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 $608 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
Audrain County	25,621	$815,540,000	$31,899	$232,381,002
Boone County	168,535	$6,195,946,000	$37,409	$2,402,634,385
Callaway County	44,305	$1,274,726,000	$28,697	$293,319,794
Camden County	43,845	$1,433,829,000	$32,827	$706,929,408
Cole County	76,363	$3,069,148,000	$40,147	$1,096,161,102
Cooper County	17,520	$543,835,000	$30,790	$153,382,197
Crawford County	24,832	$760,063,000	$30,648	$176,652,251
Dent County	15,647	$445,757,000	$28,436	$138,900,498
Gasconade County	14,972	$479,221,000	$31,594	$159,752,369
Howard County	10,169	$371,270,000	$36,385	$46,280,947
Laclede County	35,417	$977,277,000	$27,424	$366,046,319
Maries County	9,014	$293,054,000	$31,954	$38,006,932
Miller County	24,817	$675,286,000	$27,262	$339,399,918
Moniteau County	15,625	$502,605,000	$32,019	$88,231,971
Morgan County	20,117	$606,445,000	$29,580	$192,705,534
Osage County	13,858	$488,416,000	$35,100	$90,670,014
Phelps County	44,987	$1,408,542,000	$31,287	$463,658,603
Pulaski County	53,259	$2,214,993,000	$41,655	$375,862,284
Washington County	25,095	$638,967,000	$25,481	$129,976,772
Central Region Summary	683,998	$23,194,920,000	$34,000	$7,490,952,300

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics April 2013
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Audrain County	12,297	11,602	695	5.7%
Boone County	92,129	88,095	4,034	4.4%
Callaway County	21,912	20,730	1,182	5.4%
Camden County	19,881	18,272	1,609	8.1%
Cole County	39,246	37,314	1,932	4.9%
Cooper County	8,684	8,105	579	6.7%
Crawford County	11,896	11,015	881	7.4%
Dent County	6,523	6,093	430	6.6%
Gasconade County	7,228	6,784	444	6.1%
Howard County	5,163	4,882	281	5.4%
Laclede County	16,503	15,198	1,305	7.9%
Maries County	4,706	4,449	257	5.5%
Miller County	11,844	10,888	956	8.1%
Moniteau County	7,365	6,892	473	6.4%
Morgan County	8,820	8,150	670	7.6%
Osage County	7,135	6,804	331	4.6%
Phelps County	22,279	20,978	1,301	5.8%
Pulaski County	19,673	18,134	1,539	7.8%
Washington County	9,954	9,074	880	8.8%
Central Region Summary	333,238	313,459	19,779	5.9%

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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
44 - Retail Trade	2,146	35,135	$202,404,366	$443	0.3%
62 - Health care and social assistance	1,419	27,816	$265,024,103	$733	1.6%
52 - Finance and insurance	826	9,102	$103,919,846	$878	0.7%
56 - Administrative and waste services	782	8,270	$46,584,718	$433	6.4%
54 - Professional and technical services	1,215	7,945	$94,760,442	$917	10%
42 - Wholesale trade	647	7,370	$71,856,638	$750	5.9%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	106	4,067	$58,831,837	$1,113	12.2%
51 - Information	215	3,530	$32,300,845	$704	3.1%
61 - Educational services	134	3,108	$21,157,882	$524	8.1%

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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	15,969	191,661	$1,513,981,063	$608	1.4%
722 - Food Services and Drinking Places	1,065	22,069	$74,725,640	$260	0.1%
621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services	845	9,491	$132,996,031	$1,078	4.1%
541 - Professional and Technical Services	1,215	7,945	$94,760,442	$917	10%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	191	7,745	$41,312,949	$410	2.2%
561 - Administrative and Support Services	731	7,699	$40,864,659	$408	6.8%
441 - Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	335	4,645	$43,504,626	$720	4.5%
624 - Social Assistance	372	4,312	$18,921,533	$338	1.1%
551 - Management of Companies and Enterprises	106	4,067	$58,831,837	$1,113	12.2%
423 - Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	326	3,711	$37,794,981	$783	9.3%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2011
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	390	$85.83	$86.42	$36.14	$110.67	$178,531.75	$179,748.39	$75,182.35	$230,205.95
291081 - Podiatrists	40	$72.97	$76.59	$51.12	$83.9	$151,775.85	$159,320.83	$106,313.5	$174,507.02
111011 - Chief Executives	640	$63.82	$53.44	$33.1	$79.18	$132,749.57	$111,156.95	$68,844.53	$164,702.59
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	60	$54.32	$55.53	$45.69	$58.63	$112,989.3	$115,503.62	$95,038.58	$121,964.67
291051 - Pharmacists	550	$54.01	$55.65	$42.64	$59.7	$112,341.98	$115,742.7	$88,681.87	$124,172.04
291041 - Optometrists	60	$50.54	$47.8	$31.62	$59.99	$105,113.07	$99,436.1	$65,768.35	$124,784.92
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	590	$47.55	$28.32	$23.79	$59.42	$98,901.22	$58,922.36	$49,481	$123,610.83
291021 - Dentists, General	240	$47.54	$41.04	$19.82	$61.39	$98,877.92	$85,364.23	$41,239.07	$127,697.35
191022 - Microbiologists	NA	$46.77	$44.59	$33.14	$53.59	$97,289.51	$92,754.21	$68,925.94	$111,470.79
112021 - Marketing Managers	120	$46.45	$41.68	$23.43	$57.96	$96,625.68	$86,688.02	$48,749.75	$120,563.65

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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	56	92	36	64.3%	6	52 - Well Above Average A
518031 - Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Oper	55	80	25	45.5%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472021 - Brickmasons and Blockmasons	300	430	130	43.3%	19	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
192042 - Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists & Geographers	7	10	3	42.9%	NA	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
311011 - Home Health Aides	1,182	1,634	452	38.2%	60	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
399021 - Personal and Home Care Aides	1,476	1,968	492	33.3%	61	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
435011 - Cargo and Freight Agents	66	87	21	31.8%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131051 - Cost Estimators	393	518	125	31.8%	20	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472121 - Glaziers	73	96	23	31.5%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292056 - Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	54	71	17	31.5%	3	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.