Ohio workers more productive than ever, median wage barely changed in four decades

Change in Ohio per-worker GDP versus change in median wage, 1979-2021

Productivity per worker derived from state Gross Domestic Product divided by employed workers. State GDP from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Note trend line combines data measured from Standard Industrial Classification through 1997, and North American Industrial Classification System beginning that year. Wages from Economic Analysis and Research Network.
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