rate of increase or decrease of the item. Growth rates are shown as a percentage of increase. For all data sets, the Average Annual Percentage Increase has been calculated for the three time periods. The mathematics for this calculation is rather simple. For each year of the study period,



the percentage increase from the previous year is calculated and averaged for the term. Rank For each calculation there is a Rank. Rank is the direct comparison of each element to either the 383 defined Metropolitan Areas or the 551 Micropolitan Areas in the United States. The Rank provides the relative position each element is to the rest of the nation. From the Rank, you can determine if the growth for the area is high or low and the relative size of the economy.

Terms to Understand The following is an explanation of several of the terms used in this section. Earnings: With the exception of “Wage & Salaried Workers – Earnings,” this includes all wages & salaries paid to workers, the earnings of proprietors, and “Other Labor Income.” Generally, “Other Labor Income” includes the employer and proprietor contributions to private retirement programs. For earnings under “Wage & Salaried Workers – Earnings,” earnings do not include “Other Labor Income” but reflects just wages and salaries paid to individuals who work for others. Earnings are in $000. Employment or Jobs: Includes all full and part-time wage and salaried workers and full and part-time proprietors. Under “Non Farm Proprietors – Employment,” Jobs reflect the number of proprietors. Wages: Denotes the “Annual Earnings per Worker” for each category. This is derived by dividing the total earnings in each industry by the total employment in each industry. Proprietors or Non Farm Proprietors: An unincorporated business or partnership. Typically the “small businesses” in an area, a “proprietor” can be full or part-time. Proprietor earnings are typically derived from Federal Income Tax filings. Population and Per Capita: Population reflects the “mid-year” estimate by the Bureau of Census. Per Capita calculations are created by dividing the item by the population estimate for each year.



Comparison Areas Comparative date is provided for: USA - United States. USA MET & MICRO – The aggregation of all Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas. USA NON MET – The aggregation of all counties which are not part of a Metropolitan or Micropolitan Areas, essentially “rural America.” State- The state in which the Study Area is located ranked among the 50 states. Sample Area MSA is also compared to the following areas:

1. Comparison Area 1 2. Comparison Area 2 3. Comparison Area 2 4. Comparison Area 4 5. Comparison Area 5

For some items, a “0” or “na” will appear for one or more time periods or for the entire data item. This means the data has been suppressed to prevent disclosure or there was too little data to be included in the area totals.



Population Nondurable goods - EarningsPersonal Income Wholesale - EarningsPer Capita Personal Income Wholesale - JobsEarnings Place of Residence Wholesale - Wages Per Capita Earning - Residence Retail - EarningsDividends, Interest, Rents Retail - JobsPer Capita Divid, Interest, Rents Retail - WagesGovernment Transfers Transportation - EarningsPer Capita Government Transfers Transportation - JobsEarnings - Place of Work Transportation - WagesPer Capita Earnings Place Work Information - EarningsTotal Employment Information - JobsEarnings Per Job Information - WagesWages & Salary - Earnings Finance and Insurance - EarningsWage and Salary - Employment Finance and Insurance - JobsWage and Salary - Wages Finance and Insurance - WagesNonfarm Proprietors' - Earnings Real Estate - EarningsNonfarm Proprietors - Employment Real Estate - JobsNonfarm Proprietors' - Wages Real Estate - WagesRetirement Transfers Professional, Scientific - EarningsPer Capita Retirement Transfers Professional, scientific - JobsMedical Benefits Professional, scientific - WagesPer Capita Medical Benefits Management - EarningsMedicare Management -JobsPer Capita Medicare Management - WagesMedicaid Administrative Support - EarningsPer Capita Medicaid Administrative Support - JobsIncome Maintenance Administrative Support - WagesPer capita Income Maintenance Educational Services - EarningsEarned Income Tax Credit Educational Services - JobsPer Capita Earned Income Credit Educational Services - WagesFood Stamps Health Care - EarningsPer Capita Food Stamps Health Care - JobsUnemployment Compensation Health Care - WagesPer capita Unemployment Compensation Arts, Entertainment - EarningsVeterans' Benefits Arts, Entertainment - JobsPer Capita Veterans' Benefits Arts, Entertainment - WagesCash receipts - Farm Accommodation & Food-EarningsCash Receipts - Crops Accommodation & Food-JobsCash Receipts - Livestock Accommodation & Food-WagesGovernment Farm Payments Other Services - EarningsPer Capita Government Payments Other Services - JobsForestry, fishing, - Earnings Other Services - WagesForestry, fishing - Jobs Federal Civilian - EarningsForestry, fishing - Wages Federal Civilian - JobsMining - Earnings Federal Civilian - WagesMining - Jobs State & Local Gov - EarningsMining - Wages State & Local Gov - JobsUtilities - Earnings State & Local Gov -WagesUtilities - Jobs State government - EarningsUtilities - Wages State government - JobsConstruction - Earnings State government - WagesConstruction - Jobs Local Government - EarningsConstruction - Wages Local Government - JobsConstruction buildings - Earnings Local Government - WagesHeavy construction - Earnings Military - EarningsSpecialty trade - Earnings Military - JobsManufacturing - Earnings Military - WagesManufacturing - Jobs Farm - EarningsManufacturing - Wages Farm - JobsDurable goods - Earnings Farm - Wages

Industrial Sectors Measured

Section 3 ‐ Comparative Analysis

Population2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007 Rank

USA 0.7% 0.8% 0.9%

USA MET & MICRO 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%

USA NON MET ‐0.1% 0.0% 0.4%

Sample State 0.2% 38 0.1% 44 0.2% 45

Sample Area 0.6% 187 0.6% 207 0.9% 211

Comparison Area 1 0.7% 165 0.8% 164 1.2% 172

Comparison Area 2 0.3% 234 0.5% 228 0.3% 300

Comparison Area 3 2.9% 5 3.0% 2 3.0% 20

Comparison Area 4 1.3% 68 1.2% 85 1.3% 146

Comparison Area 5 1.2% 87 0.9% 142 1.6% 103

Population2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 325,719,178 301,231,207 284,968,955

USA MET & MICRO 279,806,771 255,453,080 240,268,680

USA NON MET 45,912,407 45,778,127 44,700,275

Sample State 11,658,609 7 11,500,468 7 11,387,404 7

Sample Area 320,050 157 301,190 157 285,783 156

Comparison Area 1 761,184 75 700,485 74 652,741 73

Comparison Area 2 170,219 246 162,023 242 158,917 233

Comparison Area 3 2,115,827 31 1,577,856 38 1,321,316 40

Comparison Area 4 2,078,725 32 1,841,539 32 1,706,779 32

Comparison Area 5 284,687 168 259,295 170 236,001 173

Personal Income2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007 Rank

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USA MET & MICRO 3.9% 3.5% 5.0%

USA NON MET 2.3% 2.9% 4.3%

Sample State 3.0% 29 2.9% 37 3.4% 49

Sample Area 2.9% 227 3.3% 187 4.5% 231

Comparison Area 1 3.5% 171 2.9% 246 4.4% 246

Comparison Area 2 2.1% 316 3.3% 184 5.3% 155

Comparison Area 3 6.2% 15 6.5% 4 5.2% 158

Comparison Area 4 3.9% 123 4.1% 66 4.5% 235

Comparison Area 5 4.1% 108 3.0% 229 6.3% 86

Personal Income2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 16,820,250 12,002,204 9,001,839

USA MET & MICRO 15,002,534 10,632,204 7,936,326

USA NON MET 1,817,716 1,370,000 1,065,513

Sample State 544,828,473 8 409,695,749 8 334,714,304 8

Sample Area 15,584 147 11,270 148 8,636 149

Comparison Area 1 32,241 80 24,273 75 18,760 71

Comparison Area 2 7,035 249 5,112 251 3,752 252

Comparison Area 3 115,982 27 62,479 40 46,277 39

Comparison Area 4 103,195 36 69,297 34 53,173 32

Comparison Area 5 11,877 181 8,835 175 6,127 182

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Per Capita Personal Income 2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.0% 2.7% 4.0%

USA MET & MICRO 3.0% 2.6% 3.9%

USA NON MET 2.4% 2.9% 3.9%

Sample State 2.8% 24 2.8% 17 3.3% 45

Sample Area 2.3% 275 2.7% 167 3.6% 237

Comparison Area 1 2.8% 184 2.1% 321 3.2% 311

Comparison Area 2 1.7% 334 2.8% 119 5.0% 52

Comparison Area 3 3.2% 108 3.4% 24 2.1% 374

Comparison Area 4 2.6% 215 2.8% 111 3.2% 309

Comparison Area 5 2.9% 152 2.1% 319 4.7% 75

Per Capita Personal Income 2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 51,640 39,844 31,589

USA MET & MICRO 53,617 41,621 33,031

USA NON MET 39,591 29,927 23,837

Sample State 46,732 29 35,624 33 29,393 26

Sample Area 48,692 104 37,418 110 30,217 106

Comparison Area 1 42,356 228 34,652 178 28,740 137

Comparison Area 2 41,326 251 31,550 268 23,612 333

Comparison Area 3 54,817 46 39,597 80 35,023 35

Comparison Area 4 49,644 90 37,630 104 31,154 82

Comparison Area 5 41,718 238 34,072 193 25,962 236

Earnings Place of Residence2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.4% 3.0% 4.3%

USA MET & MICRO 3.7% 3.1% 4.4%

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Sample State 2.7% 28 2.5% 31 3.0% 48

Sample Area 2.7% 216 3.0% 152 4.3% 212

Comparison Area 1 3.1% 174 2.3% 246 3.5% 296

Comparison Area 2 0.8% 344 2.3% 240 5.4% 128

Comparison Area 3 6.5% 9 5.9% 4 4.0% 243

Comparison Area 4 3.8% 116 3.7% 60 4.1% 235

Comparison Area 5 3.5% 136 2.2% 252 6.0% 92

Earnings Place of Residence2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 10,603,746,000 7,909,377,000 6,135,866,000

USA MET & MICRO 9,600,340 7,083,765 5,482,296

USA NON MET 1,003,407 825,612 653,570

Sample State 344,850,465 8 269,786,469 8 226,232,293 8

Sample Area 10,402 139 7,800 142 6,048 136

Comparison Area 1 19,634 78 15,755 75 12,866 70

Comparison Area 2 3,987 261 3,214 251 2,353 262

Comparison Area 3 80,072 27 45,243 37 35,974 34

Comparison Area 4 70,512 33 48,980 33 38,567 31

Comparison Area 5 6,993 181 5,621 176 3,977 185

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Per Capita Earning ‐ Residen2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.7% 2.2% 3.4%

USA MET & MICRO 2.8% 2.2% 3.3%

USA NON MET 1.5% 2.0% 3.6%

Sample State 2.5% 22 2.4% 13 2.8% 45

Sample Area 2.1% 230 2.3% 107 3.4% 196

Comparison Area 1 2.4% 189 1.4% 304 2.2% 333

Comparison Area 2 0.4% 354 1.8% 229 5.0% 43

Comparison Area 3 3.5% 61 2.9% 33 0.9% 375

Comparison Area 4 2.4% 184 2.5% 75 2.8% 301

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Per Capita Earning ‐ Residen2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 32,555 26,257 21,532

USA MET & MICRO 34,311 27,730 22,817

USA NON MET 21,855 18,035 14,621

Sample State 29,579 27 23,459 30 19,867 24

Sample Area 32,501 78 25,897 84 21,162 80

Comparison Area 1 25,794 210 22,492 177 19,710 119

Comparison Area 2 23,422 278 19,837 266 14,803 330

Comparison Area 3 37,844 28 28,674 44 27,226 18

Comparison Area 4 33,921 61 26,598 68 22,596 54

Comparison Area 5 24,564 236 21,678 203 16,853 226

Dividends, Interest, Rents2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.7% 3.8% 6.1%

USA MET & MICRO 4.8% 3.8% 6.4%

USA NON MET 3.7% 3.8% 3.1%

Sample State 4.0% 28 3.1% 33 3.3% 47

Sample Area 3.3% 258 3.4% 217 3.9% 259

Comparison Area 1 4.7% 137 2.9% 283 5.7% 129

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Comparison Area 3 5.6% 74 8.1% 3 9.0% 25

Comparison Area 4 5.1% 111 5.0% 50 4.5% 219

Comparison Area 5 5.0% 117 3.1% 259 7.8% 48

Dividends, Interest, Rents2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 3,356,872,000 2,364,762,000 1,673,408,000

USA MET & MICRO 3,012,395 2,123,655 1,471,325

USA NON MET 344,477 241,107 202,083

Sample State 93,108,706 10 69,911,635 9 58,074,942 8

Sample Area 2,846 158 2,074 156 1,664 149

Comparison Area 1 5,945 86 4,566 79 3,286 80

Comparison Area 2 1,443 238 907 256 744 243

Comparison Area 3 24,510 25 11,831 39 7,137 41

Comparison Area 4 17,090 37 10,820 43 8,353 37

Comparison Area 5 2,617 166 1,980 160 1,278 176


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Per Capita Divid, Interest, Re2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.9% 3.0% 5.1%

USA MET & MICRO 3.9% 2.9% 5.4%

USA NON MET 3.7% 3.7% 2.7%

Sample State 3.8% 22 3.0% 22 3.1% 44

Sample Area 2.7% 286 2.8% 214 3.0% 255

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Comparison Area 2 3.6% 184 4.6% 29 3.1% 239

Comparison Area 3 2.7% 289 5.0% 14 5.8% 52

Comparison Area 4 3.7% 165 3.7% 92 3.2% 236

Comparison Area 5 3.8% 155 2.1% 316 6.2% 43

Per Capita Divid, Interest, Re2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 10,306 7,850 5,872

USA MET & MICRO 10,766 8,313 6,124

USA NON MET 7,503 5,267 4,521

Sample State 7,986 40 6,079 40 5,100 33

Sample Area 8,894 144 6,885 146 5,823 109

Comparison Area 1 7,810 212 6,518 167 5,034 199

Comparison Area 2 8,480 167 5,595 246 4,680 250

Comparison Area 3 11,584 50 7,498 110 5,401 161

Comparison Area 4 8,221 186 5,875 227 4,894 220

Comparison Area 5 9,193 130 7,636 104 5,415 159

Government Transfers2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.9% 5.2% 6.4%

USA MET & MICRO 4.0% 5.4% 6.4%

USA NON MET 3.4% 4.5% 6.3%

Sample State 3.2% 37 4.4% 44 5.6% 42

Sample Area 3.5% 260 5.4% 176 7.2% 141

Comparison Area 1 3.5% 264 5.4% 169 7.2% 136

Comparison Area 2 4.3% 126 5.0% 255 7.1% 147

Comparison Area 3 5.7% 16 7.9% 6 9.3% 19

Comparison Area 4 3.6% 235 5.2% 222 7.2% 132

Comparison Area 5 5.3% 39 6.4% 57 6.0% 279

Government Transfers2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 2,859,632,000 1,728,065,000 1,192,565,000

USA MET & MICRO 2,389,800 1,424,785 982,705

USA NON MET 469,833 303,280 209,860

Sample State 106,869,302 6 69,997,645 6 50,407,069 6

Sample Area 2,335 181 1,396 180 924 180

Comparison Area 1 6,663 78 3,952 78 2,608 76

Comparison Area 2 1,604 238 991 232 656 237

Comparison Area 3 11,400 44 5,404 52 3,167 64

Comparison Area 4 15,594 34 9,497 32 6,253 31

Comparison Area 5 2,267 189 1,234 197 872 192


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Per Capita Govern Transfers2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.1% 4.4% 5.4%

USA MET & MICRO 3.1% 4.4% 5.3%

USA NON MET 3.4% 4.5% 5.9%

Sample State 3.0% 27 4.2% 38 5.5% 30

Sample Area 2.9% 279 4.8% 156 6.2% 96

Comparison Area 1 2.8% 302 4.6% 213 5.9% 147

Comparison Area 2 3.9% 67 4.5% 242 6.8% 38

Comparison Area 3 2.7% 320 4.7% 160 6.2% 106

Comparison Area 4 2.3% 369 3.9% 353 5.9% 158

Comparison Area 5 4.0% 55 5.4% 38 4.4% 353

Per Capita Govern Transfers2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 8,779 5,737 4,185

USA MET & MICRO 8,541 5,577 4,090

USA NON MET 10,233 6,625 4,695

Sample State 9,167 19 6,087 15 4,427 14

Sample Area 7,297 333 4,636 330 3,232 339

Comparison Area 1 8,753 209 5,642 207 3,995 224

Comparison Area 2 9,425 145 6,117 141 4,129 185

Comparison Area 3 5,388 379 3,425 381 2,396 381

Comparison Area 4 7,502 322 5,157 272 3,664 282

Comparison Area 5 7,961 275 4,758 323 3,695 272

Earnings ‐ Place of Work2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.7% 3.0% 4.4%

USA MET & MICRO 4.0% 3.1% 4.4%

USA NON MET 1.6% 2.1% 4.0%

Sample State 3.0% 28 2.5% 31 3.0% 48

Sample Area 3.0% 207 2.9% 162 4.2% 238

Comparison Area 1 3.2% 183 2.1% 276 3.5% 297

Comparison Area 2 1.1% 334 2.3% 239 5.5% 118

Comparison Area 3 6.9% 10 5.8% 5 3.9% 260

Comparison Area 4 4.1% 108 3.7% 53 4.1% 249

Comparison Area 5 3.9% 127 2.4% 224 6.1% 77

Earnings ‐ Place of Work2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 11,897,410 8,866,784 6,865,291

USA MET & MICRO 10,852,074 8,015,010 6,192,585

USA NON MET 1,045,336 851,774 672,706

Sample State 390,623,316 7 305,348,943 7 255,678,501 7

Sample Area 12,332 129 9,289 134 7,263 128

Comparison Area 1 23,916 76 19,572 70 15,929 64

Comparison Area 2 4,444 253 3,574 249 2,593 262

Comparison Area 3 88,927 26 50,626 37 40,372 34

Comparison Area 4 81,097 33 56,450 33 44,430 30

Comparison Area 5 8,794 173 6,919 162 4,851 174

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Per Capita Earnings Place W2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.0% 2.2% 3.4%

USA MET & MICRO 3.1% 2.2% 3.3%

USA NON MET 1.7% 2.1% 3.6%

Sample State 2.8% 22 2.4% 15 2.8% 45

Sample Area 2.4% 225 2.3% 132 3.3% 230

Comparison Area 1 2.5% 206 1.2% 324 2.3% 331

Comparison Area 2 0.8% 346 1.8% 233 5.2% 42

Comparison Area 3 3.9% 57 2.8% 40 0.9% 379

Comparison Area 4 2.7% 172 2.5% 91 2.8% 294

Comparison Area 5 2.7% 187 1.5% 297 4.5% 81

Per Capita Earnings Place W2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 36,527 29,435 24,091

USA MET & MICRO 38,784 31,376 25,774

USA NON MET 22,768 18,607 15,049

Sample State 33,505 27 26,551 31 22,453 24

Sample Area 38,532 63 30,841 62 25,415 63

Comparison Area 1 31,419 165 27,941 110 24,403 75

Comparison Area 2 26,106 269 22,056 266 16,314 325

Comparison Area 3 42,029 35 32,086 51 30,555 16

Comparison Area 4 39,013 57 30,654 65 26,031 54

Comparison Area 5 30,891 171 26,685 139 20,556 163

Total Employment2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.8% 0.9% 1.4%

USA MET & MICRO 2.0% 1.0% 1.5%

USA NON MET 0.5% 0.0% 0.7%

Sample State 1.2% 30 0.3% 42 0.2% 49

Sample Area 1.2% 217 0.5% 207 1.1% 223

Comparison Area 1 1.2% 204 0.2% 258 1.0% 238

Comparison Area 2 0.8% 263 0.8% 150 1.3% 206

Comparison Area 3 4.3% 7 3.2% 3 3.2% 42

Comparison Area 4 2.2% 88 1.3% 62 0.9% 253

Comparison Area 5 2.1% 100 0.6% 182 1.5% 172

Total Employment2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 196,132,200 179,543,700 165,522,200

USA MET & MICRO 172,337,861 155,688,692 142,670,281

USA NON MET 23,794,339 23,855,008 22,851,919

Sample State 6,995,045 7 6,794,918 7 6,725,753 7

Sample Area 218,886 139 209,193 137 195,881 138

Comparison Area 1 473,746 71 464,629 66 436,712 65

Comparison Area 2 103,969 234 96,484 237 89,511 231

Comparison Area 3 1,422,990 28 1,042,215 36 863,762 38

Comparison Area 4 1,370,011 30 1,205,643 30 1,142,117 28

Comparison Area 5 177,016 161 167,416 162 153,003 165


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Earnings Per Job2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.9% 2.1% 3.0%

USA MET & MICRO 1.9% 2.0% 2.9%

USA NON MET 1.1% 2.1% 3.3%

Sample State 1.9% 20 2.2% 22 2.8% 37

Sample Area 1.8% 214 2.4% 105 3.1% 203

Comparison Area 1 2.0% 175 1.8% 262 2.4% 316

Comparison Area 2 0.3% 360 1.5% 332 4.2% 48

Comparison Area 3 2.5% 67 2.6% 69 0.7% 382

Comparison Area 4 1.8% 205 2.4% 113 3.1% 183

Comparison Area 5 1.8% 218 1.9% 258 4.5% 30

Earnings Per Job2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 60,660 49,385 41,477

USA MET & MICRO 62,970 51,481 43,405

USA NON MET 43,932 35,706 29,438

Sample State 55,843 22 44,938 24 38,015 21

Sample Area 56,341 103 44,403 129 37,080 113

Comparison Area 1 50,482 215 42,125 185 36,474 133

Comparison Area 2 42,741 357 37,038 331 28,964 359

Comparison Area 3 62,493 39 48,576 62 46,740 19

Comparison Area 4 59,195 74 46,821 87 38,901 84

Comparison Area 5 49,681 232 41,329 200 31,707 302

Wages & Salary ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.1% 2.9% 4.4%

USA MET & MICRO 4.2% 2.9% 4.4%

USA NON MET 2.5% 2.1% 4.0%

Sample State 3.3% 30 2.3% 36 2.9% 49

Sample Area 3.5% 187 2.7% 172 4.0% 252

Comparison Area 1 3.2% 223 1.9% 286 3.3% 312

Comparison Area 2 2.8% 265 2.7% 162 5.3% 136

Comparison Area 3 7.1% 9 5.6% 6 4.7% 181

Comparison Area 4 4.4% 105 3.5% 61 3.7% 269

Comparison Area 5 4.3% 111 2.7% 165 6.3% 66

Wages & Salary ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 8,447,954,000 6,392,832,000 4,950,126,000

USA MET & MICRO 7,742,873 5,819,793 4,497,906

USA NON MET 705,081 573,039 452,220

Sample State 281,206,101 7 224,964,928 7 190,021,284 7

Sample Area 8,873 129 6,830 130 5,399 122

Comparison Area 1 17,612 75 14,645 69 12,083 61

Comparison Area 2 3,141 251 2,413 258 1,771 266

Comparison Area 3 63,185 26 36,921 35 28,284 35

Comparison Area 4 59,317 31 42,255 31 33,961 29

Comparison Area 5 6,677 159 5,132 159 3,564 172

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Wage and Salary ‐ Employm2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.7% 0.6% 0.7%

USA MET & MICRO 1.9% 0.7% 0.8%

USA NON MET 0.4% ‐0.2% 0.3%

Sample State 1.1% 27 0.1% 39 ‐0.4% 49

Sample Area 1.1% 201 0.4% 184 0.7% 212

Comparison Area 1 1.0% 219 ‐0.1% 297 0.4% 252

Comparison Area 2 0.4% 293 0.3% 209 1.0% 177

Comparison Area 3 4.1% 8 2.8% 3 2.2% 70

Comparison Area 4 2.2% 87 1.1% 63 0.3% 279

Comparison Area 5 2.0% 108 0.4% 185 1.0% 174

Wage and Salary ‐ Employm2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 151,825,000 143,170,000 137,334,000

USA MET & MICRO 134,302,034 125,290,760 119,822,024

USA NON MET 17,522,966 17,879,240 17,511,976

Sample State 5,625,472 7 5,576,357 7 5,709,552 7

Sample Area 183,481 130 176,355 135 169,146 133

Comparison Area 1 376,564 71 383,169 65 373,632 63

Comparison Area 2 75,078 247 73,115 245 68,801 243

Comparison Area 3 1,050,587 33 796,956 38 700,956 39

Comparison Area 4 1,104,172 29 987,776 29 972,566 28

Comparison Area 5 145,158 161 139,784 161 131,357 162

Wage and Salary ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.4% 2.2% 3.6%

USA MET & MICRO 2.3% 2.2% 3.6%

USA NON MET 2.1% 2.3% 3.7%

Sample State 2.1% 31 2.2% 29 3.3% 46

Sample Area 2.3% 157 2.3% 136 3.3% 272

Comparison Area 1 2.1% 212 2.0% 220 2.8% 355

Comparison Area 2 2.3% 159 2.4% 82 4.2% 77

Comparison Area 3 2.9% 34 2.7% 36 2.4% 377

Comparison Area 4 2.2% 186 2.3% 109 3.4% 226

Comparison Area 5 2.3% 162 2.3% 122 5.2% 14

Wage and Salary ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 55,643 44,652 36,044

USA MET & MICRO 57,653 46,450 37,538

USA NON MET 40,238 32,051 25,823

Sample State 49,988 23 40,343 24 33,281 23

Sample Area 48,361 126 38,730 139 31,919 118

Comparison Area 1 46,770 164 38,220 153 32,338 110

Comparison Area 2 41,831 297 32,995 319 25,745 349

Comparison Area 3 60,142 25 46,328 32 40,350 20

Comparison Area 4 53,720 55 42,778 61 34,919 56

Comparison Area 5 45,999 181 36,713 198 27,131 302


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Nonfarm Proprietors' ‐ Earn2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.6% 4.5% 3.1%

USA MET & MICRO 3.0% 4.7% 3.2%

USA NON MET ‐0.6% 2.9% 2.5%

Sample State 1.4% 28 5.4% 18 2.1% 37

Sample Area 1.5% 228 6.7% 74 3.4% 187

Comparison Area 1 5.8% 84 4.7% 179 4.6% 133

Comparison Area 2 ‐8.3% 373 0.7% 360 6.9% 65

Comparison Area 3 5.7% 87 8.0% 42 0.3% 311

Comparison Area 4 1.1% 235 6.7% 71 6.1% 85

Comparison Area 5 0.6% 246 ‐0.4% 372 5.1% 125

Nonfarm Proprietors' ‐ Earn2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,462,031,000 953,789,000 798,917,000

USA MET & MICRO 1,333,553 854,928 713,006

USA NON MET 128,478 98,861 85,911

Sample State 41,443,052 9 24,756,360 11 21,979,535 11

Sample Area 1,047 148 571 179 471 171

Comparison Area 1 2,336 83 1,524 87 1,181 97

Comparison Area 2 467 253 541 188 374 205

Comparison Area 3 13,325 21 6,528 28 6,796 21

Comparison Area 4 7,656 36 4,122 44 2,917 43

Comparison Area 5 373 288 403 225 302 242

Nonfarm Proprietors ‐ Empl2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.5% 2.1% 4.8%

USA MET & MICRO 2.7% 2.3% 5.1%

USA NON MET 1.0% 0.7% 3.0%

Sample State 1.3% 41 1.2% 34 3.5% 40

Sample Area 1.4% 237 0.9% 248 4.2% 201

Comparison Area 1 2.1% 147 1.9% 124 4.8% 138

Comparison Area 2 2.1% 141 2.6% 62 2.5% 346

Comparison Area 3 4.9% 6 4.4% 4 7.5% 21

Comparison Area 4 2.4% 108 2.1% 100 4.6% 160

Comparison Area 5 2.6% 88 1.5% 158 4.6% 166

Nonfarm Proprietors ‐ Empl2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 42,495,200 34,459,700 25,998,200

USA MET & MICRO 37,251,881 29,571,638 21,901,425

USA NON MET 5,243,319 4,888,062 4,096,775

Sample State 1,302,591 8 1,152,117 7 935,674 7

Sample Area 32,835 166 29,940 162 23,433 159

Comparison Area 1 94,439 70 78,629 69 59,375 71

Comparison Area 2 26,135 197 20,316 217 17,550 202

Comparison Area 3 364,714 21 237,402 26 154,105 33

Comparison Area 4 258,638 32 210,844 34 160,944 31

Comparison Area 5 29,956 184 25,777 182 19,737 188


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Nonfarm Proprietors' ‐ Wag2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.1% 2.4% ‐1.6%

USA MET & MICRO 0.2% 2.4% ‐1.8%

USA NON MET ‐1.7% 2.2% ‐0.4%

Sample State 0.1% 25 4.1% 13 ‐1.4% 25

Sample Area 0.1% 216 5.7% 53 ‐0.7% 179

Comparison Area 1 3.6% 89 2.9% 206 ‐0.1% 147

Comparison Area 2 ‐10.1% 374 ‐1.9% 371 4.4% 39

Comparison Area 3 0.8% 182 3.5% 171 ‐6.7% 363

Comparison Area 4 ‐1.3% 260 4.6% 95 1.4% 97

Comparison Area 5 ‐1.8% 280 ‐1.8% 370 0.5% 124

Nonfarm Proprietors' ‐ Wag2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 34,405 27,678 30,730

USA MET & MICRO 35,798 28,910 32,555

USA NON MET 24,503 20,225 20,971

Sample State 31,816 20 21,488 34 23,491 27

Sample Area 31,875 125 19,078 252 20,118 242

Comparison Area 1 24,733 231 19,385 244 19,897 248

Comparison Area 2 17,866 352 26,624 99 21,321 222

Comparison Area 3 36,535 64 27,498 83 44,097 14

Comparison Area 4 29,602 155 19,548 239 18,125 295

Comparison Area 5 12,433 379 15,649 321 15,318 345

Retirement Transfers2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.0% 5.4% 6.4%

USA MET & MICRO 5.1% 5.6% 6.3%

USA NON MET 4.3% 4.7% 6.4%

Sample State 4.2% 33 4.6% 44 5.6% 39

Sample Area 4.7% 217 5.7% 162 7.0% 148

Comparison Area 1 4.7% 214 5.6% 176 7.1% 136

Comparison Area 2 4.8% 196 5.0% 285 7.1% 137

Comparison Area 3 6.8% 15 8.0% 7 9.6% 14

Comparison Area 4 4.8% 205 5.4% 211 7.0% 146

Comparison Area 5 5.9% 70 6.6% 56 5.9% 282

Retirement Transfers2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 2,561,995,000 1,514,037,000 1,046,570,000

USA MET & MICRO 2,135,794 1,244,886 860,633

USA NON MET 426,201 269,151 185,937

Sample State 96,838,037 6 62,065,771 6 44,855,331 6

Sample Area 2,151 178 1,240 177 827 178

Comparison Area 1 5,961 76 3,460 76 2,294 73

Comparison Area 2 1,456 231 895 228 593 232

Comparison Area 3 10,217 45 4,777 52 2,754 64

Comparison Area 4 13,921 34 8,256 32 5,498 33

Comparison Area 5 2,052 188 1,089 200 776 193

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Per Capita Retirement Trans2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.2% 4.6% 5.4%

USA MET & MICRO 4.2% 4.6% 5.3%

USA NON MET 4.4% 4.7% 5.9%

Sample State 4.0% 27 4.5% 36 5.4% 29

Sample Area 4.1% 234 5.1% 134 6.1% 100

Comparison Area 1 4.0% 250 4.7% 224 5.9% 139

Comparison Area 2 4.5% 151 4.5% 282 6.8% 40

Comparison Area 3 3.8% 291 4.9% 185 6.4% 67

Comparison Area 4 3.4% 344 4.2% 341 5.7% 163

Comparison Area 5 4.7% 116 5.6% 38 4.3% 359

Per Capita Retirement Trans2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 7,866 5,026 3,673

USA MET & MICRO 7,633 4,873 3,582

USA NON MET 9,283 5,879 4,160

Sample State 8,306 18 5,397 15 3,939 12

Sample Area 6,722 316 4,118 322 2,895 331

Comparison Area 1 7,831 212 4,940 207 3,514 220

Comparison Area 2 8,555 139 5,524 118 3,734 169

Comparison Area 3 4,829 381 3,028 380 2,084 381

Comparison Area 4 6,697 321 4,483 278 3,221 280

Comparison Area 5 7,206 272 4,199 313 3,286 268

Medical Benefits2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.3% 5.3% 8.3%

USA MET & MICRO 5.5% 5.4% 8.3%

USA NON MET 4.7% 4.8% 8.5%

Sample State 5.5% 18 5.4% 22 7.9% 36

Sample Area 4.3% 304 5.4% 199 10.2% 90

Comparison Area 1 3.7% 340 4.7% 292 9.3% 161

Comparison Area 2 5.0% 217 5.1% 243 10.3% 86

Comparison Area 3 6.4% 86 7.1% 25 12.2% 22

Comparison Area 4 5.9% 114 6.2% 91 10.1% 97

Comparison Area 5 6.0% 111 6.2% 88 6.3% 367

Medical Benefits2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,298,866,000 775,933,000 480,761,000

USA MET & MICRO 1,083,672,161 640,703,118 397,760,504

USA NON MET 215,193,839 135,229,882 83,000,496

Sample State 50,890,728 6 30,278,614 7 19,175,044 6

Sample Area 888,507 201 532,786 194 298,138 209

Comparison Area 1 2,633,124 82 1,668,043 78 984,088 75

Comparison Area 2 789,863 223 483,065 213 268,576 228

Comparison Area 3 4,338,643 49 2,188,074 57 1,096,376 70

Comparison Area 4 7,440,335 30 4,097,718 30 2,302,560 33

Comparison Area 5 931,629 191 511,370 200 360,232 179


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Per Capita Medical Benefits2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.6% 4.5% 7.3%

USA MET & MICRO 4.6% 4.5% 7.2%

USA NON MET 4.8% 4.7% 8.1%

Sample State 5.3% 18 5.2% 15 7.7% 27

Sample Area 3.6% 279 4.8% 181 9.3% 59

Comparison Area 1 3.0% 339 3.8% 307 8.0% 162

Comparison Area 2 4.7% 190 4.5% 218 9.9% 33

Comparison Area 3 3.4% 303 4.0% 285 9.0% 83

Comparison Area 4 4.5% 207 4.9% 174 8.7% 101

Comparison Area 5 4.7% 185 5.2% 129 4.6% 381

Per Capita Medical Benefits2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 3,988 2,576 1,687

USA MET & MICRO 3,873 2,508 1,655

USA NON MET 4,687 2,954 1,857

Sample State 4,365 12 2,633 18 1,684 17

Sample Area 2,776 343 1,769 341 1,043 355

Comparison Area 1 3,459 248 2,381 206 1,508 209

Comparison Area 2 4,640 83 2,981 70 1,690 143

Comparison Area 3 2,051 376 1,387 375 830 376

Comparison Area 4 3,579 224 2,225 247 1,349 272

Comparison Area 5 3,272 278 1,972 304 1,526 202

Medicare2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.6% 5.0% 10.0%

USA MET & MICRO 4.7% 5.1% 9.9%

USA NON MET 4.1% 4.5% 10.8%

Sample State 4.0% 35 4.7% 29 9.4% 41

Sample Area 4.7% 213 5.3% 187 14.4% 13

Comparison Area 1 5.1% 151 5.2% 196 12.2% 88

Comparison Area 2 5.1% 150 4.8% 267 10.0% 258

Comparison Area 3 7.2% 5 8.2% 3 13.2% 43

Comparison Area 4 4.6% 224 5.8% 122 11.2% 168

Comparison Area 5 6.9% 13 7.4% 13 9.0% 331

Medicare2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 695,265,000 428,201,000 242,580,000

USA MET & MICRO 577,352,025 352,117,322 201,076,033

USA NON MET 117,912,975 76,083,678 41,503,967

Sample State 27,405,944 6 17,259,323 7 10,123,628 7

Sample Area 566,277 181 337,472 179 152,557 207

Comparison Area 1 1,639,462 73 986,279 73 497,548 75

Comparison Area 2 378,827 249 237,615 236 134,830 232

Comparison Area 3 2,813,140 43 1,284,344 57 613,793 65

Comparison Area 4 3,698,121 34 2,103,367 33 1,116,164 36

Comparison Area 5 549,636 187 269,205 207 161,728 197

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Per Capita Medicare 2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.9% 4.2% 9.0%

USA MET & MICRO 3.8% 4.1% 8.8%

USA NON MET 4.2% 4.5% 10.3%

Sample State 3.8% 29 4.6% 15 9.2% 36

Sample Area 4.1% 220 4.7% 162 13.4% 8

Comparison Area 1 4.4% 151 4.3% 228 10.9% 74

Comparison Area 2 4.8% 87 4.3% 240 9.6% 208

Comparison Area 3 4.2% 196 5.0% 101 9.9% 174

Comparison Area 4 3.3% 335 4.5% 184 9.8% 178

Comparison Area 5 5.6% 27 6.4% 7 7.3% 363

Per Capita Medicare 2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 2,135 1,422 851

USA MET & MICRO 2,063 1,378 837

USA NON MET 2,568 1,662 928

Sample State 2,351 15 1,501 20 889 15

Sample Area 1,769 292 1,120 291 534 350

Comparison Area 1 2,154 181 1,408 175 762 206

Comparison Area 2 2,226 164 1,467 153 848 146

Comparison Area 3 1,330 367 814 372 465 372

Comparison Area 4 1,779 289 1,142 280 654 282

Comparison Area 5 1,931 236 1,038 325 685 272

Medicaid2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 6.5% 5.8% 6.3%

USA MET & MICRO 6.6% 5.9% 6.4%

USA NON MET 5.7% 5.2% 5.9%

Sample State 7.5% 19 6.3% 19 6.2% 26

Sample Area 3.7% 313 6.4% 132 5.3% 272

Comparison Area 1 1.7% 376 4.1% 320 5.6% 251

Comparison Area 2 5.6% 195 5.6% 223 10.3% 44

Comparison Area 3 5.5% 220 5.8% 195 10.5% 28

Comparison Area 4 7.5% 116 6.7% 110 9.0% 79

Comparison Area 5 5.1% 249 4.9% 275 4.0% 332

Medicaid2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 589,004,000 336,816,000 234,643,000

USA MET & MICRO 493,653,058 279,209,871 193,660,844

USA NON MET 95,350,942 57,606,129 40,982,156

Sample State 23,220,238 6 12,823,276 7 8,997,730 6

Sample Area 317,078 228 191,641 216 144,511 206

Comparison Area 1 967,556 92 658,663 80 480,286 75

Comparison Area 2 387,491 194 227,248 198 127,978 222

Comparison Area 3 1,410,709 65 815,621 63 455,416 80

Comparison Area 4 3,696,697 27 1,959,165 26 1,176,311 30

Comparison Area 5 368,480 205 230,868 194 194,631 158


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Per Capita Medicaid2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.7% 5.0% 5.3%

USA MET & MICRO 5.7% 4.9% 5.3%

USA NON MET 5.8% 5.2% 5.5%

Sample State 7.3% 16 6.1% 16 6.0% 21

Sample Area 3.1% 305 5.8% 152 4.3% 259

Comparison Area 1 1.0% 368 3.3% 322 4.4% 254

Comparison Area 2 5.2% 199 5.1% 200 10.0% 20

Comparison Area 3 2.5% 322 2.7% 345 7.3% 80

Comparison Area 4 6.1% 166 5.4% 177 7.6% 74

Comparison Area 5 3.9% 263 3.9% 291 2.4% 357

Per Capita Medicaid2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,808 1,118 823

USA MET & MICRO 1,764 1,093 806

USA NON MET 2,077 1,258 917

Sample State 1,992 17 1,115 21 790 22

Sample Area 991 332 636 336 506 325

Comparison Area 1 1,271 260 940 207 736 181

Comparison Area 2 2,276 67 1,403 47 805 148

Comparison Area 3 667 376 517 365 345 373

Comparison Area 4 1,778 142 1,064 154 689 217

Comparison Area 5 1,294 252 890 232 825 133

Income Maintenance2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.0% 4.2% 8.0%

USA MET & MICRO 0.2% 4.3% 8.1%

USA NON MET ‐0.8% 3.4% 7.6%

Sample State ‐2.2% 47 3.3% 43 7.7% 38

Sample Area ‐0.7% 255 4.7% 159 12.0% 63

Comparison Area 1 1.4% 58 5.2% 110 10.5% 124

Comparison Area 2 1.5% 53 4.5% 172 8.1% 257

Comparison Area 3 0.6% 130 6.8% 23 13.3% 40

Comparison Area 4 ‐1.9% 338 3.9% 248 10.2% 140

Comparison Area 5 2.1% 30 4.5% 171 8.8% 224

Income Maintenance2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 268,123,000 180,646,000 113,847,000

USA MET & MICRO 228,159 151,532 95,049

USA NON MET 39,964 29,114 18,798

Sample State 9,123,749 7 6,734,007 8 4,328,796 7

Sample Area 161 214 105 216 53 248

Comparison Area 1 682 67 417 76 231 79

Comparison Area 2 136 241 89 248 56 238

Comparison Area 3 1,027 47 551 56 266 72

Comparison Area 4 1,538 32 1,075 30 602 32

Comparison Area 5 211 181 138 181 84 182


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Per capita Income Maintena2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐0.7% 3.4% 7.0%

USA MET & MICRO ‐0.7% 3.4% 7.0%

USA NON MET ‐0.7% 3.3% 7.1%

Sample State ‐2.4% 44 3.2% 35 7.5% 33

Sample Area ‐1.3% 256 4.0% 137 11.0% 50

Comparison Area 1 0.7% 79 4.3% 108 9.2% 113

Comparison Area 2 1.2% 50 4.0% 141 7.8% 213

Comparison Area 3 ‐2.3% 324 3.7% 176 10.1% 78

Comparison Area 4 ‐3.2% 363 2.6% 317 8.8% 143

Comparison Area 5 0.9% 64 3.6% 193 7.1% 259

Per capita Income Maintena2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 823 600 400

USA MET & MICRO 815 593 396

USA NON MET 870 636 421

Sample State 783 24 586 22 380 19

Sample Area 504 352 348 361 186 365

Comparison Area 1 896 114 595 137 354 180

Comparison Area 2 799 176 547 191 352 185

Comparison Area 3 485 361 349 359 201 357

Comparison Area 4 740 220 584 149 353 182

Comparison Area 5 741 219 531 216 356 176

Earned Income Tax Credit2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.2% 4.9% 6.4%

USA MET & MICRO 2.3% 5.2% 6.6%

USA NON MET 1.7% 3.7% 5.4%

Sample State 2.1% 24 4.8% 27 7.0% 19

Sample Area 3.1% 94 6.0% 76 8.6% 42

Comparison Area 1 3.8% 33 5.5% 129 7.9% 79

Comparison Area 2 1.6% 284 3.7% 334 5.8% 268

Comparison Area 3 3.2% 79 6.4% 45 8.4% 53

Comparison Area 4 3.4% 65 6.0% 74 8.8% 37

Comparison Area 5 3.0% 97 5.0% 193 5.7% 281

Earned Income Tax Credit2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 69,604,000 43,769,000 30,225,000

USA MET & MICRO 58,766,911 36,105,263 24,627,295

USA NON MET 10,837,089 7,663,737 5,597,705

Sample State 2,409,270 8 1,525,391 8 1,022,193 8

Sample Area 48,258 202 27,559 218 16,880 239

Comparison Area 1 202,427 62 120,037 65 76,132 71

Comparison Area 2 44,629 215 31,693 195 22,598 194

Comparison Area 3 326,368 39 181,625 46 112,464 49

Comparison Area 4 431,967 28 244,205 32 147,435 37

Comparison Area 5 56,972 180 35,661 181 25,684 177

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Per Capita Earned Income C2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.5% 4.1% 5.4%

USA MET & MICRO 1.4% 4.2% 5.6%

USA NON MET 1.7% 3.7% 5.0%

Sample State 2.0% 16 4.7% 13 6.8% 10

Sample Area 2.4% 109 5.4% 53 7.6% 34

Comparison Area 1 3.1% 50 4.6% 148 6.7% 86

Comparison Area 2 1.2% 243 3.2% 321 5.5% 181

Comparison Area 3 0.3% 334 3.4% 310 5.2% 212

Comparison Area 4 2.1% 138 4.8% 131 7.5% 40

Comparison Area 5 1.8% 170 4.0% 243 4.0% 318

Per Capita Earned Income C2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 214 145 106


USA NON MET 236 167 125

Sample State 207 20 133 18 90 25

Sample Area 151 313 92 335 59 351

Comparison Area 1 266 80 171 97 117 127

Comparison Area 2 262 84 196 71 142 69

Comparison Area 3 154 302 115 264 85 264

Comparison Area 4 208 193 133 200 86 258

Comparison Area 5 200 207 138 185 109 154

Food Stamps2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐3.1% 8.6% 11.9%

USA MET & MICRO ‐2.8% 9.1% 12.1%

USA NON MET ‐4.4% 6.4% 10.8%

Sample State ‐6.4% 41 6.2% 39 14.3% 12

Sample Area ‐5.1% 265 11.8% 66 23.6% 14

Comparison Area 1 ‐3.0% 171 9.0% 171 18.6% 53

Comparison Area 2 1.4% 25 7.8% 223 9.7% 321

Comparison Area 3 ‐3.9% 225 10.1% 124 20.1% 37

Comparison Area 4 ‐6.3% 301 6.6% 270 17.3% 72

Comparison Area 5 1.3% 26 13.2% 36 9.3% 335

Food Stamps2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 63,976,000 30,921,000 15,967,000

USA MET & MICRO 54,189,353 25,143,941 12,816,112

USA NON MET 9,786,647 5,777,059 3,150,888

Sample State 2,144,118 8 1,319,339 7 600,648 7

Sample Area 37,640 222 15,392 271 4,503 328

Comparison Area 1 170,695 66 81,290 71 29,506 93

Comparison Area 2 33,771 238 17,350 239 10,606 206

Comparison Area 3 253,873 49 112,760 47 40,553 64

Comparison Area 4 366,312 35 216,438 23 84,872 34

Comparison Area 5 68,060 151 22,868 197 14,369 162


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Per Capita Food Stamps2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐3.8% 7.8% 10.8%

USA MET & MICRO ‐3.7% 8.1% 11.0%

USA NON MET ‐4.3% 6.3% 10.4%

Sample State ‐6.6% 39 6.1% 36 14.1% 6

Sample Area ‐5.7% 267 11.1% 57 22.5% 16

Comparison Area 1 ‐3.6% 176 8.0% 169 17.2% 53

Comparison Area 2 1.0% 23 7.2% 209 9.3% 289

Comparison Area 3 ‐6.6% 299 6.9% 228 16.8% 58

Comparison Area 4 ‐7.5% 336 5.3% 307 15.8% 76

Comparison Area 5 0.2% 33 12.2% 40 7.6% 347

Per Capita Food Stamps2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 196 103 56


USA NON MET 213 126 70

Sample State 184 25 115 21 53 28

Sample Area 118 340 51 348 16 375

Comparison Area 1 224 121 116 137 45 234

Comparison Area 2 198 178 107 166 67 116

Comparison Area 3 120 337 71 294 31 316

Comparison Area 4 176 220 118 133 50 205

Comparison Area 5 239 99 88 240 61 155

Unemployment Compensati2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐17.4% 8.4% 4.5%

USA MET & MICRO ‐17.3% 8.8% 5.0%

USA NON MET ‐17.9% 6.1% 2.0%

Sample State ‐15.2% 19 8.1% 26 2.0% 38

Sample Area ‐22.6% 299 0.5% 364 5.5% 169

Comparison Area 1 ‐35.0% 372 4.6% 290 1.7% 284

Comparison Area 2 ‐11.3% 52 16.5% 44 8.1% 92

Comparison Area 3 ‐10.7% 44 21.0% 14 ‐6.3% 378

Comparison Area 4 ‐14.9% 118 8.8% 157 4.6% 202

Comparison Area 5 ‐28.9% 354 10.8% 109 ‐4.0% 368

Unemployment Compensati2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 29,514,000 33,382,000 32,148,000

USA MET & MICRO 25,846 28,366 27,024

USA NON MET 3,668 5,016 5,124

Sample State 907,516 9 1,197,867 9 1,222,942 10

Sample Area 22,660 163 51,399 104 42,891 111

Comparison Area 1 19,853 181 74,938 71 83,052 60

Comparison Area 2 12,137 240 7,460 335 6,870 351

Comparison Area 3 156,369 35 76,479 65 146,830 37

Comparison Area 4 135,356 40 165,889 37 152,624 36

Comparison Area 5 4,002 362 7,172 342 12,388 279

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Per Capita Unemploy Comp2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐17.9% 7.5% 3.5%

USA MET & MICRO ‐18.1% 7.8% 4.0%

USA NON MET ‐17.8% 5.9% 1.6%

Sample State ‐15.4% 17 7.9% 22 1.9% 36

Sample Area ‐23.0% 294 ‐0.1% 366 4.6% 162

Comparison Area 1 ‐35.4% 372 3.7% 299 0.6% 287

Comparison Area 2 ‐11.7% 51 15.9% 35 8.0% 71

Comparison Area 3 ‐13.3% 79 17.5% 25 ‐9.0% 382

Comparison Area 4 ‐16.0% 132 7.5% 176 3.4% 201

Comparison Area 5 ‐29.7% 355 9.5% 118 ‐4.9% 364

Per Capita Unemploy Comp2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 91 111 113


USA NON MET 80 110 115

Sample State 78 24 104 22 107 21

Sample Area 71 194 171 56 150 78

Comparison Area 1 26 349 107 167 127 116

Comparison Area 2 71 194 46 347 43 371

Comparison Area 3 74 187 48 340 111 145

Comparison Area 4 65 221 90 207 89 210

Comparison Area 5 14 378 28 382 52 347

Veterans' Benefits2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 7.1% 9.0% 7.8%

USA MET & MICRO 7.4% 9.5% 7.9%

USA NON MET 5.6% 7.1% 7.5%

Sample State 6.3% 27 8.3% 27 6.3% 40

Sample Area 6.5% 207 8.4% 210 9.3% 107

Comparison Area 1 8.3% 68 9.1% 157 9.3% 103

Comparison Area 2 7.0% 153 8.5% 196 8.1% 187

Comparison Area 3 9.6% 27 11.5% 39 9.9% 75

Comparison Area 4 6.5% 209 9.1% 155 7.2% 240

Comparison Area 5 4.6% 343 6.3% 343 7.2% 238

Veterans' Benefits2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 98,538,000 41,672,000 26,598,000

USA MET & MICRO 82,036,511 33,366,362 21,207,107

USA NON MET 16,501,489 8,305,638 5,390,893

Sample State 2,777,744 10 1,256,788 9 870,444 8

Sample Area 78,535 202 35,252 201 20,739 209

Comparison Area 1 212,202 90 89,504 92 52,535 99

Comparison Area 2 107,205 158 47,506 156 29,819 159

Comparison Area 3 630,454 34 213,272 39 121,338 43

Comparison Area 4 416,506 50 175,157 50 115,740 48

Comparison Area 5 92,186 181 50,342 149 33,269 147


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Per Capita Veterans' Benefit2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 6.3% 8.2% 6.8%

USA MET & MICRO 6.5% 8.5% 6.8%

USA NON MET 5.7% 7.1% 7.1%

Sample State 6.0% 23 8.1% 20 6.2% 31

Sample Area 5.9% 203 7.8% 201 8.3% 86

Comparison Area 1 7.6% 61 8.2% 157 8.0% 103

Comparison Area 2 6.6% 127 8.0% 174 7.7% 119

Comparison Area 3 6.5% 139 8.3% 149 6.7% 197

Comparison Area 4 5.1% 283 7.8% 196 5.8% 266

Comparison Area 5 3.4% 362 5.3% 376 5.5% 285

Per Capita Veterans' Benefit2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 303 138 93


USA NON MET 359 181 121

Sample State 238 39 109 42 76 41

Sample Area 245 272 117 256 73 282

Comparison Area 1 279 219 128 226 80 249

Comparison Area 2 630 34 293 37 188 43

Comparison Area 3 298 189 135 207 92 208

Comparison Area 4 200 334 95 325 68 304

Comparison Area 5 324 164 194 110 141 88

Cash receipts ‐ Farm2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐1.1% 2.7% 6.5%

USA MET & MICRO ‐0.3% 2.5% 5.6%

USA NON MET ‐1.6% 2.9% 7.2%

Sample State ‐3.5% 46 2.9% 22 7.0% 15

Sample Area 1.2% 98 4.9% 61 8.9% 75

Comparison Area 1 3.2% 41 2.9% 175 ‐0.2% 352

Comparison Area 2 10.8% 5 5.0% 52 2.0% 310

Comparison Area 3 ‐1.8% 262 ‐2.1% 368 13.6% 16

Comparison Area 4 ‐2.7% 292 3.8% 115 6.9% 139

Comparison Area 5 ‐1.3% 240 0.9% 299 7.2% 125

Cash receipts ‐ Farm2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 392,156,277 308,223,291 214,019,067

USA MET & MICRO 161,967,045 129,321,452 94,319,298

USA NON MET 230,189,232 178,901,839 119,699,769

Sample State 8,961,195 16 7,046,882 16 4,806,930 17

Sample Area 830,523 56 569,443 64 357,881 68

Comparison Area 1 356,575 122 278,549 129 285,872 95

Comparison Area 2 190,154 199 144,537 217 143,538 181

Comparison Area 3 254,409 165 337,046 108 162,670 163

Comparison Area 4 1,104,451 35 797,185 41 550,756 43

Comparison Area 5 188,727 200 178,681 185 119,683 204


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Cash Receipts ‐ Crops2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐2.9% 3.2% 8.4%

USA MET & MICRO ‐1.1% 3.1% 6.3%

USA NON MET ‐4.4% 3.3% 10.8%

Sample State ‐5.7% 44 3.5% 23 7.5% 20

Sample Area ‐4.0% 253 7.0% 71 12.0% 97

Comparison Area 1 ‐4.5% 274 ‐0.6% 343 ‐5.5% 375

Comparison Area 2 22.2% 2 20.1% 7 55.8% 1

Comparison Area 3 ‐2.8% 221 7.5% 63 8.9% 151

Comparison Area 4 ‐3.5% 245 4.6% 151 8.6% 155

Comparison Area 5 ‐3.0% 226 0.5% 323 11.1% 112

Cash Receipts ‐ Crops2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 198,515,743 150,316,081 93,837,604

USA MET & MICRO 97,879,462 73,236,799 51,032,973

USA NON MET 100,636,281 77,079,282 42,804,631

Sample State 5,255,407 13 4,068,872 12 2,697,543 11

Sample Area 149,495 135 86,800 169 48,935 192

Comparison Area 1 61,315 237 68,905 191 103,298 120

Comparison Area 2 128,003 150 60,209 211 24,053 257

Comparison Area 3 113,671 160 99,191 154 62,464 174

Comparison Area 4 806,845 28 554,026 34 351,401 35

Comparison Area 5 89,105 196 85,952 171 46,213 196

Cash Receipts ‐ Livestock 2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.4% 2.8% 5.2%

USA MET & MICRO 1.3% 2.2% 5.2%

USA NON MET 1.4% 3.1% 5.2%

Sample State 1.4% 29 3.1% 25 6.6% 9

Sample Area 3.1% 53 4.9% 76 9.2% 54

Comparison Area 1 5.6% 21 4.0% 105 3.2% 233

Comparison Area 2 ‐0.7% 322 ‐2.1% 358 ‐4.6% 355

Comparison Area 3 0.2% 275 ‐4.3% 369 16.7% 12

Comparison Area 4 1.1% 210 2.9% 177 4.0% 199

Comparison Area 5 0.9% 216 1.9% 230 4.7% 176

Cash Receipts ‐ Livestock 2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 193,640,534 157,907,210 120,181,463

USA MET & MICRO 64,087,583 56,084,653 43,286,325

USA NON MET 129,552,951 101,822,557 76,895,138

Sample State 3,705,788 19 2,978,010 20 2,109,387 22

Sample Area 681,028 20 482,643 28 308,946 28

Comparison Area 1 295,260 62 209,644 72 182,574 60

Comparison Area 2 62,151 198 84,328 162 119,485 100

Comparison Area 3 140,738 133 237,855 63 100,206 122

Comparison Area 4 297,606 60 243,159 61 199,355 52

Comparison Area 5 99,622 153 92,729 149 73,470 161

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Government Farm Payment2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.4% 0.2% ‐0.8%

USA MET & MICRO 0.9% ‐0.8% ‐1.0%

USA NON MET 3.1% 0.8% ‐0.7%

Sample State 48.9% 1 25.9% 1 ‐2.6% 39

Sample Area 41.1% 99 31.8% 102 7.2% 189

Comparison Area 1 12.2% 255 21.8% 155 23.7% 113

Comparison Area 2 ‐0.9% 328 ‐6.6% 375 4.1% 217

Comparison Area 3 2.0% 317 0.0% 362 10.7% 167

Comparison Area 4 39.5% 106 21.1% 163 ‐5.3% 345

Comparison Area 5 9.6% 272 17.8% 191 11.8% 161

Government Farm Payment2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 11,531,617 11,903,396 22,431,248

USA MET & MICRO 2,994,292 3,579,931 6,748,226

USA NON MET 8,537,325 8,323,465 15,683,022

Sample State 358,470 14 268,733 19 681,817 14

Sample Area 7,841 115 8,368 121 14,183 127

Comparison Area 1 1,712 260 4,698 170 5,676 212

Comparison Area 2 10,154 93 25,626 43 36,805 53

Comparison Area 3 8,830 105 11,953 97 16,426 109

Comparison Area 4 47,129 6 35,512 22 93,933 13

Comparison Area 5 3,693 198 3,148 212 5,840 206

Per Capita Gov Payments2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.6% ‐0.6% ‐1.7%

USA MET & MICRO 0.0% ‐1.7% ‐2.0%

USA NON MET 3.2% 0.7% ‐1.1%

Sample State 48.7% 1 25.8% 1 ‐2.8% 37

Sample Area 40.4% 95 31.1% 102 6.3% 186

Comparison Area 1 11.5% 254 20.7% 159 22.2% 116

Comparison Area 2 ‐1.2% 327 ‐7.1% 374 3.8% 213

Comparison Area 3 ‐0.8% 325 ‐2.8% 365 7.6% 176

Comparison Area 4 37.7% 112 19.6% 168 ‐6.5% 349

Comparison Area 5 8.3% 279 16.6% 190 10.1% 161

Per Capita Gov Payments2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 35 40 79


USA NON MET 186 182 351

Sample State 31 23 23 29 60 21

Sample Area 24 120 28 125 50 138

Comparison Area 1 2 314 7 244 9 260

Comparison Area 2 60 54 158 18 232 34

Comparison Area 3 4 272 8 230 12 234

Comparison Area 4 23 130 19 148 55 132

Comparison Area 5 13 168 12 188 25 171


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Forestry, fishing, ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.4% 5.1% 1.4%

USA MET & MICRO 4.4% 4.8% 1.9%

USA NON MET 4.4% 5.6% 0.4%

Sample State 7.9% 9 10.3% 5 0.7% 22

Sample Area na na na na na na

Comparison Area 1 na na na na na na


Comparison Area 3 5.1% 55 na na na na



Forestry, fishing, ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 34,833,000 21,738,000 20,357,000

USA MET & MICRO 22,379,393 14,304,038 12,946,817

USA NON MET 12,453,607 7,433,962 7,410,183

Sample State 629,243 13 252,746 27 254,660 25

Sample Area 15,201 134 3,964 118 0 136


Comparison Area 2 13,292 142 6,037 101 6,590 95

Comparison Area 3 24,840 101 10,512 78 0 136

Comparison Area 4 77,065 37 0 150 0 136


Forestry, fishing ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%

USA MET & MICRO 1.2% 1.0% 1.1%

USA NON MET 0.5% 0.8% 0.8%

Sample State 1.0% 11 1.9% 7 3.1% 6







Forestry, fishing ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 926,400 846,600 801,500

USA MET & MICRO 593,758 537,477 504,325

USA NON MET 332,642 309,123 297,175

Sample State 14,640 18 12,207 23 10,286 26

Sample Area 753 104 550 77 0 127


Comparison Area 2 510 132 404 93 0 127

Comparison Area 3 1,715 49 1,304 48 0 127

Comparison Area 4 2,117 39 0 148 0 127


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Forestry, fishing ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.5% 4.1% 0.6%

USA MET & MICRO 3.3% 3.7% 1.0%

USA NON MET 4.0% 4.9% ‐0.1%

Sample State 7.0% 10 8.3% 7 ‐1.8% 30







Forestry, fishing ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 37,600 25,677 25,399

USA MET & MICRO 37,691 26,613 25,672

USA NON MET 37,438 24,049 24,935

Sample State 42,981 9 20,705 30 24,758 19

Sample Area 20,187 182 7,207 135 na na


Comparison Area 2 26,063 140 14,943 104 na na


Comparison Area 4 36,403 69 na na na na


Mining ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐5.8% 4.9% 9.6%

USA MET & MICRO ‐5.9% 5.4% 9.6%

USA NON MET ‐5.2% 3.7% 9.5%

Sample State ‐0.9% 25 4.9% 23 8.8% 22



Comparison Area 2 ‐15.9% 108 na na 21.4% 19

Comparison Area 3 3.7% 50 20.6% 15 22.3% 18



Mining ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 108,190,000 97,109,000 58,349,000

USA MET & MICRO 80,597,737 73,578,012 44,362,357

USA NON MET 27,592,263 23,530,988 13,986,643

Sample State 1,773,268 13 1,372,190 13 843,296 13

Sample Area 8,235 156 9,057 121 9,801 102

Comparison Area 1 0 219 0 197 17,003 77

Comparison Area 2 117,618 46 261,943 30 97,066 42

Comparison Area 3 2,479,453 4 864,789 15 331,511 17

Comparison Area 4 60,978 65 0 197 0 183



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Mining ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐0.4% 4.6% 4.0%

USA MET & MICRO 0.2% 5.1% 4.0%

USA NON MET ‐1.6% 3.6% 4.2%

Sample State 1.1% 17 5.8% 9 0.4% 43



Comparison Area 2 0.6% 59 na na 4.7% 62

Comparison Area 3 4.5% 17 9.9% 12 7.2% 35



Mining ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,511,100 1,012,300 808,400

USA MET & MICRO 1,010,887 644,813 518,203

USA NON MET 500,213 367,487 290,197

Sample State 36,517 8 21,777 12 21,512 9

Sample Area 292 170 283 115 241 110

Comparison Area 1 0 224 0 187 544 80

Comparison Area 2 6,249 22 3,831 25 3,007 29

Comparison Area 3 20,271 5 8,617 13 5,804 16

Comparison Area 4 4,939 26 0 187 0 178


Mining ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐5.9% ‐0.3% 5.5%

USA MET & MICRO ‐6.5% ‐0.3% 5.8%

USA NON MET ‐4.2% ‐0.5% 5.1%

Sample State ‐2.1% 28 ‐0.2% 25 8.8% 10




Comparison Area 3 ‐0.9% 67 12.3% 14 13.4% 20



Mining ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 71,597 95,929 72,178

USA MET & MICRO 79,730 114,108 85,608

USA NON MET 55,161 64,032 48,197

Sample State 48,560 20 63,011 19 39,201 29

Sample Area 28,202 120 32,004 119 40,668 70

Comparison Area 1 na na na na 31,256 97

Comparison Area 2 18,822 151 68,375 45 32,280 94

Comparison Area 3 122,315 12 100,358 23 57,118 37

Comparison Area 4 12,346 181 na na na na



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Utilities ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.5% 2.9% 2.9%

USA MET & MICRO 3.5% 2.9% 2.8%

USA NON MET 3.6% 3.0% 3.5%

Sample State 3.6% 22 1.8% 40 2.2% 34


Comparison Area 1 4.7% 57 2.1% 81 ‐1.5% 148


Comparison Area 3 4.5% 65 10.9% 8 6.4% 54


Comparison Area 5 6.2% 37 7.4% 17 na na

Utilities ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 88,651,000 67,505,000 57,348,000

USA MET & MICRO 74,642,753 57,012,660 48,799,661

USA NON MET 14,008,247 10,492,340 8,548,339

Sample State 2,721,643 9 2,312,351 7 2,055,612 7

Sample Area 136,253 64 0 222 0 220

Comparison Area 1 80,239 90 65,902 82 73,837 70

Comparison Area 2 0 236 39,889 108 33,353 107

Comparison Area 3 291,265 34 139,721 49 97,507 60

Comparison Area 4 0 236 386,163 21 295,690 23

Comparison Area 5 47,746 113 24,661 143 0 220

Utilities ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.8% 1.4% ‐1.0%

USA MET & MICRO 2.9% 1.4% ‐1.2%

USA NON MET 2.7% 1.3% 0.0%

Sample State 2.1% 33 0.1% 43 ‐1.9% 41


Comparison Area 1 4.1% 60 0.7% 80 ‐4.3% 150


Comparison Area 3 11.3% 10 na na ‐12.2% 165



Utilities ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 663,500 580,600 615,800

USA MET & MICRO 531,834 464,147 499,551

USA NON MET 131,666 116,453 116,249

Sample State 22,022 8 21,981 6 24,866 7

Sample Area 720 89 0 219 0 215

Comparison Area 1 843 77 797 71 1,053 62

Comparison Area 2 0 236 505 96 470 100

Comparison Area 3 3,134 22 0 219 1,320 50

Comparison Area 4 0 236 3,414 18 3,172 21

Comparison Area 5 786 83 348 121 0 215

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Utilities ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.7% 1.5% 3.9%

USA MET & MICRO 0.7% 1.5% 4.0%

USA NON MET 1.0% 1.8% 3.5%

Sample State 1.6% 18 1.7% 27 4.2% 21


Comparison Area 1 0.8% 81 1.6% 70 2.9% 117

Comparison Area 2 na na na na 2.0% 136

Comparison Area 3 ‐7.5% 141 na na na na


Comparison Area 5 ‐3.7% 134 ‐0.9% 124 na na

Utilities ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 133,611 116,268 93,128

USA MET & MICRO 140,350 122,833 97,687

USA NON MET 106,392 90,099 73,535

Sample State 123,587 21 105,198 25 82,668 26

Sample Area 189,240 4 na na na na

Comparison Area 1 95,183 171 82,688 164 70,121 147

Comparison Area 2 na na 78,988 176 70,964 142

Comparison Area 3 92,937 174 na na 73,869 125



Construction ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 6.4% 2.3% 4.7%

USA MET & MICRO 7.1% 2.4% 4.7%

USA NON MET 1.3% 2.0% 4.3%

Sample State 6.7% 17 3.8% 9 1.6% 45

Sample Area 6.4% 138 2.9% 129 1.7% 287

Comparison Area 1 9.7% 67 1.7% 193 3.6% 222

Comparison Area 2 0.1% 274 3.8% 77 6.0% 124

Comparison Area 3 13.0% 27 7.4% 8 0.0% 324

Comparison Area 4 9.5% 74 5.3% 30 0.2% 321

Comparison Area 5 5.2% 171 0.3% 263 6.8% 106

Construction ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 730,933,000 592,405,000 452,000,000

USA MET & MICRO 657,659,399 531,793,569 404,835,228

USA NON MET 73,273,601 60,611,431 47,164,772

Sample State 23,727,368 7 16,684,959 10 15,200,472 7

Sample Area 734,469 126 565,339 144 512,033 129

Comparison Area 1 1,435,161 71 1,276,538 75 1,040,183 69

Comparison Area 2 306,303 213 221,870 257 158,547 270

Comparison Area 3 7,627,760 16 3,858,313 31 4,257,500 22

Comparison Area 4 4,577,178 30 2,852,879 40 2,834,356 32

Comparison Area 5 336,614 199 348,487 199 235,075 210


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Construction ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.5% ‐0.5% 2.6%

USA MET & MICRO 4.0% ‐0.4% 2.6%

USA NON MET 1.0% ‐1.4% 2.3%

Sample State 2.5% 27 ‐0.3% 14 0.2% 46

Sample Area 3.5% 139 ‐0.4% 98 ‐0.2% 305

Comparison Area 1 3.7% 130 ‐1.7% 216 1.7% 216

Comparison Area 2 1.2% 236 0.7% 34 3.8% 104

Comparison Area 3 6.8% 27 2.3% 10 4.1% 97

Comparison Area 4 4.2% 109 0.4% 45 ‐0.4% 310

Comparison Area 5 4.6% 89 ‐1.6% 209 4.7% 75

Construction ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 10,634,600 11,400,000 9,816,700

USA MET & MICRO 9,253,969 9,795,757 8,415,921

USA NON MET 1,380,631 1,604,243 1,400,779

Sample State 346,915 6 363,235 9 358,380 7

Sample Area 11,027 127 11,570 150 11,741 137

Comparison Area 1 24,763 65 29,880 63 27,065 57

Comparison Area 2 6,077 195 5,800 246 4,643 255

Comparison Area 3 90,972 21 73,852 31 58,400 34

Comparison Area 4 62,179 31 61,081 37 62,506 32

Comparison Area 5 7,057 177 8,570 192 6,521 198

Construction ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.8% 2.9% 2.1%

USA MET & MICRO 3.0% 2.8% 2.1%

USA NON MET 0.3% 3.6% 2.0%

Sample State 4.1% 10 4.1% 3 1.4% 37

Sample Area 2.8% 141 3.2% 164 1.9% 193

Comparison Area 1 5.8% 44 3.2% 167 1.8% 201

Comparison Area 2 ‐1.1% 292 3.0% 189 2.0% 190

Comparison Area 3 5.8% 45 5.0% 21 ‐4.1% 348

Comparison Area 4 5.2% 54 4.8% 32 0.5% 288

Comparison Area 5 0.5% 252 1.9% 271 2.0% 187

Construction ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 68,732 51,965 46,044

USA MET & MICRO 71,068 54,288 48,103

USA NON MET 53,073 37,782 33,670

Sample State 68,395 21 45,934 28 42,414 24

Sample Area 66,606 106 48,862 125 43,611 117

Comparison Area 1 57,956 202 42,722 222 38,433 198

Comparison Area 2 50,404 282 38,253 289 34,148 284

Comparison Area 3 83,847 18 52,244 84 72,902 2

Comparison Area 4 73,613 56 46,706 158 45,345 98

Comparison Area 5 47,699 302 40,664 257 36,049 239

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Construction Buildings ‐ Earn2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 6.6% 2.1% 5.3%

USA MET & MICRO 7.6% 2.2% 5.4%

USA NON MET ‐0.7% 1.6% 4.0%

Sample State 3.8% 25 3.5% 21 1.2% 46

Sample Area na na na na 1.3% 246


Comparison Area 2 ‐21.4% 242 0.8% 187 9.0% 79

Comparison Area 3 13.7% 50 9.6% 16 ‐0.8% 287



Construction Buildings ‐ Earn2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 197,273,000 164,378,000 121,266,000

USA MET & MICRO 178,244,445 147,970,813 108,287,467

USA NON MET 19,028,555 16,407,187 12,978,533

Sample State 5,270,979 10 3,862,090 14 3,603,123 9

Sample Area 171,662 128 135,564 156 125,560 128

Comparison Area 1 383,288 66 0 356 249,283 78

Comparison Area 2 0 306 54,191 274 33,752 288

Comparison Area 3 2,247,388 14 940,628 32 1,091,936 21

Comparison Area 4 1,043,481 32 677,604 45 658,364 33

Comparison Area 5 94,253 176 110,538 172 74,173 186

Heavy Construction ‐ Earnin2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.6% 2.8% 4.7%

USA MET & MICRO 6.0% 2.9% 4.7%

USA NON MET 3.0% 2.5% 5.0%

Sample State 18.3% 1 9.0% 2 1.9% 37



Comparison Area 2 ‐17.6% 235 na na na na

Comparison Area 3 13.8% 67 6.0% 67 10.8% 62



Heavy Construction ‐ Earnin2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 94,596,000 72,686,000 55,302,000

USA MET & MICRO 81,999,690 62,724,950 47,799,281

USA NON MET 12,596,310 9,961,050 7,502,719

Sample State 3,763,335 7 1,746,293 13 1,567,448 11

Sample Area 70,394 131 58,670 163 48,513 152

Comparison Area 1 141,761 80 0 352 118,120 73

Comparison Area 2 0 299 0 352 17,448 271

Comparison Area 3 965,629 13 585,191 23 328,651 30

Comparison Area 4 831,446 14 0 352 364,361 29

Comparison Area 5 22,545 236 21,202 277 15,310 289


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Specialty trade ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 6.5% 2.4% 4.4%

USA MET & MICRO 7.1% 2.4% 4.4%

USA NON MET 1.9% 2.1% 4.3%

Sample State 5.7% 25 3.1% 13 1.7% 48

Sample Area 6.7% 132 3.1% 103 1.6% 317

Comparison Area 1 8.5% 88 1.6% 197 3.1% 259

Comparison Area 2 1.5% 264 4.4% 51 5.6% 157

Comparison Area 3 12.5% 29 6.9% 10 ‐1.2% 364

Comparison Area 4 8.5% 87 4.6% 45 0.1% 349

Comparison Area 5 8.9% 79 1.0% 243 7.6% 92

Specialty trade ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 439,064,000 355,341,000 275,432,000

USA MET & MICRO 397,415,264 321,097,806 248,748,480

USA NON MET 41,648,736 34,243,194 26,683,520

Sample State 14,693,054 7 11,076,576 7 10,029,901 7

Sample Area 492,413 122 371,105 141 337,960 128

Comparison Area 1 910,112 74 803,517 75 672,780 70

Comparison Area 2 185,854 221 129,534 271 94,627 273

Comparison Area 3 4,414,743 21 2,332,494 33 2,836,913 22

Comparison Area 4 2,702,251 34 1,813,460 42 1,811,631 33

Comparison Area 5 219,816 201 216,747 199 140,418 214

Manufacturing ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.6% 1.2% 1.3%

USA MET & MICRO 2.5% 1.2% 1.2%

USA NON MET 3.0% 1.2% 1.8%

Sample State 2.7% 27 0.7% 34 0.6% 35

Sample Area 2.4% 192 1.5% 159 2.0% 183

Comparison Area 1 3.5% 135 1.2% 171 0.6% 263

Comparison Area 2 1.2% 247 0.6% 222 3.8% 98

Comparison Area 3 3.7% 121 1.7% 132 0.0% 294

Comparison Area 4 3.4% 146 1.2% 170 0.8% 254

Comparison Area 5 1.8% 218 1.0% 188 7.9% 24

Manufacturing ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,093,461,000 977,492,000 906,800,000

USA MET & MICRO 932,372,195 832,353,323 776,334,234

USA NON MET 161,088,805 145,138,677 130,465,766

Sample State 55,477,794 3 52,774,413 3 50,987,243 4

Sample Area 2,071,608 88 1,804,462 93 1,608,421 99

Comparison Area 1 4,057,180 42 3,638,740 46 3,503,880 44

Comparison Area 2 162,705 319 156,068 343 126,155 345

Comparison Area 3 6,860,573 24 5,948,790 30 6,112,967 26

Comparison Area 4 6,278,865 28 5,635,060 31 5,378,735 32

Comparison Area 5 312,516 275 296,445 291 189,717 314


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Manufacturing ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.1% ‐0.8% ‐2.6%

USA MET & MICRO 1.1% ‐0.7% ‐2.6%

USA NON MET 1.1% ‐0.8% ‐2.2%

Sample State 1.0% 24 ‐0.9% 27 ‐3.2% 36

Sample Area 1.3% 171 ‐0.3% 134 ‐1.0% 137

Comparison Area 1 1.2% 178 ‐1.0% 206 ‐3.1% 262

Comparison Area 2 2.2% 119 ‐0.6% 158 0.2% 87

Comparison Area 3 2.7% 90 0.2% 86 ‐3.2% 273

Comparison Area 4 1.5% 157 ‐0.6% 162 ‐3.3% 282

Comparison Area 5 1.1% 190 ‐0.2% 133 3.0% 25

Manufacturing ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 13,304,800 14,460,800 16,921,600

USA MET & MICRO 10,732,752 11,634,827 13,688,267

USA NON MET 2,572,048 2,825,973 3,233,333

Sample State 719,343 3 796,641 3 972,326 3

Sample Area 30,995 74 31,952 86 33,950 90

Comparison Area 1 58,214 36 65,225 38 78,768 38

Comparison Area 2 3,370 309 3,598 335 3,593 330

Comparison Area 3 64,354 31 63,806 39 78,753 39

Comparison Area 4 76,763 28 82,256 29 100,863 28

Comparison Area 5 5,121 268 5,344 288 4,499 312

Manufacturing ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.5% 2.0% 3.9%

USA MET & MICRO 1.4% 2.0% 4.0%

USA NON MET 1.9% 2.0% 4.1%

Sample State 1.6% 24 1.6% 41 4.0% 21

Sample Area 1.0% 226 1.7% 199 3.0% 295

Comparison Area 1 2.2% 95 2.3% 114 3.9% 180

Comparison Area 2 ‐1.0% 307 1.2% 270 3.6% 213

Comparison Area 3 1.0% 229 1.4% 243 3.3% 263

Comparison Area 4 1.8% 139 1.8% 179 4.3% 130

Comparison Area 5 0.7% 253 1.1% 277 4.7% 89

Manufacturing ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 82,185 67,596 53,588

USA MET & MICRO 86,872 71,540 56,715

USA NON MET 62,631 51,359 40,350

Sample State 77,123 18 66,246 16 52,438 19

Sample Area 66,837 210 56,474 219 47,376 187

Comparison Area 1 69,694 179 55,788 229 44,484 224

Comparison Area 2 48,280 329 43,376 355 35,111 353

Comparison Area 3 106,607 16 93,232 14 77,622 9

Comparison Area 4 81,795 79 68,506 101 53,327 115

Comparison Area 5 61,026 275 55,472 234 42,169 266

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Durable goods ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.8% 1.2% 1.3%

USA MET & MICRO 2.8% 1.2% 1.2%

USA NON MET 3.1% 1.2% 1.8%

Sample State 2.3% 26 0.4% 37 0.5% 35

Sample Area 3.3% 151 1.7% 93 1.9% 104


Comparison Area 2 2.7% 185 1.6% 98 3.8% 67

Comparison Area 3 3.5% 139 1.4% 105 ‐0.3% 147



Durable goods ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 707,214,000 638,302,000 591,796,000

USA MET & MICRO 610,744,327 550,492,361 512,802,770

USA NON MET 96,469,673 87,809,639 78,993,230

Sample State 37,797,146 4 37,568,575 4 36,440,785 4

Sample Area 817,294 136 710,182 101 634,446 100

Comparison Area 1 2,348,223 57 0 299 1,660,771 48

Comparison Area 2 96,396 333 85,124 266 69,103 265

Comparison Area 3 6,016,416 23 5,362,066 14 5,618,153 16

Comparison Area 4 3,931,932 33 0 299 3,518,752 24

Comparison Area 5 249,457 239 253,633 178 157,263 208

Nondurable goods ‐ Earning2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.2% 1.4% 1.3%

USA MET & MICRO 2.1% 1.4% 1.1%

USA NON MET 2.9% 1.3% 1.8%

Sample State 3.6% 21 1.6% 27 0.7% 28

Sample Area 1.8% 222 1.4% 152 2.0% 100


Comparison Area 2 ‐0.2% 274 0.5% 191 3.7% 59

Comparison Area 3 6.1% 69 4.6% 43 3.7% 62



Nondurable goods ‐ Earning2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 386,247,000 339,190,000 315,004,000

USA MET & MICRO 321,627,868 281,860,962 263,531,464

USA NON MET 64,619,132 57,329,038 51,472,536

Sample State 17,680,648 5 15,205,838 7 14,546,458 8

Sample Area 1,254,314 59 1,094,280 42 973,975 40

Comparison Area 1 1,708,957 42 0 303 1,843,109 15

Comparison Area 2 66,309 322 65,074 247 53,294 246

Comparison Area 3 844,157 83 586,724 79 481,516 80

Comparison Area 4 2,346,933 27 0 303 1,734,889 17

Comparison Area 5 58,926 332 42,812 270 32,454 265


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Wholesale ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.1% 2.3% 4.4%

USA MET & MICRO 3.2% 2.2% 4.4%

USA NON MET 1.4% 2.6% 4.5%

Sample State 3.2% 21 2.3% 26 2.6% 48

Sample Area 3.8% 105 na na na na

Comparison Area 1 3.5% 119 1.9% 140 5.6% 139

Comparison Area 2 ‐22.5% 234 ‐10.1% 222 8.8% 56

Comparison Area 3 4.4% 88 4.4% 40 2.4% 266


Comparison Area 5 8.9% 14 4.6% 38 6.6% 111

Wholesale ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 573,150,000 461,625,000 357,225,000

USA MET & MICRO 536,339,593 432,866,848 335,072,867

USA NON MET 36,810,407 28,758,152 22,152,133

Sample State 21,026,306 9 16,915,617 9 14,546,122 7

Sample Area 692,751 85 0 334 0 345

Comparison Area 1 1,729,647 43 1,452,975 50 1,049,816 53

Comparison Area 2 0 296 178,403 187 111,479 207

Comparison Area 3 6,227,152 15 4,098,965 20 3,790,469 18

Comparison Area 4 3,751,446 29 2,769,488 32 2,292,993 32

Comparison Area 5 241,713 154 158,298 194 110,030 211

Wholesale ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.8% ‐0.1% 0.9%

USA MET & MICRO 0.9% ‐0.1% 0.9%

USA NON MET ‐0.3% ‐0.3% 1.0%

Sample State 0.9% 18 ‐0.2% 20 ‐0.2% 47


Comparison Area 1 1.1% 117 ‐0.3% 122 1.6% 146

Comparison Area 2 ‐21.2% 232 ‐9.5% 218 ‐0.9% 276

Comparison Area 3 1.7% 83 1.7% 23 3.3% 70

Comparison Area 4 na na na na ‐0.2% 251

Comparison Area 5 4.8% 7 0.3% 86 3.9% 54

Wholesale ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 6,478,900 6,573,600 6,233,400

USA MET & MICRO 5,886,702 5,955,302 5,649,490

USA NON MET 592,198 618,298 583,910

Sample State 254,634 6 260,010 7 264,216 6

Sample Area 9,021 82 0 333 0 346

Comparison Area 1 23,103 39 24,038 43 21,854 47

Comparison Area 2 0 296 2,707 216 2,880 197

Comparison Area 3 55,276 23 46,991 26 38,912 33

Comparison Area 4 44,587 27 41,413 30 42,019 30

Comparison Area 5 3,209 164 3,209 188 2,556 213

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Wholesale ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.3% 2.4% 3.4%

USA MET & MICRO 2.3% 2.3% 3.5%

USA NON MET 1.9% 3.0% 3.5%

Sample State 2.3% 26 2.4% 28 2.8% 41


Comparison Area 1 2.4% 142 2.2% 161 3.9% 128


Comparison Area 3 2.6% 120 2.7% 99 ‐1.2% 302


Comparison Area 5 4.0% 55 4.4% 14 2.5% 245

Wholesale ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 88,464 70,224 57,308

USA MET & MICRO 91,110 72,686 59,310

USA NON MET 62,159 46,512 37,938

Sample State 82,575 24 65,058 22 55,054 20

Sample Area 76,793 106 na na na na

Comparison Area 1 74,867 117 60,445 112 48,038 127


Comparison Area 3 112,656 8 87,229 10 97,411 2

Comparison Area 4 84,138 69 66,875 72 54,570 67

Comparison Area 5 75,323 114 49,329 250 43,048 207

Retail ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.3% 2.1% 2.9%

USA MET & MICRO 3.5% 2.2% 3.0%

USA NON MET 1.7% 1.3% 2.4%

Sample State 2.6% 26 1.9% 25 0.1% 50

Sample Area 5.4% 39 2.9% 78 ‐0.1% 358

Comparison Area 1 2.4% 226 0.5% 328 2.1% 268

Comparison Area 2 2.1% 253 2.0% 172 4.2% 129

Comparison Area 3 5.8% 27 4.8% 13 3.6% 157

Comparison Area 4 1.5% 289 2.3% 137 ‐1.4% 378

Comparison Area 5 3.9% 115 0.6% 325 5.7% 66

Retail ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 685,629,000 561,088,000 471,705,000

USA MET & MICRO 612,705,228 496,929,062 416,150,388

USA NON MET 72,923,772 64,158,938 55,554,612

Sample State 22,653,380 9 18,786,671 8 18,657,705 7

Sample Area 630,824 155 481,456 169 486,232 143

Comparison Area 1 1,449,186 77 1,392,419 69 1,229,196 66

Comparison Area 2 328,751 245 270,236 258 211,040 254

Comparison Area 3 5,000,060 26 3,126,205 37 2,552,696 39

Comparison Area 4 4,357,158 33 3,487,745 33 3,814,489 24

Comparison Area 5 492,795 183 472,168 174 340,139 190


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Retail ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.2% 0.2% 0.6%

USA MET & MICRO 1.4% 0.3% 0.7%

USA NON MET 0.3% ‐0.5% 0.1%

Sample State 0.5% 39 ‐0.5% 44 ‐1.1% 49

Sample Area 1.1% 167 ‐0.3% 225 0.4% 228

Comparison Area 1 0.8% 194 ‐0.6% 288 0.5% 213

Comparison Area 2 0.7% 205 ‐0.2% 206 1.1% 153

Comparison Area 3 3.4% 13 2.4% 3 2.8% 37

Comparison Area 4 1.7% 100 0.4% 97 ‐1.8% 369

Comparison Area 5 1.9% 81 ‐0.3% 219 1.1% 150

Retail ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 19,222,200 18,968,300 18,257,800

USA MET & MICRO 16,667,190 16,268,102 15,567,611

USA NON MET 2,555,010 2,700,198 2,690,189

Sample State 692,349 7 729,040 7 778,247 6

Sample Area 21,431 141 22,255 141 21,749 144

Comparison Area 1 45,795 76 48,904 69 47,466 67

Comparison Area 2 10,727 239 10,988 248 10,302 244

Comparison Area 3 127,645 30 100,893 38 85,541 40

Comparison Area 4 131,273 27 126,267 30 140,657 23

Comparison Area 5 16,954 172 17,579 179 16,504 180

Retail ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.0% 1.9% 2.3%

USA MET & MICRO 2.1% 1.9% 2.3%

USA NON MET 1.4% 1.9% 2.4%

Sample State 2.1% 18 2.4% 12 1.2% 45

Sample Area 4.2% 21 3.2% 26 ‐0.5% 375

Comparison Area 1 1.6% 245 1.1% 317 1.6% 288

Comparison Area 2 1.3% 267 2.2% 124 3.1% 127

Comparison Area 3 2.3% 156 2.4% 95 0.7% 345

Comparison Area 4 ‐0.2% 349 1.9% 196 0.4% 362

Comparison Area 5 1.9% 206 0.8% 349 4.5% 33

Retail ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 35,669 29,580 25,836

USA MET & MICRO 36,761 30,546 26,732

USA NON MET 28,541 23,761 20,651

Sample State 32,720 28 25,769 34 23,974 25

Sample Area 29,435 270 21,634 370 22,357 181

Comparison Area 1 31,645 176 28,472 106 25,896 81

Comparison Area 2 30,647 219 24,594 265 20,485 280

Comparison Area 3 39,172 29 30,985 58 29,842 28

Comparison Area 4 33,192 125 27,622 135 27,119 65

Comparison Area 5 29,067 285 26,860 158 20,609 276


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Transportation ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.5% 4.0% 4.1%

USA MET & MICRO 5.8% 4.1% 3.9%

USA NON MET 2.8% 3.1% 5.5%

Sample State 5.6% 15 3.2% 26 5.5% 11


Comparison Area 1 3.3% 128 2.6% 126 0.0% 201

Comparison Area 2 7.0% 63 5.2% 55 4.3% 139

Comparison Area 3 8.0% 46 8.7% 14 6.1% 92



Transportation ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 458,307,000 312,548,000 246,437,000

USA MET & MICRO 410,711,355 276,824,428 220,454,316

USA NON MET 47,595,645 35,723,572 25,982,684

Sample State 16,368,667 8 12,329,654 7 8,955,024 9

Sample Area 585,813 81 507,969 77 414,954 66

Comparison Area 1 1,107,816 49 875,187 44 882,560 33

Comparison Area 2 136,045 196 85,279 210 67,518 204

Comparison Area 3 1,383,243 42 619,553 66 437,178 64

Comparison Area 4 0 282 2,917,424 14 1,557,188 19

Comparison Area 5 156,729 178 69,274 228 50,587 225

Transportation ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.5% 2.7% 1.3%

USA MET & MICRO 6.1% 3.0% 1.2%

USA NON MET 1.0% 0.1% 2.0%

Sample State 3.3% 31 0.8% 36 2.4% 9


Comparison Area 1 2.5% 127 1.3% 109 ‐2.3% 207

Comparison Area 2 4.0% 98 2.2% 86 ‐0.8% 190

Comparison Area 3 13.2% 5 8.0% 3 3.3% 78



Transportation ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 7,663,800 5,927,900 5,480,000

USA MET & MICRO 6,872,542 5,144,484 4,782,164

USA NON MET 791,258 783,416 697,836

Sample State 265,303 9 247,682 7 215,525 7

Sample Area 9,322 86 9,991 79 9,374 69

Comparison Area 1 21,667 43 19,210 37 22,254 32

Comparison Area 2 2,529 192 2,057 200 2,164 183

Comparison Area 3 36,989 31 17,858 41 14,844 41

Comparison Area 4 0 282 56,941 14 39,616 19

Comparison Area 5 4,170 142 2,051 203 1,494 222

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Transportation ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.0% 1.3% 2.7%

USA MET & MICRO ‐0.2% 1.1% 2.6%

USA NON MET 1.7% 2.9% 3.5%

Sample State 2.1% 15 2.3% 13 3.1% 24


Comparison Area 1 0.7% 102 1.2% 118 2.3% 144

Comparison Area 2 2.9% 43 3.0% 45 5.1% 41

Comparison Area 3 ‐3.6% 187 1.4% 106 2.8% 122


Comparison Area 5 ‐1.1% 149 1.2% 117 na na

Transportation ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 59,802 52,725 44,970

USA MET & MICRO 59,761 53,810 46,099

USA NON MET 60,152 45,600 37,233

Sample State 61,698 13 49,780 26 41,550 26

Sample Area 62,842 55 50,843 76 44,266 48

Comparison Area 1 51,129 169 45,559 145 39,658 101

Comparison Area 2 53,794 136 41,458 204 31,201 240

Comparison Area 3 37,396 270 34,693 253 29,451 247


Comparison Area 5 37,585 269 33,776 256 33,860 208

Information ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.3% 3.5% 1.7%

USA MET & MICRO 5.4% 3.7% 1.7%

USA NON MET ‐0.2% ‐0.5% 2.3%

Sample State ‐7.3% 48 1.3% 21 ‐1.2% 45


Comparison Area 1 ‐1.3% 192 0.3% 125 ‐0.5% 287


Comparison Area 3 10.1% 26 4.4% 39 5.1% 123



Information ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 420,735,000 298,551,000 271,079,000

USA MET & MICRO 410,315,146 287,498,930 261,420,957

USA NON MET 10,419,854 11,052,070 9,658,043

Sample State 6,524,684 13 6,191,542 14 6,697,528 13

Sample Area 130,010 129 182,433 125 132,160 135

Comparison Area 1 413,060 74 404,526 74 420,713 71

Comparison Area 2 0 319 58,706 248 47,729 243

Comparison Area 3 3,437,366 16 2,336,512 23 1,753,384 23

Comparison Area 4 1,671,458 30 1,447,560 34 1,595,792 27

Comparison Area 5 130,352 127 123,561 165 120,387 146


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Information ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.0% ‐0.5% ‐2.1%

USA MET & MICRO 1.1% ‐0.4% ‐2.1%

USA NON MET ‐1.3% ‐2.0% ‐1.5%

Sample State ‐0.6% 27 ‐1.6% 30 ‐2.4% 33

Sample Area na na na na ‐2.1% 222

Comparison Area 1 ‐2.2% 198 ‐2.2% 145 ‐3.5% 294


Comparison Area 3 5.8% 9 3.1% 7 0.8% 89



Information ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 3,384,400 3,555,900 4,047,800

USA MET & MICRO 3,184,608 3,311,003 3,779,669

USA NON MET 199,792 244,897 268,131

Sample State 87,267 12 103,222 11 119,935 11

Sample Area 2,028 127 2,673 149 3,046 141

Comparison Area 1 5,944 71 7,436 71 9,221 64

Comparison Area 2 0 319 1,454 215 1,389 231

Comparison Area 3 38,404 16 28,436 25 27,212 26

Comparison Area 4 20,579 28 22,161 31 25,673 29

Comparison Area 5 2,049 124 2,558 156 2,878 148

Information ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.3% 4.0% 3.9%

USA MET & MICRO 4.3% 4.0% 3.9%

USA NON MET 1.1% 1.5% 3.9%

Sample State ‐6.8% 50 3.2% 13 1.3% 44


Comparison Area 1 0.9% 174 2.6% 104 3.0% 238


Comparison Area 3 4.1% 69 1.1% 183 4.4% 155



Information ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 124,316 83,959 66,969

USA MET & MICRO 128,843 86,831 69,165

USA NON MET 52,154 45,129 36,020

Sample State 74,767 27 59,983 31 55,843 18

Sample Area 64,107 138 68,250 72 43,388 134

Comparison Area 1 69,492 116 54,401 153 45,626 109


Comparison Area 3 89,505 47 82,167 33 64,434 24

Comparison Area 4 81,222 65 65,320 87 62,158 27

Comparison Area 5 63,617 141 48,304 217 41,830 156

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Finance and Insurance ‐ Earn2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.5% 2.4% 4.7%

USA MET & MICRO 3.5% 2.4% 4.8%

USA NON MET 2.7% 2.4% 3.9%

Sample State 4.9% 12 2.9% 28 4.1% 31

Sample Area 4.1% 145 4.4% 63 5.5% 151

Comparison Area 1 3.0% 200 2.3% 188 7.7% 79

Comparison Area 2 ‐0.2% 301 3.1% 143 8.6% 56

Comparison Area 3 5.2% 91 6.9% 17 7.4% 87

Comparison Area 4 5.0% 98 3.9% 100 5.1% 167

Comparison Area 5 5.0% 97 4.3% 68 4.0% 227

Finance and Insurance ‐ Earn2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 835,755,000 663,891,000 504,698,000

USA MET & MICRO 804,589,417 639,281,305 485,171,198

USA NON MET 31,165,583 24,609,695 19,526,802

Sample State 23,640,632 10 17,807,706 11 13,991,330 10

Sample Area 1,003,262 84 654,064 95 477,834 97

Comparison Area 1 1,527,130 62 1,250,576 61 806,313 71

Comparison Area 2 216,701 189 163,131 215 100,025 235

Comparison Area 3 5,239,638 33 2,718,305 44 1,776,238 44

Comparison Area 4 7,027,661 24 4,833,895 24 3,605,691 27

Comparison Area 5 439,066 130 297,617 160 235,408 151

Finance and Insurance ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.6% 1.8% 2.0%

USA MET & MICRO 1.8% 1.9% 2.0%

USA NON MET 0.2% 1.2% 1.7%

Sample State 1.5% 21 1.4% 31 0.9% 43

Sample Area 1.1% 160 1.6% 148 1.9% 225

Comparison Area 1 ‐0.3% 263 0.1% 283 3.3% 125

Comparison Area 2 0.1% 247 2.3% 81 5.1% 52

Comparison Area 3 3.8% 22 4.9% 8 5.2% 48

Comparison Area 4 2.3% 75 2.0% 105 0.6% 311

Comparison Area 5 2.2% 80 2.0% 108 1.5% 257

Finance and Insurance ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 10,510,200 8,789,600 7,800,600

USA MET & MICRO 9,710,251 8,074,448 7,153,409

USA NON MET 799,949 715,152 647,191

Sample State 354,229 7 310,124 7 294,795 7

Sample Area 15,454 91 13,210 98 11,856 94

Comparison Area 1 22,975 65 22,822 63 18,797 66

Comparison Area 2 6,144 163 4,965 193 3,767 205

Comparison Area 3 84,826 25 52,865 40 39,105 42

Comparison Area 4 89,819 24 73,864 25 71,224 23

Comparison Area 5 7,524 143 6,247 168 5,717 160


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Finance and Insurance ‐ Wag2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.8% 0.6% 2.7%

USA MET & MICRO 1.7% 0.6% 2.7%

USA NON MET 2.5% 1.4% 2.2%

Sample State 3.4% 13 1.6% 26 3.3% 17

Sample Area 2.9% 151 2.8% 50 3.6% 93

Comparison Area 1 3.3% 120 2.3% 82 4.2% 65

Comparison Area 2 ‐0.4% 304 0.9% 229 3.7% 86

Comparison Area 3 1.3% 258 2.1% 101 2.1% 216

Comparison Area 4 2.7% 174 1.8% 124 4.4% 57

Comparison Area 5 2.8% 167 2.3% 81 2.5% 181

Finance and Insurance ‐ Wag2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 79,518 75,531 64,700

USA MET & MICRO 82,860 79,173 67,824

USA NON MET 38,959 34,412 30,172

Sample State 66,738 20 57,421 20 47,461 23

Sample Area 64,919 65 49,513 114 40,303 140

Comparison Area 1 66,469 60 54,797 80 42,896 115

Comparison Area 2 35,270 312 32,856 347 26,553 359

Comparison Area 3 61,769 76 51,420 101 45,422 99

Comparison Area 4 78,242 23 65,443 36 50,625 52

Comparison Area 5 58,355 96 47,642 136 41,177 134

Real Estate ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 8.4% 8.0% ‐0.4%

USA MET & MICRO 8.6% 8.1% ‐0.6%

USA NON MET 4.9% 7.5% 2.7%

Sample State 8.9% 21 5.7% 47 1.6% 22

Sample Area 0.3% 244 17.0% 24 ‐6.0% 341

Comparison Area 1 13.6% 80 11.4% 89 6.8% 84

Comparison Area 2 7.8% 144 6.4% 237 2.7% 159

Comparison Area 3 27.6% 14 14.4% 42 1.4% 193

Comparison Area 4 9.9% 118 9.6% 139 1.2% 201

Comparison Area 5 ‐161.4% 317 ‐90.9% 316 6.4% 90

Real Estate ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 308,630,000 146,268,000 151,717,000

USA MET & MICRO 291,772,465 137,965,030 144,611,485

USA NON MET 16,857,535 8,302,970 7,105,515

Sample State 6,578,496 15 4,551,241 8 4,171,379 12

Sample Area 191,064 139 67,377 194 100,382 142

Comparison Area 1 726,810 54 319,230 66 222,920 86

Comparison Area 2 87,664 222 48,579 225 42,550 233

Comparison Area 3 2,396,679 21 1,005,006 29 980,213 24

Comparison Area 4 1,073,738 42 636,636 43 618,001 44

Comparison Area 5 102,101 205 89,103 162 63,203 186


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Real Estate ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.0% 1.6% 5.8%

USA MET & MICRO 3.1% 1.7% 5.8%

USA NON MET 2.2% 1.4% 5.2%

Sample State 2.4% 34 1.4% 26 3.0% 50

Sample Area 2.2% 188 1.3% 162 5.3% 199

Comparison Area 1 2.8% 136 1.8% 114 4.6% 244

Comparison Area 2 3.8% 50 2.8% 35 3.0% 325

Comparison Area 3 5.2% 5 3.9% 9 8.3% 55

Comparison Area 4 3.2% 86 1.5% 140 3.6% 309

Comparison Area 5 2.9% 121 1.3% 163 4.5% 250

Real Estate ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 9,105,900 7,752,500 5,548,400

USA MET & MICRO 8,292,149 7,043,041 5,025,419

USA NON MET 813,751 709,459 522,981

Sample State 277,117 8 241,671 8 202,213 6

Sample Area 7,086 148 6,223 160 4,578 159

Comparison Area 1 20,224 64 16,978 74 13,028 69

Comparison Area 2 3,491 224 2,665 281 2,234 249

Comparison Area 3 77,372 22 53,108 30 32,900 34

Comparison Area 4 57,735 32 49,812 32 40,338 27

Comparison Area 5 6,743 154 5,939 169 4,594 157

Real Estate ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.2% 6.2% ‐5.8%

USA MET & MICRO 5.3% 6.3% ‐6.1%

USA NON MET 2.7% 6.1% ‐2.3%

Sample State 6.3% 20 4.5% 47 ‐1.4% 11

Sample Area ‐1.9% 246 15.5% 21 ‐10.7% 338

Comparison Area 1 10.6% 80 9.5% 102 2.1% 62

Comparison Area 2 4.1% 157 3.6% 271 ‐0.1% 94

Comparison Area 3 21.0% 21 9.8% 97 ‐6.4% 281

Comparison Area 4 6.5% 128 8.3% 132 ‐2.1% 141

Comparison Area 5 ‐156.7% 312 ‐88.9% 311 1.7% 67

Real Estate ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 33,893 18,867 27,344

USA MET & MICRO 35,187 19,589 28,776

USA NON MET 20,716 11,703 13,587

Sample State 23,739 34 18,832 16 20,629 24

Sample Area 26,964 121 10,827 304 21,927 107

Comparison Area 1 35,938 43 18,803 68 17,111 192

Comparison Area 2 25,111 148 18,229 76 19,047 155

Comparison Area 3 30,976 77 18,924 66 29,794 50

Comparison Area 4 18,598 275 12,781 224 15,321 235

Comparison Area 5 15,142 312 15,003 155 13,758 268

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Professional, Scientific ‐ Earn2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.4% 4.0% 5.5%

USA MET & MICRO 4.5% 4.0% 5.5%

USA NON MET 2.5% 2.8% 6.2%

Sample State 3.4% 38 2.9% 41 4.5% 46



Comparison Area 2 2.0% 173 5.2% 36 4.2% 230


Comparison Area 4 4.6% 100 3.1% 113 6.9% 115


Professional, Scientific ‐ Earn2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,225,818,000 832,945,000 604,845,000

USA MET & MICRO 1,189,517,521 805,254,118 585,500,749

USA NON MET 36,300,479 27,690,882 19,344,251

Sample State 28,879,079 13 21,902,338 13 16,880,961 11

Sample Area 0 301 444,372 145 310,792 146

Comparison Area 1 1,534,566 64 1,104,929 88 1,024,003 72

Comparison Area 2 197,743 202 122,317 268 95,958 248

Comparison Area 3 0 301 6,291,056 24 4,732,203 23

Comparison Area 4 7,627,137 21 5,711,923 26 3,850,304 30

Comparison Area 5 570,437 111 452,547 143 289,835 152

Professional, scientific ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.4% 1.4% 2.5%

USA MET & MICRO 2.5% 1.5% 2.5%

USA NON MET 0.6% 0.1% 3.0%

Sample State 1.2% 38 0.4% 44 1.4% 46



Comparison Area 2 1.2% 139 1.3% 66 2.3% 188


Comparison Area 4 2.7% 66 1.1% 80 2.9% 158


Professional, scientific ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 13,721,000 11,920,100 10,271,800

USA MET & MICRO 12,944,659 11,147,900 9,624,087

USA NON MET 776,341 772,200 647,713

Sample State 391,331 12 377,328 10 348,633 11

Sample Area 0 301 8,548 148 7,245 145

Comparison Area 1 23,019 64 20,550 85 20,084 73

Comparison Area 2 3,730 194 3,280 251 2,884 235

Comparison Area 3 0 301 96,136 24 72,864 27

Comparison Area 4 93,486 21 85,001 30 72,103 28

Comparison Area 5 11,038 99 10,852 128 8,610 128


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Professional, scientific ‐ Wag2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.0% 2.5% 2.9%

USA MET & MICRO 2.0% 2.5% 2.9%

USA NON MET 1.9% 2.7% 3.1%

Sample State 2.1% 26 2.5% 29 3.1% 22



Comparison Area 2 0.7% 190 3.7% 23 2.0% 216


Comparison Area 4 1.9% 139 2.0% 162 3.9% 73


Professional, scientific ‐ Wag2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 89,339 69,877 58,884

USA MET & MICRO 91,893 72,234 60,837

USA NON MET 46,758 35,860 29,865

Sample State 73,797 23 58,046 23 48,420 23

Sample Area na na 51,985 126 42,897 131

Comparison Area 1 66,665 90 53,768 116 50,986 71

Comparison Area 2 53,014 183 37,292 280 33,273 253


Comparison Area 4 81,586 43 67,198 43 53,400 52

Comparison Area 5 51,679 199 41,702 220 33,663 248

Management ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.8% 4.1% 6.3%

USA MET & MICRO 4.9% 4.1% 6.4%

USA NON MET 4.1% 3.7% 4.7%

Sample State 2.8% 38 4.9% 22 8.7% 21







Management ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 319,474,000 215,745,000 149,900,000

USA MET & MICRO 309,913,317 209,054,561 144,781,996

USA NON MET 9,560,683 6,690,439 5,118,004

Sample State 18,415,171 5 11,722,614 5 7,117,567 4

Sample Area 558,143 49 290,358 88 169,739 101

Comparison Area 1 792,182 43 593,777 59 529,037 48

Comparison Area 2 0 263 15,803 271 7,809 275

Comparison Area 3 0 263 279,264 90 168,382 102

Comparison Area 4 4,983,211 14 2,365,900 25 1,186,579 27

Comparison Area 5 39,248 175 14,709 276 8,142 273

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Management ‐Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.1% 3.2% 1.6%

USA MET & MICRO 4.2% 3.2% 1.6%

USA NON MET 3.9% 3.2% 1.1%

Sample State 2.8% 33 3.6% 21 3.3% 17







Management ‐Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 2,667,400 1,960,600 1,789,300

USA MET & MICRO 2,529,768 1,859,907 1,694,607

USA NON MET 137,632 100,693 94,693

Sample State 151,983 4 107,604 4 88,895 3

Sample Area 6,132 44 2,817 98 2,481 100

Comparison Area 1 8,573 38 6,357 56 7,048 46

Comparison Area 2 0 266 394 228 223 249

Comparison Area 3 0 266 5,854 61 4,856 60

Comparison Area 4 39,188 14 20,202 25 14,113 29

Comparison Area 5 755 157 193 286 166 272

Management ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.7% 0.9% 4.7%

USA MET & MICRO 0.7% 0.9% 4.7%

USA NON MET 0.3% 0.5% 3.7%

Sample State 0.0% 35 1.2% 29 5.3% 18







Management ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 119,770 110,040 83,776

USA MET & MICRO 122,507 112,401 85,437

USA NON MET 69,466 66,444 54,048

Sample State 121,166 17 108,942 15 80,067 16

Sample Area 91,021 107 103,073 61 68,416 110

Comparison Area 1 92,404 102 93,405 89 75,062 79



Comparison Area 4 127,162 29 117,112 31 84,077 51

Comparison Area 5 51,984 221 76,212 163 49,048 251


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Administrative Support ‐ Ear2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.6% 3.6% 5.8%

USA MET & MICRO 4.7% 3.6% 5.7%

USA NON MET 3.1% 3.8% 7.4%

Sample State 2.4% 42 3.0% 39 5.2% 39


Comparison Area 1 2.8% 170 3.3% 144 8.5% 109




Comparison Area 5 9.4% 12 5.5% 41 2.8% 300

Administrative Support ‐ Ear2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 504,601,000 356,846,000 254,361,000

USA MET & MICRO 475,505,525 336,628,133 241,191,160

USA NON MET 29,095,475 20,217,867 13,169,840

Sample State 16,295,736 8 12,327,452 7 9,104,135 8

Sample Area 0 314 254,062 152 153,206 159

Comparison Area 1 1,270,513 57 932,040 66 574,194 69

Comparison Area 2 0 314 90,306 271 51,604 286

Comparison Area 3 4,200,054 27 2,213,805 37 1,513,814 38

Comparison Area 4 4,113,656 28 2,931,807 25 1,917,951 28

Comparison Area 5 263,546 160 157,505 195 136,011 175

Administrative Support ‐ Job2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.9% 0.9% 2.4%

USA MET & MICRO 2.0% 1.0% 2.3%

USA NON MET 0.6% 0.7% 4.0%

Sample State 0.7% 37 0.2% 41 1.2% 45


Comparison Area 1 1.3% 124 1.0% 112 4.6% 101




Comparison Area 5 5.8% 10 3.3% 17 0.9% 269

Administrative Support ‐ Job2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 12,088,500 11,060,500 9,603,500

USA MET & MICRO 11,126,884 10,157,689 8,888,776

USA NON MET 961,616 902,811 714,724

Sample State 416,119 7 411,044 6 383,672 6

Sample Area 0 314 9,579 153 7,293 163

Comparison Area 1 40,402 50 36,872 58 28,246 63

Comparison Area 2 0 314 3,916 271 3,372 257

Comparison Area 3 87,461 30 67,937 37 52,921 41

Comparison Area 4 97,234 27 81,933 29 75,860 27

Comparison Area 5 9,537 140 7,008 179 6,746 170


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Administrative Support ‐ Wa2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.7% 2.6% 3.3%

USA MET & MICRO 2.7% 2.6% 3.4%

USA NON MET 2.5% 3.1% 3.3%

Sample State 1.7% 42 2.7% 29 4.0% 15


Comparison Area 1 1.5% 188 2.2% 170 3.7% 161




Comparison Area 5 3.4% 77 2.1% 177 2.1% 272

Administrative Support ‐ Wa2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 41,742 32,263 26,486

USA MET & MICRO 42,735 33,140 27,134

USA NON MET 30,257 22,394 18,426

Sample State 39,161 25 29,991 25 23,729 30

Sample Area na na 26,523 166 21,007 176

Comparison Area 1 31,447 221 25,278 201 20,328 202


Comparison Area 3 48,022 17 32,586 51 28,605 33

Comparison Area 4 42,307 51 35,783 25 25,283 73

Comparison Area 5 27,634 278 22,475 289 20,162 213

Educational Services ‐ Earnin2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.3% 4.6% 7.6%

USA MET & MICRO 3.4% 4.7% 7.7%

USA NON MET 2.4% 3.4% 6.7%

Sample State 1.6% 41 2.8% 46 7.5% 27


Comparison Area 1 4.4% 73 4.9% 90 8.4% 149

Comparison Area 2 3.2% 116 4.2% 127 5.6% 257

Comparison Area 3 6.1% 36 8.0% 24 9.7% 106

Comparison Area 4 2.5% 135 4.6% 101 10.3% 91


Educational Services ‐ Earnin2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 202,201,000 129,071,000 83,226,000

USA MET & MICRO 191,370,702 121,297,646 77,940,253

USA NON MET 10,830,298 7,773,354 5,285,747

Sample State 5,175,456 11 3,930,093 9 2,551,071 9

Sample Area 0 304 69,544 145 54,724 131

Comparison Area 1 314,962 64 199,764 79 123,261 76

Comparison Area 2 137,946 103 91,971 126 66,709 120

Comparison Area 3 913,729 35 425,735 55 245,590 55

Comparison Area 4 1,078,307 30 689,127 35 382,884 39

Comparison Area 5 81,793 134 60,921 158 39,167 158

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Educational Services ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.2% 2.3% 3.6%

USA MET & MICRO 2.3% 2.4% 3.7%

USA NON MET 1.7% 1.5% 2.6%

Sample State 1.0% 42 1.2% 47 3.8% 20


Comparison Area 1 3.0% 97 2.8% 94 6.4% 75

Comparison Area 2 1.4% 159 1.2% 175 0.3% 287

Comparison Area 3 5.0% 34 5.0% 19 6.6% 69

Comparison Area 4 2.1% 130 2.7% 97 5.9% 88


Educational Services ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 4,691,200 3,731,800 3,011,300

USA MET & MICRO 4,352,073 3,439,333 2,759,702

USA NON MET 339,127 292,467 251,598

Sample State 153,316 8 136,279 8 108,925 8

Sample Area 0 304 2,509 153 2,515 133

Comparison Area 1 9,658 61 7,354 74 5,068 79

Comparison Area 2 2,979 130 2,661 146 2,662 127

Comparison Area 3 27,696 30 16,956 48 11,550 48

Comparison Area 4 30,618 26 23,408 30 16,625 33

Comparison Area 5 3,229 125 2,900 139 2,363 136

Educational Services ‐ Wage2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.1% 2.2% 3.8%

USA MET & MICRO 1.1% 2.2% 3.8%

USA NON MET 0.7% 1.9% 4.0%

Sample State 0.6% 28 1.6% 36 3.6% 31


Comparison Area 1 1.3% 76 2.0% 112 1.9% 275

Comparison Area 2 1.8% 45 3.0% 35 5.6% 54

Comparison Area 3 1.0% 95 2.8% 51 2.9% 240

Comparison Area 4 0.4% 146 1.9% 127 4.2% 149


Educational Services ‐ Wage2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 43,102 34,587 27,638

USA MET & MICRO 43,972 35,268 28,242

USA NON MET 31,936 26,579 21,009

Sample State 33,757 28 28,839 29 23,420 26

Sample Area na na 27,718 132 21,759 132

Comparison Area 1 32,612 117 27,164 141 24,321 75

Comparison Area 2 46,306 20 34,563 44 25,060 69

Comparison Area 3 32,991 114 25,108 179 21,263 148

Comparison Area 4 35,218 85 29,440 99 23,031 101

Comparison Area 5 25,331 224 21,007 257 16,575 250


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Health Care ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 4.1% 4.3% 6.4%

USA MET & MICRO 4.2% 4.4% 6.4%

USA NON MET 2.7% 3.1% 5.6%

Sample State 3.3% 33 3.6% 40 5.6% 43


Comparison Area 1 2.4% 215 2.8% 218 7.8% 70

Comparison Area 2 4.6% 83 3.9% 151 4.4% 306

Comparison Area 3 5.5% 43 6.3% 14 6.3% 169

Comparison Area 4 5.9% 31 5.6% 32 5.9% 208


Health Care ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,326,660,000 871,487,000 602,480,000

USA MET & MICRO 1,213,935,580 788,662,326 542,711,370

USA NON MET 112,724,420 82,824,674 59,768,630

Sample State 51,187,498 7 36,038,018 7 26,054,376 7

Sample Area 0 304 1,066,448 135 687,838 140

Comparison Area 1 2,743,434 69 2,089,476 71 1,332,806 75

Comparison Area 2 703,658 180 482,310 228 373,368 204

Comparison Area 3 7,153,757 31 3,889,656 40 2,692,726 40

Comparison Area 4 9,103,131 25 5,286,860 34 3,751,998 33

Comparison Area 5 1,567,578 112 1,099,825 132 782,162 128

Health Care ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.0% 2.1% 2.8%

USA MET & MICRO 2.2% 2.3% 2.9%

USA NON MET 0.4% 0.6% 2.1%

Sample State 1.0% 38 1.3% 37 2.3% 32



Comparison Area 2 2.0% 121 0.9% 196 1.9% 242

Comparison Area 3 3.9% 20 4.2% 12 3.9% 79

Comparison Area 4 3.6% 26 3.6% 28 3.3% 116


Health Care ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 22,201,200 18,004,300 15,253,400

USA MET & MICRO 19,826,917 15,771,105 13,279,075

USA NON MET 2,374,283 2,233,195 1,974,325

Sample State 898,589 6 788,016 6 688,661 7

Sample Area 0 304 20,103 144 17,897 134

Comparison Area 1 49,084 66 43,744 71 0 338

Comparison Area 2 11,939 185 10,929 208 9,800 199

Comparison Area 3 115,753 31 76,821 43 61,130 45

Comparison Area 4 161,995 22 113,371 28 93,549 30

Comparison Area 5 26,281 115 22,057 136 19,561 124

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Health Care ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.0% 2.1% 3.5%

USA MET & MICRO 1.9% 2.1% 3.4%

USA NON MET 2.3% 2.5% 3.4%

Sample State 2.3% 21 2.2% 28 3.2% 40



Comparison Area 2 2.6% 66 3.0% 22 2.5% 263

Comparison Area 3 1.5% 183 2.0% 138 2.4% 274

Comparison Area 4 2.1% 99 1.9% 157 2.6% 259


Health Care ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 59,756 48,404 39,498

USA MET & MICRO 61,227 50,007 40,870

USA NON MET 47,477 37,088 30,273

Sample State 56,964 34 45,733 30 37,833 28

Sample Area na na 53,049 42 38,433 179


Comparison Area 2 58,938 125 44,131 264 38,099 190

Comparison Area 3 61,802 73 50,633 85 44,049 29

Comparison Area 4 56,194 184 46,633 184 40,107 109

Comparison Area 5 59,647 108 49,863 99 39,986 111

Arts, Entertainment ‐ Earnin2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.2% 4.3% 6.3%

USA MET & MICRO 5.4% 4.3% 6.6%

USA NON MET 2.9% 3.4% 2.7%

Sample State 4.6% 26 6.3% 11 ‐0.2% 47

Sample Area 5.9% 116 5.2% 110 9.2% 83

Comparison Area 1 1.5% 216 1.2% 240 8.6% 93



Comparison Area 4 7.8% 80 6.9% 56 1.8% 277


Arts, Entertainment ‐ Earnin2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 155,107,000 103,163,000 71,892,000

USA MET & MICRO 145,656,380 96,362,612 66,043,875

USA NON MET 9,450,620 6,800,388 5,848,125

Sample State 5,464,493 7 3,004,693 8 3,086,140 5

Sample Area 322,386 53 204,148 61 122,499 62

Comparison Area 1 134,149 99 123,618 83 76,857 89

Comparison Area 2 0 325 11,940 288 14,191 236

Comparison Area 3 692,476 32 330,847 44 237,994 44

Comparison Area 4 636,742 36 329,836 45 298,989 41

Comparison Area 5 0 325 70,750 123 41,954 135


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Arts, Entertainment ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.3% 1.9% 2.7%

USA MET & MICRO 2.4% 2.0% 2.7%

USA NON MET 1.1% 0.6% 2.1%

Sample State 2.1% 26 1.7% 28 1.0% 46

Sample Area 2.9% 74 1.9% 116 8.5% 7

Comparison Area 1 1.7% 155 1.9% 113 4.2% 92



Comparison Area 4 2.4% 107 2.4% 70 1.8% 255


Arts, Entertainment ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 4,455,500 3,704,100 3,165,100

USA MET & MICRO 4,067,687 3,339,675 2,843,023

USA NON MET 387,813 364,425 322,077

Sample State 141,661 7 120,119 7 113,114 7

Sample Area 4,763 117 3,976 126 2,457 160

Comparison Area 1 8,818 74 7,360 81 5,752 84

Comparison Area 2 0 324 1,273 264 1,208 244

Comparison Area 3 36,060 25 24,820 31 17,256 38

Comparison Area 4 27,625 29 21,934 34 19,782 34

Comparison Area 5 0 324 3,371 150 2,855 144

Arts, Entertainment ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.8% 2.3% 3.5%

USA MET & MICRO 2.9% 2.2% 3.7%

USA NON MET 1.8% 2.8% 0.6%

Sample State 2.5% 25 4.5% 7 ‐1.2% 47

Sample Area 3.0% 140 3.3% 113 0.6% 239

Comparison Area 1 ‐0.3% 218 ‐0.8% 260 4.1% 101



Comparison Area 4 5.2% 83 4.4% 68 0.0% 256


Arts, Entertainment ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 34,812 27,851 22,714

USA MET & MICRO 35,808 28,854 23,230

USA NON MET 24,369 18,661 18,158

Sample State 38,574 10 25,014 12 27,283 5

Sample Area 67,685 5 51,345 8 49,857 3

Comparison Area 1 15,213 217 16,796 127 13,362 155


Comparison Area 3 19,203 142 13,330 192 13,792 141

Comparison Area 4 23,049 87 15,038 152 15,114 114



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Accommodation & Food‐Ear2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 5.9% 4.5% 4.7%

USA MET & MICRO 6.1% 4.6% 4.9%

USA NON MET 4.5% 3.8% 3.4%

Sample State 5.5% 24 4.4% 27 2.8% 47

Sample Area 5.0% 174 4.4% 161 2.1% 317

Comparison Area 1 5.8% 143 3.8% 211 5.7% 132



Comparison Area 4 6.5% 99 4.7% 126 3.5% 269


Accommodation & Food‐Ear2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 407,401,000 264,296,000 200,745,000

USA MET & MICRO 369,427,896 238,055,948 179,246,226

USA NON MET 37,973,104 26,240,052 21,498,774

Sample State 11,700,116 8 7,640,179 9 6,479,725 9

Sample Area 319,632 143 210,239 167 185,839 140

Comparison Area 1 766,245 79 533,109 77 382,646 77

Comparison Area 2 0 328 104,497 246 74,442 249

Comparison Area 3 3,608,600 18 1,618,025 35 1,013,254 39

Comparison Area 4 2,499,883 31 1,588,467 36 1,296,448 34

Comparison Area 5 0 328 224,668 160 160,674 160

Accommodation & Food‐Job2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.0% 1.9% 2.1%

USA MET & MICRO 3.2% 2.0% 2.2%

USA NON MET 1.8% 0.8% 1.1%

Sample State 2.2% 32 1.1% 36 0.9% 46

Sample Area 0.5% 274 ‐0.2% 277 1.2% 271

Comparison Area 1 2.8% 138 1.0% 202 3.7% 62



Comparison Area 4 2.3% 174 1.4% 164 2.1% 186


Accommodation & Food‐Job2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 14,697,400 12,237,000 10,806,200

USA MET & MICRO 12,988,524 10,654,040 9,325,815

USA NON MET 1,708,876 1,582,960 1,480,385

Sample State 512,174 6 461,494 6 436,779 5

Sample Area 14,606 133 14,869 139 13,869 125

Comparison Area 1 33,648 67 30,607 64 24,610 74

Comparison Area 2 0 328 6,351 253 5,708 240

Comparison Area 3 120,822 21 75,086 35 57,923 39

Comparison Area 4 97,710 28 85,126 29 75,050 30

Comparison Area 5 0 328 12,664 153 10,986 154

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Accommodation & Food‐Wa2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.8% 2.5% 2.6%

USA MET & MICRO 2.8% 2.5% 2.6%

USA NON MET 2.6% 3.0% 2.2%

Sample State 3.3% 18 3.3% 12 1.9% 39

Sample Area 4.5% 42 4.5% 17 0.9% 319

Comparison Area 1 2.9% 155 2.7% 168 1.9% 263



Comparison Area 4 4.1% 56 3.2% 101 1.3% 300


Accommodation & Food‐Wa2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 27,719 21,598 18,577

USA MET & MICRO 28,443 22,344 19,220

USA NON MET 22,221 16,577 14,522

Sample State 22,844 35 16,555 42 14,835 38

Sample Area 21,884 197 14,139 355 13,400 271

Comparison Area 1 22,772 175 17,418 177 15,548 144


Comparison Area 3 29,867 42 21,549 58 17,493 81

Comparison Area 4 25,585 108 18,660 127 17,274 87


Other Services ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.2% 2.9% 4.8%

USA MET & MICRO 3.4% 3.0% 4.8%

USA NON MET 1.8% 2.1% 4.4%

Sample State 2.9% 30 3.0% 21 1.7% 47


Comparison Area 1 2.8% 170 2.7% 130 4.5% 200

Comparison Area 2 2.7% 174 2.4% 171 4.2% 220

Comparison Area 3 5.2% 28 5.2% 5 6.7% 62



Other Services ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 430,714,000 324,439,000 245,930,000

USA MET & MICRO 387,108,909 288,724,130 218,118,078

USA NON MET 43,605,091 35,714,870 27,811,922

Sample State 13,920,924 7 10,395,917 7 9,439,050 7

Sample Area 358,858 144 273,791 156 219,454 155

Comparison Area 1 934,879 66 722,251 69 557,462 68

Comparison Area 2 221,580 197 176,221 211 137,722 208

Comparison Area 3 3,425,738 20 2,063,952 30 1,401,037 32

Comparison Area 4 2,782,562 28 1,880,946 34 1,703,064 27

Comparison Area 5 271,466 169 236,862 178 168,113 185


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Other Services ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.5% 1.0% 1.9%

USA MET & MICRO 1.7% 1.1% 2.0%

USA NON MET 0.4% ‐0.1% 1.2%

Sample State 0.5% 41 0.1% 42 0.2% 47


Comparison Area 1 1.3% 134 1.0% 100 1.5% 195

Comparison Area 2 1.5% 106 0.3% 171 0.6% 279

Comparison Area 3 3.5% 9 2.8% 4 4.0% 23



Other Services ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 11,168,200 10,162,200 9,075,600

USA MET & MICRO 9,788,934 8,769,214 7,774,982

USA NON MET 1,379,266 1,392,986 1,300,618

Sample State 369,006 8 365,698 7 362,069 7

Sample Area 10,216 140 9,641 157 8,919 156

Comparison Area 1 26,889 56 24,495 70 22,482 66

Comparison Area 2 6,414 197 6,249 207 6,035 202

Comparison Area 3 78,268 23 59,490 34 47,020 34

Comparison Area 4 69,018 29 60,760 33 58,043 28

Comparison Area 5 8,057 167 8,148 173 6,744 185

Other Services ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 1.7% 2.0% 2.8%

USA MET & MICRO 1.7% 1.9% 2.8%

USA NON MET 1.4% 2.2% 3.1%

Sample State 2.4% 10 2.9% 4 1.5% 46


Comparison Area 1 1.5% 186 1.7% 209 3.0% 161

Comparison Area 2 1.1% 226 2.1% 136 3.6% 89

Comparison Area 3 1.6% 167 2.4% 87 2.6% 230



Other Services ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 38,566 31,926 27,098

USA MET & MICRO 39,546 32,925 28,054

USA NON MET 31,615 25,639 21,384

Sample State 37,725 23 28,428 32 26,070 20

Sample Area 35,127 181 28,399 211 24,605 185

Comparison Area 1 34,768 195 29,486 169 24,796 170

Comparison Area 2 34,546 204 28,200 218 22,821 255

Comparison Area 3 43,769 24 34,694 46 29,797 37

Comparison Area 4 40,316 65 30,957 117 29,341 43

Comparison Area 5 33,693 236 29,070 185 24,928 160

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Federal Civilian ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.4% 3.0% 5.4%

USA MET & MICRO 2.4% 3.1% 5.5%

USA NON MET 1.7% 2.3% 4.8%

Sample State 2.0% 36 2.4% 30 3.9% 45

Sample Area 6.7% 4 4.2% 55 3.5% 292

Comparison Area 1 2.3% 179 1.3% 275 4.6% 188

Comparison Area 2 2.0% 206 1.8% 236 4.9% 165

Comparison Area 3 3.7% 56 3.8% 67 7.2% 50

Comparison Area 4 2.3% 169 3.1% 117 4.3% 218

Comparison Area 5 4.3% 37 4.3% 53 9.2% 17

Federal Civilian ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 334,489,000 249,381,000 181,568,000

USA MET & MICRO 309,150,267 229,123,991 166,314,160

USA NON MET 25,338,733 20,257,009 15,253,840

Sample State 8,623,153 10 6,796,354 10 5,398,254 10

Sample Area 131,478 220 87,999 240 71,806 234

Comparison Area 1 428,248 114 375,787 102 286,794 99

Comparison Area 2 102,571 238 86,442 243 65,247 243

Comparison Area 3 1,227,084 56 847,408 57 560,418 60

Comparison Area 4 1,551,983 43 1,149,066 41 892,247 41

Comparison Area 5 526,249 98 348,087 110 205,612 124

Federal Civilian ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐0.1% 0.3% 0.3%

USA MET & MICRO ‐0.1% 0.4% 0.4%

USA NON MET ‐0.7% ‐0.2% 0.0%

Sample State 0.0% 24 0.3% 24 ‐0.7% 46

Sample Area 3.3% 9 2.0% 47 0.0% 198

Comparison Area 1 0.5% 133 ‐0.5% 246 1.1% 100

Comparison Area 2 0.1% 184 ‐0.6% 258 1.0% 112

Comparison Area 3 1.8% 40 1.6% 55 2.1% 51

Comparison Area 4 0.2% 166 0.9% 93 ‐0.3% 250

Comparison Area 5 1.4% 65 2.1% 41 3.8% 19

Federal Civilian ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 2,857,000 2,781,000 2,729,000

USA MET & MICRO 2,588,931 2,504,891 2,453,400

USA NON MET 268,069 276,109 275,600

Sample State 78,517 10 76,922 10 80,502 10

Sample Area 1,404 212 1,164 241 1,167 242

Comparison Area 1 4,401 108 4,657 105 4,381 106

Comparison Area 2 1,272 224 1,377 218 1,333 222

Comparison Area 3 12,999 47 11,163 48 9,894 54

Comparison Area 4 14,669 40 13,447 41 13,713 40

Comparison Area 5 4,716 105 3,858 116 3,088 128


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Federal Civilian ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.5% 2.7% 5.1%

USA MET & MICRO 2.5% 2.7% 5.1%

USA NON MET 2.3% 2.6% 4.8%

Sample State 2.0% 45 2.2% 41 4.7% 30

Sample Area 3.3% 16 2.2% 226 3.5% 346

Comparison Area 1 1.8% 277 1.9% 308 3.6% 338

Comparison Area 2 2.0% 232 2.6% 138 4.4% 226

Comparison Area 3 1.8% 273 2.2% 232 5.0% 114

Comparison Area 4 2.1% 213 2.2% 249 4.7% 182

Comparison Area 5 2.8% 58 2.2% 245 5.3% 94

Federal Civilian ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 117,077 89,673 66,533

USA MET & MICRO 119,412 91,471 67,789

USA NON MET 94,523 73,366 55,348

Sample State 109,825 19 88,354 10 67,057 8

Sample Area 93,645 275 75,601 260 61,530 181

Comparison Area 1 97,307 229 80,693 170 65,463 89

Comparison Area 2 80,638 373 62,776 376 48,947 366

Comparison Area 3 94,398 266 75,912 255 56,642 298

Comparison Area 4 105,800 114 85,451 104 65,066 98

Comparison Area 5 111,588 70 90,225 54 66,584 70

State & Local Gov ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.2% 2.5% 4.9%

USA MET & MICRO 3.3% 2.6% 5.0%

USA NON MET 2.3% 2.0% 4.3%

Sample State 2.4% 31 2.1% 32 3.7% 47

Sample Area 1.8% 262 2.6% 183 4.6% 240

Comparison Area 1 1.1% 321 1.1% 324 5.3% 155

Comparison Area 2 3.6% 116 3.2% 102 2.8% 347

Comparison Area 3 4.8% 47 4.4% 22 5.5% 135

Comparison Area 4 3.5% 125 4.1% 28 4.9% 204

Comparison Area 5 2.5% 209 1.6% 280 6.6% 60

State & Local Gov ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,450,014,000 1,129,581,000 847,184,000

USA MET & MICRO 1,264,335,774 977,648,969 729,411,950

USA NON MET 185,678,226 151,932,031 117,772,050

Sample State 47,942,555 8 38,846,096 8 31,196,800 7

Sample Area 1,361,954 166 1,060,542 167 809,927 160

Comparison Area 1 2,256,496 109 2,028,624 98 1,486,919 95

Comparison Area 2 665,116 260 483,997 276 410,043 255

Comparison Area 3 11,808,527 22 7,702,615 22 5,598,653 27

Comparison Area 4 12,817,605 19 8,556,121 20 6,433,352 21

Comparison Area 5 2,684,054 99 2,288,368 88 1,593,154 90


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State & Local Gov ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.5% 0.1% 0.9%

USA MET & MICRO 0.6% 0.2% 1.0%

USA NON MET ‐0.2% ‐0.3% 0.5%

Sample State 0.2% 27 ‐0.5% 44 0.2% 45

Sample Area 0.3% 177 0.6% 118 1.2% 170

Comparison Area 1 ‐0.6% 296 ‐0.1% 224 1.3% 164

Comparison Area 2 0.0% 217 0.1% 193 ‐0.1% 325

Comparison Area 3 1.0% 98 0.9% 72 1.8% 88

Comparison Area 4 1.0% 97 0.5% 138 0.9% 212

Comparison Area 5 0.3% 180 ‐0.6% 298 ‐1.1% 366

State & Local Gov ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 19,619,000 19,407,000 18,351,000

USA MET & MICRO 16,391,511 16,072,180 15,122,494

USA NON MET 3,227,489 3,334,820 3,228,506

Sample State 691,621 6 724,360 6 716,846 6

Sample Area 20,660 166 19,547 173 18,180 170

Comparison Area 1 39,169 92 39,469 90 36,614 89

Comparison Area 2 11,608 242 11,514 241 11,596 232

Comparison Area 3 157,460 22 144,194 22 129,580 23

Comparison Area 4 159,525 21 152,050 20 144,168 20

Comparison Area 5 37,458 100 39,703 88 42,469 83

State & Local Gov ‐Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.7% 2.4% 3.9%

USA MET & MICRO 2.7% 2.4% 3.9%

USA NON MET 2.5% 2.4% 3.8%

Sample State 2.2% 38 2.6% 16 3.5% 40

Sample Area 1.5% 344 2.0% 263 3.3% 283

Comparison Area 1 1.8% 310 1.2% 368 4.0% 164

Comparison Area 2 3.7% 26 3.2% 32 2.9% 331

Comparison Area 3 3.8% 24 3.5% 13 3.6% 236

Comparison Area 4 2.5% 185 3.6% 6 3.9% 181

Comparison Area 5 2.1% 252 2.2% 204 7.7% 1

State & Local Gov ‐Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 73,909 58,205 46,166

USA MET & MICRO 77,134 60,829 48,234

USA NON MET 57,530 45,559 36,479

Sample State 69,319 18 53,628 20 43,520 19

Sample Area 65,922 173 54,256 156 44,550 124

Comparison Area 1 57,609 297 51,398 205 40,611 212

Comparison Area 2 57,298 299 42,036 370 35,361 336

Comparison Area 3 74,994 81 53,418 168 43,206 152

Comparison Area 4 80,349 57 56,272 126 44,624 121

Comparison Area 5 71,655 103 57,637 109 37,513 283

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State government ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.2% 2.8% 4.6%

USA MET & MICRO 3.3% 3.0% 4.8%

USA NON MET 2.1% 1.7% 3.8%

Sample State 3.0% 23 3.6% 6 3.9% 38

Sample Area 1.7% 189 3.0% 109 6.9% 54

Comparison Area 1 0.5% 248 1.9% 172 6.8% 59



Comparison Area 4 3.8% 86 5.8% 13 4.9% 155

Comparison Area 5 2.7% 137 1.8% 183 8.0% 30

State government ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 412,585,000 313,029,000 238,553,000

USA MET & MICRO 363,078,152 271,303,860 205,208,129

USA NON MET 49,506,848 41,725,140 33,344,871

Sample State 13,428,713 8 9,471,828 10 7,527,720 10

Sample Area 238,236 174 177,948 191 119,390 212

Comparison Area 1 698,832 88 579,039 89 390,329 96

Comparison Area 2 209,062 189 145,584 219 0 328

Comparison Area 3 0 330 3,642,992 11 2,833,895 11

Comparison Area 4 6,556,074 5 3,791,113 10 2,851,193 10

Comparison Area 5 2,060,904 37 1,728,637 37 1,129,837 40

State government ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.2% 0.2% 0.7%

USA MET & MICRO 0.4% 0.4% 0.8%

USA NON MET ‐0.5% ‐0.5% 0.2%

Sample State 0.4% 20 0.1% 31 0.1% 37

Sample Area 0.8% 93 1.3% 64 1.5% 114

Comparison Area 1 ‐1.5% 249 0.7% 102 2.7% 57

Comparison Area 2 ‐1.2% 232 0.2% 148 na na


Comparison Area 4 1.2% 70 1.0% 82 0.4% 199

Comparison Area 5 0.3% 126 ‐0.7% 222 ‐1.1% 272

State government ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 5,365,000 5,238,000 5,031,000

USA MET & MICRO 4,598,843 4,432,430 4,235,331

USA NON MET 766,157 805,570 795,669

Sample State 179,458 8 177,990 7 177,166 6

Sample Area 3,429 184 3,017 211 2,759 205

Comparison Area 1 12,192 75 11,382 79 9,685 83

Comparison Area 2 3,330 187 3,259 199 0 328

Comparison Area 3 0 330 65,147 9 60,172 9

Comparison Area 4 76,205 5 68,951 6 67,500 6

Comparison Area 5 27,304 38 29,291 34 31,408 33


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State government ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.9% 2.6% 3.9%

USA MET & MICRO 3.0% 2.6% 4.0%

USA NON MET 2.5% 2.2% 3.6%

Sample State 2.6% 30 3.5% 3 3.8% 29

Sample Area 0.9% 273 1.7% 202 5.3% 55

Comparison Area 1 2.1% 187 1.2% 249 4.0% 144



Comparison Area 4 2.6% 138 4.7% 7 4.5% 102

Comparison Area 5 2.4% 157 2.5% 102 9.0% 1

State government ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 76,903 59,761 47,417

USA MET & MICRO 78,950 61,209 48,451

USA NON MET 64,617 51,796 41,908

Sample State 74,829 16 53,216 33 42,490 29

Sample Area 69,477 142 58,982 113 43,273 148

Comparison Area 1 57,319 247 50,873 208 40,302 204



Comparison Area 4 86,032 52 54,983 161 42,240 166

Comparison Area 5 75,480 113 59,016 111 35,973 279

Local Government ‐ Earning2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 3.2% 2.4% 5.0%

USA MET & MICRO 3.3% 2.5% 5.1%

USA NON MET 2.4% 2.1% 4.5%

Sample State 2.2% 34 1.6% 42 3.7% 44

Sample Area 1.8% 229 2.5% 153 4.2% 232

Comparison Area 1 1.4% 255 0.7% 283 4.8% 190


Comparison Area 3 5.2% 28 4.9% 6 6.6% 56

Comparison Area 4 3.3% 133 2.8% 130 4.9% 182

Comparison Area 5 1.8% 234 1.1% 272 3.3% 273

Local Government ‐ Earning2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,037,429,000 816,552,000 608,631,000

USA MET & MICRO 901,257,622 706,345,109 524,203,821

USA NON MET 136,171,378 110,206,891 84,427,179

Sample State 34,513,842 7 29,374,268 7 23,669,080 6

Sample Area 1,123,718 120 882,594 120 690,537 114

Comparison Area 1 1,557,664 85 1,449,585 77 1,096,590 73

Comparison Area 2 456,054 243 338,413 245 0 328

Comparison Area 3 5,803,609 28 3,592,806 37 2,452,191 36

Comparison Area 4 6,261,531 27 4,765,008 29 3,582,159 27

Comparison Area 5 623,150 189 559,731 173 463,317 159

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Local Government ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.5% 0.1% 1.0%

USA MET & MICRO 0.7% 0.1% 1.1%

USA NON MET ‐0.1% ‐0.3% 0.7%

Sample State 0.1% 24 ‐0.6% 47 0.2% 46

Sample Area 0.3% 177 0.5% 112 1.2% 164

Comparison Area 1 ‐0.2% 218 ‐0.4% 217 0.7% 202


Comparison Area 3 2.3% 29 2.0% 7 2.4% 46

Comparison Area 4 0.8% 115 0.0% 167 1.4% 130

Comparison Area 5 0.3% 168 ‐0.2% 205 ‐0.9% 294

Local Government ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 14,254,000 14,169,000 13,320,000

USA MET & MICRO 11,792,668 11,639,750 10,887,163

USA NON MET 2,461,332 2,529,250 2,432,837

Sample State 512,163 6 546,370 6 539,680 6

Sample Area 17,231 118 16,530 121 15,421 114

Comparison Area 1 26,977 76 28,087 72 26,929 68

Comparison Area 2 8,278 217 8,255 212 0 326

Comparison Area 3 84,512 24 69,214 32 59,974 33

Comparison Area 4 83,320 25 83,099 26 76,668 27

Comparison Area 5 10,154 184 10,412 179 11,061 160

Local Government ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 2.7% 2.4% 3.9%

USA MET & MICRO 2.6% 2.3% 3.9%

USA NON MET 2.5% 2.4% 3.9%

Sample State 2.1% 39 2.3% 29 3.5% 38

Sample Area 1.6% 284 2.0% 213 3.0% 260

Comparison Area 1 1.6% 276 1.1% 307 4.0% 123


Comparison Area 3 2.9% 100 2.8% 61 4.1% 115

Comparison Area 4 2.5% 159 2.8% 73 3.5% 197

Comparison Area 5 1.4% 292 1.3% 297 4.3% 90

Local Government ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 72,782 57,629 45,693

USA MET & MICRO 76,425 60,684 48,149

USA NON MET 55,324 43,573 34,703

Sample State 67,388 19 53,763 20 43,858 19

Sample Area 65,215 140 53,393 131 44,779 97

Comparison Area 1 57,740 260 51,611 155 40,722 159


Comparison Area 3 68,672 105 51,909 152 40,888 152

Comparison Area 4 75,150 62 57,341 81 46,723 73

Comparison Area 5 61,370 194 53,758 125 41,887 135


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Military ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐1.6% 0.9% 9.6%

USA MET & MICRO ‐1.5% 0.9% 9.5%

USA NON MET ‐1.9% 0.6% 11.1%

Sample State ‐0.7% 10 0.9% 18 11.1% 21

Sample Area ‐2.6% 273 ‐0.4% 253 13.8% 232

Comparison Area 1 ‐3.2% 324 ‐0.7% 284 16.7% 87

Comparison Area 2 ‐0.2% 55 0.7% 139 7.6% 345

Comparison Area 3 ‐0.4% 74 1.6% 72 16.9% 76

Comparison Area 4 ‐0.1% 48 1.0% 125 13.7% 237

Comparison Area 5 ‐0.9% 114 1.0% 122 12.5% 270

Military ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 131,586,000 121,188,000 70,280,000

USA MET & MICRO 119,579,872 109,777,745 64,095,345

USA NON MET 12,006,128 11,410,255 6,184,655

Sample State 1,706,535 22 1,569,568 22 870,968 23

Sample Area 27,825 207 29,633 203 14,951 196

Comparison Area 1 56,279 147 61,212 137 26,654 145

Comparison Area 2 391,664 69 366,608 72 239,621 68

Comparison Area 3 163,113 107 143,110 110 58,441 115

Comparison Area 4 218,258 96 202,716 97 97,910 103

Comparison Area 5 26,455 213 24,336 227 12,389 213

Military ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐1.3% ‐0.6% ‐0.2%

USA MET & MICRO ‐1.2% ‐0.5% ‐0.2%

USA NON MET ‐1.6% ‐0.8% ‐0.5%

Sample State ‐0.1% 6 0.3% 7 ‐1.0% 31

Sample Area ‐1.1% 207 ‐0.5% 213 ‐2.2% 331

Comparison Area 1 ‐2.0% 308 ‐0.6% 226 0.0% 140

Comparison Area 2 ‐0.9% 180 ‐1.2% 300 0.4% 108

Comparison Area 3 1.2% 21 1.5% 19 1.7% 47

Comparison Area 4 1.1% 25 1.1% 31 ‐0.1% 147

Comparison Area 5 ‐0.2% 84 0.1% 121 0.2% 124

Military ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 1,929,000 2,042,000 2,071,000

USA MET & MICRO 1,706,635 1,800,838 1,822,328

USA NON MET 222,365 241,162 248,672

Sample State 35,792 15 34,839 20 37,067 20

Sample Area 858 198 905 196 1,041 188

Comparison Area 1 1,730 135 1,850 129 1,865 134

Comparison Area 2 4,624 85 5,221 82 5,125 88

Comparison Area 3 4,447 87 3,825 100 3,471 109

Comparison Area 4 5,715 68 5,137 86 5,163 87

Comparison Area 5 571 248 564 256 562 260


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Military ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐0.3% 1.4% 9.9%

USA MET & MICRO ‐0.3% 1.4% 9.7%

USA NON MET ‐0.3% 1.4% 11.7%

Sample State ‐0.6% 35 0.6% 37 12.0% 14

Sample Area ‐1.5% 339 0.1% 247 16.1% 174

Comparison Area 1 ‐1.3% 242 0.0% 267 16.4% 148

Comparison Area 2 0.7% 21 1.9% 45 7.1% 374

Comparison Area 3 ‐1.6% 349 0.0% 291 15.2% 222

Comparison Area 4 ‐1.1% 203 ‐0.2% 346 13.7% 256

Comparison Area 5 ‐0.8% 150 0.8% 143 12.5% 273

Military ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 68,215 59,348 33,935

USA MET & MICRO 70,068 60,959 35,172

USA NON MET 53,993 47,314 24,871

Sample State 47,679 36 45,052 36 23,497 37

Sample Area 32,430 265 32,744 244 14,362 225

Comparison Area 1 32,531 260 33,088 226 14,292 234

Comparison Area 2 84,702 33 70,218 34 46,755 17

Comparison Area 3 36,679 157 37,414 139 16,837 149

Comparison Area 4 38,190 146 39,462 123 18,964 124

Comparison Area 5 46,331 103 43,149 111 22,044 109

Farm ‐ Earnings2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐3.4% 2.3% 6.4%

USA MET & MICRO 0.6% 3.3% 5.4%

USA NON MET ‐7.7% 1.3% 8.1%

Sample State ‐22.6% 48 ‐3.4% 47 9.4% 18

Sample Area 0.0% 215 11.9% 128 15.0% 137

Comparison Area 1 13.1% 93 12.8% 125 ‐3.2% 307

Comparison Area 2 ‐163.3% 363 ‐147.8% 366 38.6% 45

Comparison Area 3 129.6% 17 ‐385.3% 376 34.3% 50

Comparison Area 4 ‐4.5% 260 6.8% 197 8.2% 195

Comparison Area 5 3.5% 169 20.3% 80 ‐10.6% 347

Farm ‐ Earnings2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 71,071,000 68,422,000 55,165,000

USA MET & MICRO 42,488,020 34,012,395 27,070,660

USA NON MET 28,582,980 34,409,605 28,094,340

Sample State 191,119 37 1,196,531 23 1,139,083 16

Sample Area 226,202 45 162,892 55 87,080 89

Comparison Area 1 128,855 67 79,130 105 136,387 55

Comparison Area 2 44,430 154 30,348 212 37,105 174

Comparison Area 3 6,081 286 44,145 172 14,131 275

Comparison Area 4 86,134 88 132,431 69 150,075 47

Comparison Area 5 69,180 112 16,159 259 38,615 172

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Farm ‐ Jobs2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA 0.1% ‐0.1% ‐2.3%

USA MET & MICRO 0.2% ‐0.1% ‐2.3%

USA NON MET 0.0% ‐0.2% ‐2.2%

Sample State ‐0.6% 39 0.2% 24 ‐2.6% 32

Sample Area 0.2% 184 ‐0.9% 286 ‐0.5% 74

Comparison Area 1 0.1% 194 ‐0.4% 224 ‐3.0% 277

Comparison Area 2 ‐0.4% 273 ‐0.6% 250 ‐1.5% 147

Comparison Area 3 ‐0.3% 267 0.1% 160 ‐1.7% 165

Comparison Area 4 ‐0.5% 293 0.7% 109 ‐3.4% 302

Comparison Area 5 0.0% 206 1.4% 62 0.1% 43

Farm ‐ Jobs2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 2,631,000 2,665,000 3,063,000

USA MET & MICRO 1,288,696 1,298,519 1,497,963

USA NON MET 1,342,304 1,366,481 1,565,037

Sample State 84,600 7 83,625 10 98,289 10

Sample Area 4,056 89 4,471 80 4,632 90

Comparison Area 1 3,539 110 3,677 101 4,459 99

Comparison Area 2 3,072 131 3,259 120 3,598 124

Comparison Area 3 8,736 32 8,615 36 9,616 41

Comparison Area 4 9,221 30 8,673 35 10,732 32

Comparison Area 5 2,815 142 2,468 169 2,489 189

Farm ‐ Wages2013‐2017 Rank 2008‐2017 Rank 2001‐2007

USA ‐3.5% 2.4% 8.7%

USA MET & MICRO 0.4% 3.3% 7.9%

USA NON MET ‐7.8% 1.4% 10.2%

Sample State ‐21.4% 47 ‐3.0% 47 11.8% 20

Sample Area ‐0.2% 217 12.7% 121 14.9% 154

Comparison Area 1 12.8% 98 13.6% 115 0.0% 311

Comparison Area 2 ‐160.5% 363 ‐146.7% 365 37.1% 52

Comparison Area 3 130.2% 17 ‐383.1% 376 37.8% 50

Comparison Area 4 ‐3.1% 244 6.7% 198 11.6% 185

Comparison Area 5 3.3% 172 18.1% 87 ‐9.7% 346

Farm ‐ Wages2017 Rank 2007 Rank 2001 Rank

USA 27,013 25,674 18,010

USA MET & MICRO 32,970 26,193 18,072

USA NON MET 21,294 25,181 17,951

Sample State 2,259 47 14,308 37 11,589 39

Sample Area 55,770 48 36,433 84 18,800 147

Comparison Area 1 36,410 83 21,520 163 30,587 50

Comparison Area 2 14,463 197 9,312 273 10,313 247

Comparison Area 3 696 325 5,124 312 1,470 352

Comparison Area 4 9,341 247 15,269 216 13,984 206

Comparison Area 5 24,575 135 6,547 295 15,514 188


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