Central Region Data

The Central region is composed of 19 counties, and its largest cities are Columbia and Jefferson City.  The region is home to the University of Missouri’s flagship campus and the state capital on the forested, rolling edge of the Ozarks.  It’s also home to the state’s playground, Lake of the Ozarks, and Fort Leonard Wood.  Top area industries include retail trade, farming, food services and construction. The regional average wage was $557 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
Audrain County	26,049	$679,026,000	$26,289	$55,673,121
Boone County	154,365	$5,000,046,000	$32,884	$541,367,634
Callaway County	43,464	$1,081,252,000	$25,041	$70,692,354
Camden County	40,664	$1,231,030,000	$30,466	$214,950,286
Cole County	74,313	$2,662,614,000	$36,223	$256,575,742
Cooper County	17,535	$454,679,000	$25,900	$35,636,868
Crawford County	23,970	$642,169,000	$26,727	$44,943,268
Dent County	15,199	$361,030,000	$24,022	$33,663,972
Gasconade County	15,261	$423,394,000	$27,554	$36,738,112
Howard County	9,918	$288,225,000	$29,211	$11,401,470
Laclede County	35,524	$864,438,000	$24,456	$89,941,439
Maries County	9,046	$220,243,000	$24,176	$9,084,010
Miller County	24,949	$576,712,000	$23,192	$82,770,876
Moniteau County	15,121	$393,766,000	$26,032	$20,493,915
Morgan County	20,861	$527,471,000	$25,366	$49,330,813
Osage County	13,465	$391,976,000	$29,344	$20,438,987
Phelps County	42,205	$1,176,428,000	$27,718	$113,442,546
Pulaski County	44,546	$1,583,776,000	$35,751	$92,881,607
Washington County	24,548	$543,406,000	$22,379	$32,186,931
Central Region Summary	651,003	$19,101,681,000	$29,549	$1,812,213,951

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics December 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Audrain County	11,821	10,865	956	8.1%
Boone County	85,807	80,936	4,871	5.7%
Callaway County	21,871	20,238	1,633	7.5%
Camden County	21,098	18,702	2,396	11.4%
Cole County	38,449	35,920	2,529	6.6%
Cooper County	8,692	7,982	710	8.2%
Crawford County	11,572	10,224	1,348	11.6%
Dent County	6,290	5,699	591	9.4%
Gasconade County	7,576	6,759	817	10.8%
Howard County	5,102	4,719	383	7.5%
Laclede County	15,857	13,817	2,040	12.9%
Maries County	4,608	4,217	391	8.5%
Miller County	12,433	10,664	1,769	14.2%
Moniteau County	7,267	6,649	618	8.5%
Morgan County	8,919	7,713	1,206	13.5%
Osage County	7,335	6,540	795	10.8%
Phelps County	21,549	20,053	1,496	6.9%
Pulaski County	20,270	19,005	1,265	6.2%
Washington County	10,125	8,502	1,623	16%
Central Region Summary	326,641	299,204	27,437	8.4%

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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
22 - Utilities	49	2,121	$40,715,781	$1,477	9.4%
54 - Professional and technical services	1,191	6,950	$74,910,298	$829	4.3%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	223	3,410	$13,282,041	$300	2.6%
62 - Health care and social assistance	1,324	25,679	$225,184,795	$675	0.7%
21 - Mining	43	439	$4,027,636	$706	0.7%
81 - Other services, except public administra	2,662	8,431	$46,984,300	$429	0%
61 - Educational services	129	2,861	$22,023,675	$592	0.5%
52 - Finance and insurance	827	9,125	$89,096,015	$751	-0.9%
48 - Transportation and Warehousing	541	6,259	$53,749,975	$661	-0.6%
72 - Accommodation and food services	1,312	25,950	$83,417,328	$247	-2%

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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
481 - Air Transportation	6	14	$52,178	$287	250%
113 - Forestry and logging	9	26	$155,356	$460	85.7%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	126	1,784	$7,770,426	$335	47.1%
112 - Animal production	48	449	$2,785,770	$478	44.4%
111 - Crop production	34	309	$1,619,151	$403	29.3%
311 - Food manufacturing	59	2,789	$25,740,867	$710	20.1%
712 - Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	8	77	$368,286	$366	11.6%
814 - Private Households	1,531	1,801	$4,154,153	$177	9.2%
221 - Utilities	49	2,121	$40,715,781	$1,476	9.4%
523 - Financial Investment & Related Activity	76	420	$6,411,277	$1,174	8.5%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291067 - Surgeons	NA	$92.68	NA	NA	NA	$192,784	NA	NA	NA
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	360	$81.1	NA	NA	NA	$168,681	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	370	$72.24	NA	$43.15	$86.79	$150,267	NA	$89,761	$180,520
291021 - Dentists, General	150	$69.24	$62.01	$39.14	$84.3	$144,026	$128,971	$81,409	$175,335
291066 - Psychiatrists	60	$68.59	NA	$54.96	$75.4	$142,663	NA	$114,310	$156,840
291029 - Dentists, All Other Specialists	NA	$59.21	$53.82	$48.99	$64.32	$123,160	$111,939	$101,909	$133,785
111011 - Chief Executives	550	$57.32	$47.29	$32.84	$69.55	$119,218	$98,368	$68,315	$144,669
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	50	$53.04	$48.21	$41.14	$58.98	$110,315	$100,266	$85,577	$122,684
119033 - Education Administrators, Postsecondary	170	$49.75	$44.64	$25.5	$61.87	$103,473	$92,856	$53,047	$128,686
291051 - Pharmacists	640	$49.11	$47.23	$40.9	$53.22	$102,149	$98,242	$85,070	$110,688

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	364	522	158	43.4%	23	52 - Well Above Average A
513092 - Food Batchmakers	273	344	71	26%	14	54 - Above Average B+
251081 - Education Teachers, Postsecondary	157	194	37	23.6%	7	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251121 - Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	226	278	52	23%	9	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251042 - Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	125	153	28	22.4%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251032 - Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	77	94	17	22.1%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251021 - Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	137	167	30	21.9%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251123 - English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsec.	198	241	43	21.7%	7	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251066 - Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	116	141	25	21.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251022 - Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	136	165	29	21.3%	5	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.