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Average Income Per Job, Nominal & Real (adjusted using CPI)

Income      Annual Earnings     72-92           82-92   88-92   91-92          
Growth      per Job
Rates
                                        Growth  Growth  Growth  Growth         
                               CPI                                          
                                                                            
                                                                            
East PDD    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.35%  4.20%   4.64%  4.37%        
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.10%  0.36%   0.27%  1.30%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Central PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.32%  4.14%   4.57%  5.61%        
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.07%  0.31%   0.20%  2.51%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Northwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.64%  5.01%   5.06%  6.58%        
EDD          Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.37%  1.15%   0.67%  3.45%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southeast   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.43%  3.79%   3.89%  5.32%        
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.17% -0.02%  -0.45%  2.23%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.51%  3.84%   3.98%  4.16%        
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.25%  0.03%  -0.37%  1.10%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Western PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.29%  3.93%   4.38%  8.49%        
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.04%  0.11%   0.02%  5.30%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
West        Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   5.98%  3.96%   4.15%  5.13%        
Central PDD Earnings Per Job
                                REAL     -0.25%  0.14%  -0.20%  2.04%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
White River Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.49%  3.82%   4.65%  4.02%        
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.23%  0.00%   0.27%  0.96%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
State of    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.39%  4.15%   4.49%  5.60%        
Arkansas    Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      0.13%  0.32%   0.12%  2.49%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Unites      Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   6.08%  4.55%   4.42%  5.23%        
States      Earnings Per Job
                                REAL     -0.15%  0.71%   0.05%  2.13%        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Income      Annual Earnings                1969   1970    1971   1972    1973
            per Job
                                                                            
                               CPI      0.3668 0.3884  0.4048 0.4181  0.4443
                                                                            
                                                                            
East PDD    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    4083   4326    4607   4970    5377
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      11132  11139   11382  11886   12103
                                                                            
                                                                            
Central PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    5382   5776    6224   6630    7128
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      14672  14873   15376  15858   16042
                                                                            
                                                                            
Northwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    4320   4661    4945   5283    5749
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      11776  12001   12216  12637   12940
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southeast   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    4622   4887    5133   5516    6008
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12601  12583   12680  13192   13523
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    4580   4854    5092   5450    5887
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12487  12497   12579  13034   13250
                                                                            
                                                                            
Western PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    4860   5151    5474   5871    6309
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13251  13261   13523  14043   14200
                                                                            
                                                                            
West        Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    4419   4748    5117   5560    5957
Central PDD  Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12047  12225   12641  13298   13408
                                                                            
                                                                            
White River Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    3977   4197    4439   4770    5250
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      10842  10805   10967  11409   11815
                                                                            
                                                                            
State of    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    4660   4971    5299   5686    6148
Arkansas    Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12704  12798   13090  13600   13837
                                                                            
                                                                            
Unites      Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    6490   6905    7322   7804    8295
States      Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      17694  17778   18088  18665   18671
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                          1974   1975    1976   1977    1978
                                                                            
                               CPI      0.4932 0.5382  0.5693 0.6062  0.6524
                                                                            
                                                                            
East PDD    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    5799   6350    6921   7413    8165
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      11758  11798   12157  12229   12516
                                                                            
                                                                            
Central PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    7720   8450    9140   9829   10625
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      15652  15701   16055  16214   16286
                                                                            
                                                                            
Northwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    6153   6598    7224   7854    8560
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12475  12260   12689  12956   13121
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southeast   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    6462   7025    7821   8550    9462
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13101  13053   13739  14105   14503
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    6401   6919    7712   8352    9214
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12979  12855   13547  13777   14124
                                                                            
                                                                            
Western PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    6882   7522    8154   8901    9665
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13953  13975   14323  14683   14815
                                                                            
                                                                            
West        Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    6463   6922    7682   8357    8964
Central PDD Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13105  12862   13495  13786   13739
                                                                            
                                                                            
White River Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    5609   6057    6710   7203    7919
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      11372  11253   11787  11882   12138
                                                                            
                                                                            
State of    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    6646   7231    7910   8547    9321
Arkansas    Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13475  13436   13894  14100   14288
                                                                            
                                                                            
Unites      Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    8893   9544   10259  10959   11785
States      Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      18032  17733   18020  18079   18064
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                          1979   1980    1981   1982    1983
                                                                            
                               CPI      0.7258 0.8238  0.9093 0.9653  0.9958
                                                                            
                                                                            
East PDD    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    9050   9640   10599  11278   11694
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12469  11701   11656  11683   11744
                                                                            
                                                                            
Central PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   11610  12763   13993  15048   15899
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      15996  15493   15388  15589   15966
                                                                            
                                                                            
Northwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    9335  10148   11049  11725   12561
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12861  12319   12151  12147   12614
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southeast   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   10722  11663   12658  13214   13738
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      14772  14157   13921  13689   13796
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   10420  11219   12364  13193   13810
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      14357  13619   13598  13667   13868
                                                                            
                                                                            
Western PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   10572  11582   12665  13524   14176
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      14566  14060   13929  14010   14236
                                                                            
                                                                            
West        Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    9843  10672   11605  12045   12643
Central PDD Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13561  12955   12762  12478   12696
                                                                            
                                                                            
White River Wage and Salary     NOMINAL    8795   9560   10697  11527   11793
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12118  11605   11763  11941   11843
                                                                            
                                                                            
State of    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   10300  11193   12262  13056   13708
Arkansas    Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      14191  13587   13485  13525   13766
                                                                            
                                                                            
Unites      Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   12790  13982   15263  16275   17045
States      Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      17621  16973   16785  16860   17117
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                          1984   1985    1986   1987    1988
                                                                            
                               CPI      1.0393  1.076  1.0969 1.1372  1.1835
                                                                            
                                                                            
East PDD    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   12453  12887   13309  13644   14185
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      11982  11977   12133  11998   11986
                                                                            
                                                                            
Central PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   16505  17305   18081  18518   18873
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      15881  16083   16484  16284   15947
                                                                            
                                                                            
Northwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   13335  13818   14453  14881   15690
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12831  12842   13176  13085   13257
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southeast   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   14529  15101   15880  15986   16459
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13979  14034   14477  14057   13907
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   14545  15047   15581  16037   16456
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13995  13984   14204  14102   13904
                                                                            
                                                                            
Western PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   14998  15423   15868  16222   16753
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      14431  14334   14467  14265   14155
                                                                            
                                                                            
West        Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   13343  13757   14221  14469   15096
Central PDD Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12838  12785   12965  12723   12756
                                                                            
                                                                            
White River Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   12476  12800   13249  13594   13978
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12004  11896   12079  11954   11811
                                                                            
                                                                            
State of    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   14425  14990   15594  15947   16455
Arkansas    Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13879  13932   14217  14023   13903
                                                                            
                                                                            
Unites      Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   17878  18711   19468  20350   21373
States      Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      17202  17390   17749  17895   18059
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                          1989   1990    1991   1992        
                                                                            
                               CPI      1.2402 1.3075  1.3627  1.404        
                                                                            
                                                                            
East PDD    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   14739  15463   16297  17010        
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      11885  11826   11960  12115        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Central PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   19386  20274   21367  22566        
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      15632  15506   15680  16073        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Northwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   16280  17157   17936  19116        
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13127  13122   13162  13615        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southeast   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   17004  17848   18205  19174        
EDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13711  13651   13360  13657        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Southwest   Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   16887  17709   18468  19237        
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13616  13544   13552  13702        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Western PDD Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   17041  17632   18333  19890        
            Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13740  13485   13453  14166        
                                                                            
                                                                            
West        Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   15467  16329   16895  17763        
Central PDD Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      12471  12489   12399  12651        
                                                                            
                                                                            
White River Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   14661  15360   16116  16764        
PDD         Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      11822  11748   11826  11940        
                                                                            
                                                                            
State of    Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   16957  17767   18575  19614        
Arkansas    Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      13673  13589   13631  13970        
                                                                            
                                                                            
Unites      Wage and Salary     NOMINAL   22121  23163   24145  25407        
States      Earnings Per Job
                                REAL      17836  17716   17719  18096        


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