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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 $624 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009. 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 $624 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009.

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Population, Income and State Revenue
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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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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
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
214.5	215.3	-0.4%

(1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted)
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Area	Population 2009	Income 2008		Taxable Sales Revenue 1st Quarter 2010
Area	Population 2009	Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income	Taxable Sales Revenue 1st Quarter 2010
Audrain County	25,556	$789,073,000	$30,612	$50,136,090
Boone County	156,377	$5,576,452,000	$36,133	$509,956,836
Callaway County	43,727	$1,201,404,000	$27,563	$64,432,023
Camden County	40,705	$1,341,965,000	$32,963	$117,294,667
Cole County	75,018	$2,867,651,000	$38,550	$241,047,879
Cooper County	17,298	$505,689,000	$29,187	$34,458,950
Crawford County	23,915	$696,926,000	$29,188	$36,720,492
Dent County	15,042	$394,696,000	$26,175	$31,717,622
Gasconade County	15,096	$453,905,000	$29,758	$33,739,676
Howard County	9,857	$333,720,000	$33,877	$11,410,584
Laclede County	35,432	$934,685,000	$26,345	$83,262,778
Maries County	8,821	$244,036,000	$27,346	$9,590,992
Miller County	24,778	$638,539,000	$25,730	$65,037,434
Moniteau County	15,132	$456,232,000	$30,264	$19,787,532
Morgan County	20,527	$592,837,000	$28,529	$36,783,436
Osage County	13,561	$450,076,000	$33,553	$18,985,787
Phelps County	42,248	$1,275,088,000	$30,264	$102,829,073
Pulaski County	46,457	$1,820,487,000	$40,672	$89,864,308
Washington County	24,400	$597,528,000	$24,401	$30,086,735
Central Region Summary	653,947	$21,170,989,000	$32,568	$1,587,142,894

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics June 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Audrain County	11,959	10,923	1,036	8.7%
Boone County	86,850	81,065	5,785	6.7%
Callaway County	22,830	20,991	1,839	8.1%
Camden County	23,422	21,551	1,871	8%
Cole County	40,220	37,535	2,685	6.7%
Cooper County	9,139	8,370	769	8.4%
Crawford County	12,249	11,008	1,241	10.1%
Dent County	6,524	5,892	632	9.7%
Gasconade County	7,750	7,020	730	9.4%
Howard County	5,119	4,686	433	8.5%
Laclede County	15,809	14,058	1,751	11.1%
Maries County	4,788	4,394	394	8.2%
Miller County	12,735	11,396	1,339	10.5%
Moniteau County	7,436	6,870	566	7.6%
Morgan County	9,295	8,290	1,005	10.8%
Osage County	7,302	6,813	489	6.7%
Phelps County	21,937	20,276	1,661	7.6%
Pulaski County	21,991	20,248	1,743	7.9%
Washington County	10,087	8,789	1,298	12.9%
Central Region Summary	337,442	310,175	27,267	8.1%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (2-digit sector) 4th Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
44 - Retail Trade	2,238	36,331	$207,116,044	$439	0%
22 - Utilities	49	2,071	$43,243,991	$1,606	0%
61 - Educational services	127	3,164	$23,007,259	$559	0%
62 - Health care and social assistance	1,333	25,843	$256,397,196	$763	0%
42 - Wholesale trade	655	6,792	$68,147,810	$772	-100%
23 - Construction	2,155	10,700	$107,988,132	$776	-100%
51 - Information	213	3,444	$32,554,242	$727	-100%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	222	2,724	$19,908,648	$562	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	113	3,737	$52,636,593	$1,083	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	737	7,150	$42,927,039	$462	-100%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (3-digit sub-sector) 4th Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
334 - Computer and electronic product manufact	10	383	$5,313,966	$1,066	0%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	122	1,833	$9,144,132	$384	0%
446 - Health and personal care stores	138	1,564	$13,088,987	$644	0%
448 - Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	216	2,525	$9,053,676	$276	0%
452 - General Merchandise Stores	101	9,601	$47,691,446	$382	0%
111 - Crop production	38	253	$1,596,637	$485	0%
112 - Animal production	48	409	$2,981,048	$561	0%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	26	108	$653,510	$467	0%
212 - Mining, except oil and gas	40	397	$5,436,268	$1,053	0%
221 - Utilities	49	2,071	$43,243,991	$1,606	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2007
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
Occupation	Employment	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
Occupation	Estimated 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent	Annual Average Openings	Outlook
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	293	381	88	30%	12	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	77	99	22	28.6%	4	54 - Above Average B+
291126 - Respiratory Therapists	315	404	89	28.3%	15	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	204	260	56	27.5%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292055 - Surgical Technologists	192	244	52	27.1%	10	54 - Above Average B+
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	238	301	63	26.5%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
339021 - Private Detectives and Investigators	94	114	20	21.3%	4	54 - Above Average B+
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	615	742	127	20.7%	23	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	148	178	30	20.3%	5	54 - Above Average B+
132051 - Financial Analysts	208	249	41	19.7%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-

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Two-Year U.S. Consumer Price Index(CPI)
2009	2008	Percent Difference
214.5	215.3	-0.4%

(1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted)
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Area	Population 2009	Income 2008		Taxable Sales Revenue 1st Quarter 2010
Area	Population 2009	Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income	Taxable Sales Revenue 1st Quarter 2010
Audrain County	25,556	$789,073,000	$30,612	$50,136,090
Boone County	156,377	$5,576,452,000	$36,133	$509,956,836
Callaway County	43,727	$1,201,404,000	$27,563	$64,432,023
Camden County	40,705	$1,341,965,000	$32,963	$117,294,667
Cole County	75,018	$2,867,651,000	$38,550	$241,047,879
Cooper County	17,298	$505,689,000	$29,187	$34,458,950
Crawford County	23,915	$696,926,000	$29,188	$36,720,492
Dent County	15,042	$394,696,000	$26,175	$31,717,622
Gasconade County	15,096	$453,905,000	$29,758	$33,739,676
Howard County	9,857	$333,720,000	$33,877	$11,410,584
Laclede County	35,432	$934,685,000	$26,345	$83,262,778
Maries County	8,821	$244,036,000	$27,346	$9,590,992
Miller County	24,778	$638,539,000	$25,730	$65,037,434
Moniteau County	15,132	$456,232,000	$30,264	$19,787,532
Morgan County	20,527	$592,837,000	$28,529	$36,783,436
Osage County	13,561	$450,076,000	$33,553	$18,985,787
Phelps County	42,248	$1,275,088,000	$30,264	$102,829,073
Pulaski County	46,457	$1,820,487,000	$40,672	$89,864,308
Washington County	24,400	$597,528,000	$24,401	$30,086,735
Central Region Summary	653,947	$21,170,989,000	$32,568	$1,587,142,894

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics June 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Audrain County	11,959	10,923	1,036	8.7%
Boone County	86,850	81,065	5,785	6.7%
Callaway County	22,830	20,991	1,839	8.1%
Camden County	23,422	21,551	1,871	8%
Cole County	40,220	37,535	2,685	6.7%
Cooper County	9,139	8,370	769	8.4%
Crawford County	12,249	11,008	1,241	10.1%
Dent County	6,524	5,892	632	9.7%
Gasconade County	7,750	7,020	730	9.4%
Howard County	5,119	4,686	433	8.5%
Laclede County	15,809	14,058	1,751	11.1%
Maries County	4,788	4,394	394	8.2%
Miller County	12,735	11,396	1,339	10.5%
Moniteau County	7,436	6,870	566	7.6%
Morgan County	9,295	8,290	1,005	10.8%
Osage County	7,302	6,813	489	6.7%
Phelps County	21,937	20,276	1,661	7.6%
Pulaski County	21,991	20,248	1,743	7.9%
Washington County	10,087	8,789	1,298	12.9%
Central Region Summary	337,442	310,175	27,267	8.1%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (2-digit sector) 4th Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
44 - Retail Trade	2,238	36,331	$207,116,044	$439	0%
22 - Utilities	49	2,071	$43,243,991	$1,606	0%
61 - Educational services	127	3,164	$23,007,259	$559	0%
62 - Health care and social assistance	1,333	25,843	$256,397,196	$763	0%
42 - Wholesale trade	655	6,792	$68,147,810	$772	-100%
23 - Construction	2,155	10,700	$107,988,132	$776	-100%
51 - Information	213	3,444	$32,554,242	$727	-100%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	222	2,724	$19,908,648	$562	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	113	3,737	$52,636,593	$1,083	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	737	7,150	$42,927,039	$462	-100%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (3-digit sub-sector) 4th Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
334 - Computer and electronic product manufact	10	383	$5,313,966	$1,066	0%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	122	1,833	$9,144,132	$384	0%
446 - Health and personal care stores	138	1,564	$13,088,987	$644	0%
448 - Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	216	2,525	$9,053,676	$276	0%
452 - General Merchandise Stores	101	9,601	$47,691,446	$382	0%
111 - Crop production	38	253	$1,596,637	$485	0%
112 - Animal production	48	409	$2,981,048	$561	0%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	26	108	$653,510	$467	0%
212 - Mining, except oil and gas	40	397	$5,436,268	$1,053	0%
221 - Utilities	49	2,071	$43,243,991	$1,606	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2007
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
Occupation	Employment	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
Occupation	Estimated 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent	Annual Average Openings	Outlook
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	293	381	88	30%	12	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	77	99	22	28.6%	4	54 - Above Average B+
291126 - Respiratory Therapists	315	404	89	28.3%	15	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	204	260	56	27.5%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292055 - Surgical Technologists	192	244	52	27.1%	10	54 - Above Average B+
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	238	301	63	26.5%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
339021 - Private Detectives and Investigators	94	114	20	21.3%	4	54 - Above Average B+
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	615	742	127	20.7%	23	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	148	178	30	20.3%	5	54 - Above Average B+
132051 - Financial Analysts	208	249	41	19.7%	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.