Northwest Region Data

The Northwest consists of 18 counties stretching two-thirds of the way across the state.  Its largest city is St. Joseph, birthplace of the Pony Express and Jesse James’ last home.  It also includes such gems as Amish Jamesport and sparkling Conception Abbey, Nodaway County.  Top industries include retail trade, farming, food services, and construction. The regional average wage was $565 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
Andrew County	16,923	$566,271,000	$33,641	$19,739,825
Atchison County	6,031	$171,092,000	$28,052	$15,572,875
Buchanan County	89,408	$2,581,121,000	$28,997	$295,166,162
Caldwell County	9,248	$252,446,000	$27,224	$12,687,591
Clinton County	21,094	$632,260,000	$30,144	$26,959,204
Daviess County	7,911	$193,581,000	$24,328	$11,575,183
Dekalb County	12,275	$242,376,000	$19,838	$34,900,744
Gentry County	6,185	$173,268,000	$27,830	$12,300,579
Grundy County	10,125	$253,257,000	$25,087	$20,346,348
Harrison County	8,844	$207,812,000	$23,492	$26,687,515
Holt County	4,905	$131,700,000	$26,542	$9,030,701
Linn County	12,580	$325,729,000	$25,680	$28,056,297
Livingston County	14,213	$396,945,000	$27,991	$49,117,515
Mercer County	3,523	$104,240,000	$29,817	$6,437,423
Nodaway County	22,054	$504,431,000	$22,867	$50,926,669
Putnam County	4,862	$113,589,000	$23,219	$7,565,758
Sullivan County	6,629	$200,594,000	$30,133	$10,125,710
Worth County	2,039	$47,264,000	$22,582	$2,853,361
Northwest Region Summary	258,849	$7,097,976,000	$27,452	$640,049,460

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics December 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Andrew County	10,224	9,447	777	7.6%
Atchison County	3,042	2,822	220	7.2%
Buchanan County	48,717	44,480	4,237	8.7%
Caldwell County	4,306	3,860	446	10.4%
Clinton County	10,318	9,202	1,116	10.8%
Daviess County	3,785	3,396	389	10.3%
Dekalb County	5,337	4,809	528	9.9%
Gentry County	3,432	3,193	239	7%
Grundy County	5,080	4,726	354	7%
Harrison County	4,544	4,156	388	8.5%
Holt County	2,753	2,554	199	7.2%
Linn County	6,395	5,710	685	10.7%
Livingston County	7,093	6,518	575	8.1%
Mercer County	1,740	1,620	120	6.9%
Nodaway County	12,418	11,718	700	5.6%
Putnam County	2,362	2,205	157	6.6%
Sullivan County	3,444	3,191	253	7.3%
Worth County	1,058	991	67	6.3%
Northwest Region Summary	136,048	124,598	11,450	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
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	46	754	$8,896,306	$908	4%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	76	978	$3,593,484	$283	3.5%
62 - Health care and social assistance	550	12,676	$110,844,510	$673	1.5%
22 - Utilities	29	564	$7,402,572	$1,010	0.9%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,060	3,217	$14,222,263	$340	0.4%
54 - Professional and technical services	335	1,858	$17,306,953	$717	-0.9%
44 - Retail Trade	865	12,161	$61,422,159	$389	-2.3%
72 - Accommodation and food services	409	7,232	$19,684,977	$209	-5.4%
31 - Manufacturing	251	17,034	$151,099,599	$682	-4.9%
23 - Construction	675	3,695	$41,271,229	$859	-5.2%

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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
711 - Performing Arts and Spectator Sports	13	72	$202,816	$216	71.4%
237 - Heavy and civil engineering construction	52	872	$15,062,316	$1,329	29.4%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	14	484	$3,461,750	$550	17.8%
488 - Support Activities for Transportation	16	69	$619,618	$691	15%
814 - Private Households	621	792	$1,596,509	$155	13.6%
523 - Financial Investment & Related Activity	27	92	$1,716,221	$1,440	13.6%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	23	133	$1,084,924	$626	13.7%
326 - Plastics and rubber products manufacturi	10	220	$2,494,621	$871	10%
425 - Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers	60	352	$3,164,277	$691	6.7%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	23	241	$713,630	$228	6.6%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291063 - Internists, General	30	$89.93	NA	NA	NA	$187,058	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	80	$82.63	NA	$53.69	$97.11	$171,879	NA	$111,670	$201,984
291066 - Psychiatrists	20	$68.37	NA	$41.25	$81.93	$142,210	NA	$85,802	$170,414
291021 - Dentists, General	40	$65.52	$56.85	$47.81	$74.38	$136,284	$118,251	$99,443	$154,704
119121 - Natural Sciences Managers	20	$58.77	$56.1	$42.82	$66.75	$122,241	$116,685	$89,059	$138,832
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	30	$50.27	$48.47	$42.17	$54.31	$104,552	$100,826	$87,708	$112,974
291041 - Optometrists	10	$49.15	$54.85	$31.04	$58.2	$102,225	$114,091	$64,556	$121,060
291051 - Pharmacists	140	$48.43	$48.92	$39.05	$53.11	$100,729	$101,757	$81,229	$110,479
112022 - Sales Managers	30	$47.53	$43.01	$23.69	$59.45	$98,868	$89,461	$49,285	$123,660
411012 - First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers	50	$46.11	$29.28	$19.26	$59.54	$95,915	$60,898	$40,053	$123,846

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
452021 - Animal Breeders	35	51	16	45.7%	3	54 - Above Average B+
513092 - Food Batchmakers	588	792	204	34.7%	35	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	117	156	39	33.3%	6	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
513091 - Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Mach	24	32	8	33.3%	2	54 - Above Average B+
452091 - Agricultural Equipment Operators	112	146	34	30.4%	6	54 - Above Average B+
292021 - Dental Hygienists	60	76	16	26.7%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
319091 - Dental Assistants	134	168	34	25.4%	5	54 - Above Average B+
211011 - Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors	82	101	19	23.2%	4	54 - Above Average B+
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	45	55	10	22.2%	2	54 - Above Average B+
513021 - Butchers and Meat Cutters	186	225	39	21%	10	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.