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 $855 per week in the 3rd Quarter of 2012.

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)
2012	2011	Percent Difference
229.6	224.9	2.1%

(1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted)
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Area	Population 2012	Income 2011		Taxable Sales Total Revenue 2012
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Cass County	100,376	$3,526,189,000	$35,244	$1,036,853,816
Clay County	227,577	$8,604,111,000	$38,213	$3,114,996,446
Jackson County	677,377	$27,435,693,000	$40,564	$9,323,552,072
Platte County	92,054	$4,050,770,000	$44,561	$1,821,812,761
Ray County	23,064	$843,496,000	$36,311	$151,853,650
Kansas City Summary	1,120,448	$44,460,259,000	$39,849	$15,449,068,745

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics April 2013
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Cass County	50,182	46,975	3,207	6.4%
Clay County	119,985	113,104	6,881	5.7%
Jackson County	330,743	307,345	23,398	7.1%
Platte County	50,524	47,896	2,628	5.2%
Ray County	11,043	10,281	762	6.9%
Kansas City Summary	562,477	525,601	36,876	6.6%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top High Growth Industries (2-digit sector) 3rd Quarter 2012
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
62 - Health care and social assistance	2,270	59,396	$705,603,881	$914	2.4%
72 - Accommodation and food services	1,715	48,986	$204,369,644	$321	3.6%
54 - Professional and technical services	3,071	35,732	$638,609,006	$1,375	5.5%
56 - Administrative and waste services	1,627	24,818	$181,071,942	$561	0.2%
42 - Wholesale trade	1,733	22,507	$314,715,684	$1,076	4.1%
23 - Construction	2,428	21,190	$286,450,168	$1,040	3.7%
81 - Other services, except public administra	4,078	16,672	$120,083,955	$554	0.5%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	223	11,469	$237,322,128	$1,592	12.3%
61 - Educational services	333	7,420	$70,856,683	$735	1.8%
22 - Utilities	33	2,312	$46,348,045	$1,542	2.1%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (3-digit sub-sector) 3rd Quarter 2012
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
000 Total Private	24,847	419,619	$4,665,289,597	$855	1.9%
722 - Food Services and Drinking Places	1,557	42,627	$165,331,598	$298	4.5%
541 - Professional and Technical Services	3,071	35,732	$638,609,006	$1,375	5.5%
561 - Administrative and Support Services	1,546	23,699	$169,286,404	$549	0.1%
621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services	1,599	20,134	$303,190,283	$1,158	0.6%
622 - Hospitals	34	18,481	$276,769,492	$1,152	5.1%
238 - Specialty trade contractors	1,673	15,321	$197,124,774	$990	7.1%
423 - Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	778	11,699	$158,981,883	$1,045	2.1%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	184	11,615	$74,157,826	$491	1.9%
551 - Management of Companies and Enterprises	223	11,469	$237,322,128	$1,592	12.3%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2011
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291066 - Psychiatrists	80	$83.01	$80.79	$37.1	$105.96	$172,654.21	$168,033.82	$77,151.67	$220,404.97
111011 - Chief Executives	1,890	$79.45	$71.95	$42.81	$97.77	$165,257.83	$149,655.52	$89,050.57	$203,361.97
291041 - Optometrists	170	$68.21	$56.95	$25.31	$89.66	$141,880.66	$118,458.6	$52,628.46	$186,506.25
291021 - Dentists, General	240	$62.89	$45.92	$30.91	$78.87	$130,797.2	$95,513.68	$64,285.29	$164,053.66
291051 - Pharmacists	940	$57.77	$58.97	$44.96	$64.17	$120,156.43	$122,655.55	$93,508.91	$133,480.69
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	90	$56.69	$60.55	$44.68	$62.69	$117,905.49	$125,931.66	$92,939.6	$130,388.95
231011 - Lawyers	3,380	$56.67	$51.7	$26.03	$71.99	$117,876.12	$107,551.41	$54,154.07	$149,737.65
113031 - Financial Managers	1,520	$52.69	$47.73	$33.52	$62.28	$109,595.41	$99,276.47	$69,716.33	$129,534.44
119041 - Architectural and Engineering Managers	610	$51.81	$51.78	$38.69	$58.37	$107,760.8	$107,710.23	$80,487.35	$121,398.02
113021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,240	$51.35	$50.54	$36.98	$58.53	$106,792.92	$105,110.01	$76,912.18	$121,733.8

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2010	Projected 2020	Numeric	Percent
473011 - Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, an	264	408	144	54.5%	21	52 - Well Above Average A
131081 - Logisticians	108	154	46	42.6%	7	52 - Well Above Average A
518031 - Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Oper	36	51	15	41.7%	3	52 - Well Above Average A
472021 - Brickmasons and Blockmasons	688	967	279	40.6%	42	52 - Well Above Average A
273091 - Interpreters and Translators	508	703	195	38.4%	34	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499021 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha	1,570	2,151	581	37%	86	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131121 - Meeting and Convention Planners	259	347	88	34%	14	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292056 - Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	518	689	171	33%	26	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
399021 - Personal and Home Care Aides	4,065	5,381	1,316	32.4%	164	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472151 - Pipelayers	123	162	39	31.7%	8	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.