Williamson County vs. Tennessee
Comparative Trends Analysis:
Total Industry Earnings Growth and Change, 1969-2022
Introduction
Williamson County vs. Tennessee
Williamson County:
2022 Earnings = $22,684,516K
2022 Percent of State = 7.47%
Tennessee:
2022 Earnings = $303,722,111K
2022 Percent of U.S. = 2.00%
Industry earnings are incomes received by people who are directly involved with producing goods and services. Earnings, referred to also as "labor and proprietors income", include (1) wage and salary disbursements, (2) other labor income such as employer contributions to private retirement and medical insurance programs, and (3) the net incomes of proprietors (i.e., the owners of unincorporated enterprises).
In contrast to the more frequently cited employment data, earnings data more accurately reflect qualitative differences in labor's contributions toward the production of goods and services, namely the productivity differences reflected in variations in earnings per job. Earnings data, therefore, are better for comparing and tracking long-term trends and identifying short-run shifts in the level and composition of economic activity within and among counties.
Just like the employment data compiled by BEA, earnings data are reported on a place-of-work, or more accurately on a place-where-earned, basis.
Note: the BEA earnings data presented and discussed here in the context of comparing and assessing the economic growth and performance of county and regional economies are entirely separate and apart from--and should not be confused with--corporate earnings, which are compiled from the balance sheets of individual private corporations.
Williamson County Total Industry Earnings, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Williamson County Total Industry Earnings, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars (Millions)
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts Williamson County's annual total industry earnings over 1970-2022 in current and constant (2017) dollars. Constant dollar measurements remove the effects of inflation. They allow for comparison of changes in the real purchasing power of Williamson County over time.
When measured in current dollars, Williamson County's total industry earnings increased 36,295.97%, from $62M in 1970 to $22,685M in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 6,099.45%, from $315M in 1970 to $19,548M in 2022.
Real Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022 (Millions)
Real Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022 (Millions)
Figure 2.
Figure 2 traces Williamson County's and Tennessee's annual real total industry earnings for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real total industry earnings patterns over time. During this 54-year period, Williamson County's real total industry earnings rose from $281M in 1969 to $19,548M in 2022, for a net gain of $19,268M, or 6,868.70%. In comparison, Tennessee's real total industry earnings increased from $54,193M in 1969 to $261,732M in 2022, for a net advance of $207,540M, or 382.96%.
Real Total Industry Earnings Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Total Industry Earnings Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows Williamson County's real total industry earnings growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Tennessee, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real total industry earnings in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real total industry earningss in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real total industry earnings growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
Williamson County's overall real total industry earnings growth was 6,868.70% over 1969-2022 outpaced Tennessee's increase of 382.96%, and outpaced the United States' increase of 278.59%.
Total Industry Earnings as a Percent of the Tennessee Total: 1969-2022
Total Industry Earnings as a Percent of the Tennessee Total: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Another interesting and insightful way of highlighting the total industry earnings growth of Williamson County is to trace its individual percentage contributions to Tennessee's statewide total industry earnings over time, as shown in Figure 4. A rising share means a region's total industry earnings grew faster, or declined less, than Tennessee's total industry earnings, while a declining share shows it grew more slowly.
In 1969, Williamson County's total industry earnings totaled 0.52% of Tennessee's total industry earnings, while in 2022 it comprised 7.47% thereby yielding a +6.95% share-shift.
   
 
Total Industry Earnings Share-Shift
2022 vs. 1969
 
Share-
Shift*
 
2022
vs.
1969
+6.95%
=
7.47%
-
0.52%
 
   
Williamson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Williamson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of Williamson County's real total industry earnings growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also illustrated on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, Williamson County's real total industry earnings grew at an annual rate of 8.46% over 1970-2022. The county recorded its highest growth in 2001 (18.97%) and posted its lowest growth in 1974 (-3.10%). In 2022, Williamson County's real total industry earnings grew by 3.41%
Williamson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Williamson County Real Total Industry Earnings:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again traces the annual percent change in Williamson County's real total industry earnings since 1970, but this time they are overlayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, Williamson County's annual real total industry earnings growth rate averaged 8.19%. It averaged 9.21% in the 1980s, 10.46% during the 1990s, 7.90% throughout the 2000s, 7.33% throughout the 2010s, 5.76% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
Real Total Industry Earnings Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Total Industry Earnings Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for Williamson County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Tennessee and the nation. As the chart reveals, Williamson County's average annual real total industry earnings growth exceeded Tennessee's average during the 1970s (8.19% vs. 4.14%), topped Tennessee's average during the 1980s (9.21% vs. 2.69%), outperformed Tennessee's average throughout the 1990s (10.46% vs. 4.41%), registered above Tennessee's average throughout the 2000s (7.90% vs. 1.11%), outpaced Tennessee's average in the 2010s (7.33% vs. 2.88%), and recorded above Tennessee's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (5.76% vs. 3.29%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real total industry earnings growth trends, Williamson County outpaced the nation in the 1970s (8.19% vs. 3.13%), exceeded the nation in the 1980s (9.21% vs. 2.62%), registered above the nation during the 1990s (10.46% vs. 3.43%), registered above the nation throughout the 2000s (7.90% vs. 1.47%), exceeded the nation over the 2010s (7.33% vs. 2.53%), and registered above the nation over 2020-2022 (5.76% vs. 1.48%).
   
 
Real* Total Industry Earnings Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
8.46
8.19
9.21
10.46
7.90
7.33
5.76
3.41
 
3.06
4.14
2.69
4.41
1.11
2.88
3.29
1.98
 
2.57
3.13
2.62
3.43
1.47
2.53
1.48
0.05
 
   

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Williamson County:
Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
52,970
0.189
280,517
100.0
N
0.52
1970
 
62,327
0.198
315,324
112.4
12.41
0.57
1971
 
70,816
0.206
343,684
122.5
8.99
0.59
1972
 
82,895
0.213
389,032
138.7
13.19
0.61
1973
 
96,492
0.225
429,713
153.2
10.46
0.63
1974
 
103,239
0.248
416,404
148.4
-3.10
0.62
1975
 
110,055
0.269
409,736
146.1
-1.60
0.63
1976
 
132,118
0.283
466,304
166.2
13.81
0.66
1977
 
151,147
0.302
500,885
178.6
7.42
0.68
1978
 
187,624
0.323
581,311
207.2
16.06
0.73
1979
 
212,919
0.351
605,865
216.0
4.22
0.75
1980
 
264,244
0.389
678,802
242.0
12.04
0.87
1981
 
318,811
0.424
751,647
268.0
10.73
0.96
1982
 
333,547
0.448
745,007
265.6
-0.88
0.97
1983
 
373,405
0.467
799,994
285.2
7.38
1.02
1984
 
427,654
0.484
882,871
314.7
10.36
1.04
1985
 
500,103
0.501
997,652
355.6
13.00
1.13
1986
 
590,696
0.512
1,153,275
411.1
15.60
1.24
1987
 
685,397
0.528
1,298,051
462.7
12.55
1.32
1988
 
782,852
0.549
1,426,870
508.7
9.92
1.39
1989
 
828,488
0.573
1,446,863
515.8
1.40
1.38
1990
 
895,629
0.598
1,498,334
534.1
3.56
1.41
1991
 
991,423
0.618
1,604,920
572.1
7.11
1.49
1992
 
1,172,782
0.634
1,849,231
659.2
15.22
1.61
1993
 
1,296,853
0.650
1,995,158
711.2
7.89
1.66
1994
 
1,508,010
0.664
2,272,605
810.1
13.91
1.81
1995
 
1,735,280
0.678
2,561,148
913.0
12.70
1.96
1996
 
2,035,011
0.692
2,940,640
1,048.3
14.82
2.18
1997
 
2,245,359
0.704
3,189,113
1,136.9
8.45
2.25
1998
 
2,549,122
0.710
3,591,982
1,280.5
12.63
2.31
1999
 
2,801,897
0.720
3,891,470
1,387.2
8.34
2.42
2000
 
3,118,034
0.738
4,223,719
1,505.7
8.54
2.56
2001
 
3,784,004
0.753
5,025,104
1,791.4
18.97
3.05
2002
 
3,955,212
0.763
5,184,376
1,848.2
3.17
3.08
2003
 
4,308,238
0.779
5,530,898
1,971.7
6.68
3.23
2004
 
4,910,479
0.798
6,151,401
2,192.9
11.22
3.46
2005
 
5,627,487
0.821
6,852,177
2,442.7
11.39
3.81
2006
 
6,242,768
0.844
7,393,141
2,635.5
7.89
4.00
2007
 
6,903,240
0.866
7,970,764
2,841.5
7.81
4.30
2008
 
7,036,714
0.892
7,891,347
2,813.1
-1.00
4.34
2009
 
7,319,719
0.889
8,231,710
2,934.5
4.31
4.60
2010
 
8,341,084
0.905
9,215,242
3,285.1
11.95
5.06
2011
 
9,541,054
0.928
10,280,865
3,665.0
11.56
5.49
2012
 
10,655,076
0.945
11,271,157
4,018.0
9.63
5.83
2013
 
11,896,780
0.958
12,420,814
4,427.8
10.20
6.35
2014
 
13,214,748
0.971
13,606,479
4,850.5
9.55
6.78
2015
 
14,963,606
0.973
15,378,993
5,482.4
13.03
7.31
2016
 
15,362,499
0.983
15,630,722
5,572.1
1.64
7.24
2017
 
15,636,007
1.000
15,636,007
5,574.0
0.03
7.06
2018
 
16,133,293
1.020
15,809,669
5,635.9
1.11
6.91
2019
 
17,118,452
1.035
16,537,490
5,895.4
4.60
6.96
2020
 
18,160,230
1.046
17,355,789
6,187.1
4.95
7.17
2021
 
20,604,949
1.090
18,903,450
6,738.8
8.92
7.37
2022
 
22,684,516
1.160
19,548,371
6,968.7
3.41
7.47
Source: Calculations by the Tennessee Regional Economic Analysis Project (TN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Tennessee:
Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
10,233,232
0.189
54,192,830
100.0
N
1.57
1970
 
10,874,511
0.198
55,016,245
101.5
1.52
1.57
1971
 
11,934,774
0.206
57,921,737
106.9
5.28
1.61
1972
 
13,549,949
0.213
63,590,900
117.3
9.79
1.65
1973
 
15,409,376
0.225
68,623,362
126.6
7.91
1.68
1974
 
16,733,272
0.248
67,491,921
124.5
-1.65
1.68
1975
 
17,566,261
0.269
65,399,334
120.7
-3.10
1.66
1976
 
19,870,518
0.283
70,132,065
129.4
7.24
1.69
1977
 
22,242,221
0.302
73,708,315
136.0
5.10
1.71
1978
 
25,573,237
0.323
79,232,981
146.2
7.50
1.73
1979
 
28,337,443
0.351
80,634,673
148.8
1.77
1.72
1980
 
30,223,849
0.389
77,640,385
143.3
-3.71
1.69
1981
 
33,054,861
0.424
77,932,008
143.8
0.38
1.69
1982
 
34,230,154
0.448
76,456,085
141.1
-1.89
1.67
1983
 
36,624,627
0.467
78,465,650
144.8
2.63
1.67
1984
 
41,077,506
0.484
84,802,548
156.5
8.08
1.69
1985
 
44,189,520
0.501
88,153,367
162.7
3.95
1.69
1986
 
47,566,544
0.512
92,868,943
171.4
5.35
1.71
1987
 
51,861,136
0.528
98,218,128
181.2
5.76
1.73
1988
 
56,405,109
0.549
102,807,088
189.7
4.67
1.73
1989
 
59,858,333
0.573
104,535,955
192.9
1.68
1.73
1990
 
63,298,582
0.598
105,894,742
195.4
1.30
1.72
1991
 
66,335,920
0.618
107,384,854
198.2
1.41
1.75
1992
 
72,870,814
0.634
114,901,946
212.0
7.00
1.80
1993
 
77,895,424
0.650
119,839,114
221.1
4.30
1.84
1994
 
83,319,836
0.664
125,564,886
231.7
4.78
1.87
1995
 
88,702,687
0.678
130,918,746
241.6
4.26
1.90
1996
 
93,413,647
0.692
134,984,967
249.1
3.11
1.88
1997
 
99,731,877
0.704
141,650,513
261.4
4.94
1.89
1998
 
110,303,791
0.710
155,429,694
286.8
9.73
1.93
1999
 
115,606,593
0.720
160,562,482
296.3
3.30
1.90
2000
 
121,921,922
0.738
165,156,623
304.8
2.86
1.85
2001
 
124,037,951
0.753
164,720,659
304.0
-0.26
1.81
2002
 
128,528,619
0.763
168,471,535
310.9
2.28
1.84
2003
 
133,515,438
0.779
171,406,576
316.3
1.74
1.84
2004
 
142,064,931
0.798
177,966,015
328.4
3.83
1.85
2005
 
147,601,537
0.821
179,723,522
331.6
0.99
1.84
2006
 
156,151,353
0.844
184,925,809
341.2
2.89
1.83
2007
 
160,502,483
0.866
185,322,760
342.0
0.21
1.81
2008
 
162,069,993
0.892
181,753,945
335.4
-1.93
1.80
2009
 
159,149,435
0.889
178,978,458
330.3
-1.53
1.83
2010
 
164,770,290
0.905
182,038,458
335.9
1.71
1.83
2011
 
173,810,441
0.928
187,287,661
345.6
2.88
1.84
2012
 
182,666,976
0.945
193,228,866
356.6
3.17
1.85
2013
 
187,256,165
0.958
195,504,500
360.8
1.18
1.84
2014
 
194,835,601
0.971
200,611,197
370.2
2.61
1.84
2015
 
204,821,652
0.973
210,507,458
388.4
4.93
1.86
2016
 
212,224,922
0.983
215,930,286
398.4
2.58
1.88
2017
 
221,567,574
1.000
221,567,574
408.9
2.61
1.87
2018
 
233,325,390
1.020
228,645,026
421.9
3.19
1.88
2019
 
245,947,655
1.035
237,600,741
438.4
3.92
1.89
2020
 
253,418,091
1.046
242,192,470
446.9
1.93
1.93
2021
 
279,764,872
1.090
256,662,665
473.6
5.97
1.96
2022
 
303,722,111
1.160
261,732,385
483.0
1.98
2.00
Source: Calculations by the Tennessee Regional Economic Analysis Project (TN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Total Industry Earnings, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
653,665,000
0.189
3,461,658,635
100.0
N
1970
 
693,352,000
0.198
3,507,801,275
101.3
1.33
1971
 
742,094,000
0.206
3,601,523,902
104.0
2.67
1972
 
819,646,000
0.213
3,846,658,532
111.1
6.81
1973
 
918,964,000
0.225
4,092,469,383
118.2
6.39
1974
 
993,909,000
0.248
4,008,829,105
115.8
-2.04
1975
 
1,059,492,000
0.269
3,944,497,394
113.9
-1.60
1976
 
1,173,271,000
0.283
4,141,005,188
119.6
4.98
1977
 
1,303,767,000
0.302
4,320,542,816
124.8
4.34
1978
 
1,476,080,000
0.323
4,573,305,242
132.1
5.85
1979
 
1,648,363,000
0.351
4,690,444,754
135.5
2.56
1980
 
1,784,597,000
0.389
4,584,353,165
132.4
-2.26
1981
 
1,961,173,000
0.424
4,623,772,250
133.6
0.86
1982
 
2,053,729,000
0.448
4,587,185,902
132.5
-0.79
1983
 
2,188,018,000
0.467
4,687,672,466
135.4
2.19
1984
 
2,432,402,000
0.484
5,021,577,654
145.1
7.12
1985
 
2,615,791,000
0.501
5,218,223,348
150.7
3.92
1986
 
2,786,901,000
0.512
5,441,146,840
157.2
4.27
1987
 
2,996,000,000
0.528
5,674,027,499
163.9
4.28
1988
 
3,259,979,000
0.549
5,941,819,010
171.6
4.72
1989
 
3,467,027,000
0.573
6,054,778,994
174.9
1.90
1990
 
3,679,460,000
0.598
6,155,516,520
177.8
1.66
1991
 
3,789,428,000
0.618
6,134,341,309
177.2
-0.34
1992
 
4,059,023,000
0.634
6,400,225,481
184.9
4.33
1993
 
4,237,437,000
0.650
6,519,133,846
188.3
1.86
1994
 
4,456,948,000
0.664
6,716,721,924
194.0
3.03
1995
 
4,674,849,000
0.678
6,899,738,761
199.3
2.72
1996
 
4,956,180,000
0.692
7,161,799,344
206.9
3.80
1997
 
5,288,047,000
0.704
7,510,683,597
217.0
4.87
1998
 
5,707,014,000
0.710
8,041,785,619
232.3
7.07
1999
 
6,098,042,000
0.720
8,469,385,147
244.7
5.32
2000
 
6,598,743,000
0.738
8,938,721,519
258.2
5.54
2001
 
6,865,291,000
0.753
9,117,010,172
263.4
1.99
2002
 
7,001,002,000
0.763
9,176,707,606
265.1
0.65
2003
 
7,243,377,000
0.779
9,299,017,896
268.6
1.33
2004
 
7,674,785,000
0.798
9,614,272,113
277.7
3.39
2005
 
8,039,238,000
0.821
9,788,788,097
282.8
1.82
2006
 
8,519,349,000
0.844
10,089,233,775
291.5
3.07
2007
 
8,866,261,000
0.866
10,237,349,175
295.7
1.47
2008
 
9,014,085,000
0.892
10,108,876,304
292.0
-1.25
2009
 
8,688,913,000
0.889
9,771,497,172
282.3
-3.34
2010
 
9,023,916,000
0.905
9,969,635,637
288.0
2.03
2011
 
9,444,387,000
0.928
10,176,702,513
294.0
2.08
2012
 
9,854,834,000
0.945
10,424,645,101
301.1
2.44
2013
 
10,180,570,000
0.958
10,629,007,841
307.0
1.96
2014
 
10,613,874,000
0.971
10,928,505,678
315.7
2.82
2015
 
11,039,821,000
0.973
11,346,284,134
327.8
3.82
2016
 
11,311,477,000
0.983
11,508,970,941
332.5
1.43
2017
 
11,848,205,000
1.000
11,848,205,000
342.3
2.95
2018
 
12,438,590,000
1.020
12,189,079,542
352.1
2.88
2019
 
12,989,097,000
1.035
12,548,276,062
362.5
2.95
2020
 
13,158,025,000
1.046
12,575,166,053
363.3
0.21
2021
 
14,278,043,000
1.090
13,099,001,844
378.4
4.17
2022
 
15,207,952,000
1.160
13,105,445,395
378.6
0.05
Source: Calculations by the Tennessee Regional Economic Analysis Project (TN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_1200_PN
 
   
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