Article archive / December 2019
Originally published: . Volume 10, No. 12. Source pages: 3.
Kristen Mosbrucker of the Advocate reported last month that Louisiana per capita personal income gre by 5.2% between 2017 and 2018. This is faster than the national average of 4.9%, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data released last month.
Per capita income in the Bayou State grew to $46,242 as of 2018 but is lower than the U.S. average of $54,446. Texas saw its personal income increase by 5.1% to $50,355 during the same time frame. Mississippi's personal income increased by 4% to $37,834 and Alabama's by 4.4% to $42,238, reported Mosbrucker.
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