Kansas City Data

The KC region is composed of five counties, and contains Missouri’s second largest metro area.  The region is home to barbecue, the Negro Leagues Museum, baseball’s Royals and football’s Chiefs.  Top industries include retail trade, construction, professional and technical services, food services and commercial printing such as Hallmark. The regional average wage was $803 per week in the 2nd Quarter of 2009.

Consumer Price Index Population, Income and State Revenue Local Area Unemployment Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Occupational Employment Statistics High Growth Occupational Projections

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Two-Year U.S. Consumer Price Index(CPI)
2009	2008	Percent Difference
214.537	215.303	-0.4%

(1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted)
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Area	Population 2008	Income 2007		Taxable Sales Revenue 3rd Quarter 2009
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Cass County	98,429	$3,044,885,000	$31,414	$256,973,771
Clay County	215,707	$7,449,838,000	$35,220	$711,341,197
Jackson County	668,417	$24,243,911,000	$36,402	$2,103,316,133
Platte County	85,896	$3,401,536,000	$40,149	$411,366,856
Ray County	23,445	$724,644,000	$30,907	$34,036,815
Kansas City Summary	1,091,894	$38,864,814,000	$35,899	$3,517,034,772

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics December 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Cass County	49,376	44,515	4,861	9.8%
Clay County	113,473	103,926	9,547	8.4%
Jackson County	330,668	295,803	34,865	10.5%
Platte County	47,318	43,655	3,663	7.7%
Ray County	11,410	10,144	1,266	11.1%
Kansas City Summary	552,245	498,043	54,202	9.8%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (2-digit sector) 2nd Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
61 - Educational services	304	6,969	$59,820,393	$660	2.9%
62 - Health care and social assistance	2,167	54,489	$606,511,942	$856	2.4%
22 - Utilities	29	2,565	$48,614,673	$1,458	2%
72 - Accommodation and food services	1,721	47,013	$184,311,240	$302	-2.4%
44 - Retail Trade	2,545	55,360	$345,773,733	$480	-2.7%
54 - Professional and technical services	3,084	33,733	$560,156,001	$1,277	-2.6%
81 - Other services, except public administra	2,847	15,844	$114,375,832	$555	-3.2%
51 - Information	337	18,387	$267,267,477	$1,118	-5%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	304	11,192	$108,950,492	$749	-7%
42 - Wholesale trade	1,754	22,355	$305,911,144	$1,053	-6.9%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (3-digit sub-sector) 2nd Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
315 - Apparel manufacturing	5	113	$777,119	$527	232.4%
515 - Broadcasting (except Internet)	21	1,650	$20,915,685	$975	66.5%
211 - Oil and gas extraction	3	6	$110,211	$1,496	20%
814 - Private Households	1,057	925	$4,101,380	$341	18.1%
324 - Petroleum and coal products manufacturin	14	496	$7,219,051	$1,120	10.5%
522 - Credit Intermediation & Related Activity	432	10,665	$104,598,497	$754	7.9%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	88	1,118	$10,262,662	$706	5%
517 - Telecommunications	70	5,255	$83,098,986	$1,216	5.5%
624 - Social Assistance	399	8,746	$46,996,657	$413	4.8%
492 - Couriers and Messengers	75	1,206	$8,730,454	$557	4.7%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291022 - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	NA	$92.93	NA	NA	NA	$193,303	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	730	$90.47	NA	NA	NA	$188,184	NA	NA	NA
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	950	$88.92	NA	NA	NA	$184,951	NA	NA	NA
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	80	$87.35	NA	NA	NA	$181,682	NA	NA	NA
291081 - Podiatrists	NA	$83.71	NA	NA	NA	$174,111	NA	NA	NA
291063 - Internists, General	250	$78.13	NA	NA	NA	$162,509	NA	NA	NA
291021 - Dentists, General	290	$75.63	NA	$34.44	$96.22	$157,308	NA	$71,634	$200,146
111011 - Chief Executives	1,170	$72.36	$69.39	$41.12	$87.98	$150,512	$144,341	$85,539	$182,998
291066 - Psychiatrists	NA	$64.29	$59.8	$54.14	$69.36	$133,717	$124,383	$112,617	$144,267
192012 - Physicists	20	$60.56	$59.79	$38.82	$71.42	$125,956	$124,363	$80,753	$148,557

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
291131 - Veterinarians	389	538	149	38.3%	23	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
172081 - Environmental Engineers	320	435	115	35.9%	21	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
192041 - Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Includin	178	232	54	30.3%	10	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151061 - Database Administrators	653	833	180	27.6%	25	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
273091 - Interpreters and Translators	160	204	44	27.5%	8	54 - Above Average B+
172112 - Industrial Engineers	607	770	163	26.9%	31	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
413011 - Advertising Sales Agents	881	1,115	234	26.6%	38	52 - Well Above Average A
171022 - Surveyors	271	338	67	24.7%	15	54 - Above Average B+
274011 - Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	205	252	47	22.9%	12	54 - Above Average B+
152031 - Operations Research Analysts	267	328	61	22.8%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-

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Consumer Price Index by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); all other tables produced by MERIC in cooperation with BLS.