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South Central Region Data

The South Central region features bubbling springs, clear swift rivers such as the Ozark National Scenic Riverway, and forested hills. Mark Twain National Forest covers much of the area. Top industries include farming, retail trade, construction, food services, and wood products manufacturing.

The regional average wage was $523 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009. The South Central region features bubbling springs, clear swift rivers such as the Ozark National Scenic Riverway, and forested hills. Mark Twain National Forest covers much of the area. Top industries include farming, retail trade, construction, food services, and wood products manufacturing.

The regional average wage was $523 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009.

Consumer Price Index
Population, Income and State Revenue
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Occupational Employment Statistics
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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
Butler County	41,471	$1,355,645,000	$32,867	$128,490,112
Carter County	5,870	$151,236,000	$25,577	$7,514,574
Douglas County	13,608	$315,795,000	$23,248	$17,990,058
Howell County	38,921	$1,017,997,000	$26,124	$96,536,090
Oregon County	10,291	$241,467,000	$23,389	$18,606,707
Ozark County	9,315	$208,918,000	$22,258	$10,885,878
Reynolds County	6,202	$169,623,000	$26,860	$6,714,788
Ripley County	13,395	$325,899,000	$24,182	$18,062,067
Shannon County	8,361	$178,542,000	$21,382	$7,052,505
Texas County	24,563	$544,916,000	$22,244	$39,436,034
Wayne County	12,392	$310,658,000	$24,944	$17,757,722
Wright County	17,908	$402,459,000	$22,047	$31,207,380
South Central Region Summary	202,297	$5,223,155,000	$25,759	$400,253,915

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Butler County	21,471	19,756	1,715	8%
Carter County	2,875	2,591	284	9.9%
Douglas County	6,611	6,013	598	9%
Howell County	19,684	17,931	1,753	8.9%
Oregon County	4,482	4,064	418	9.3%
Ozark County	4,510	4,146	364	8.1%
Reynolds County	2,513	2,186	327	13%
Ripley County	6,313	5,649	664	10.5%
Shannon County	3,799	3,375	424	11.2%
Texas County	11,042	10,014	1,028	9.3%
Wayne County	5,708	5,149	559	9.8%
Wright County	8,018	7,198	820	10.2%
South Central Region Summary	97,026	88,072	8,954	9.2%

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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
48 - Transportation and Warehousing	242	1,549	$12,616,156	$627	0%
56 - Administrative and waste services	129	1,868	$7,659,591	$315	0%
61 - Educational services	17	199	$1,076,127	$416	0%
62 - Health care and social assistance	439	8,947	$68,234,963	$587	0%
54 - Professional and technical services	237	1,324	$15,138,536	$880	0%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,524	2,495	$8,219,918	$253	0%
22 - Utilities	17	453	$6,307,337	$1,071	0%
44 - Retail Trade	768	8,584	$46,730,381	$419	-100%
42 - Wholesale trade	212	1,602	$15,675,058	$753	-100%
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	138	473	$4,390,576	$714	-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
711 - Performing Arts and Spectator Sports	3	6	$7,573	$92	100%
445 - Food and Beverage Stores	89	1,600	$7,215,897	$347	0%
442 - Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	28	174	$880,136	$390	0%
453 - Miscellaneous Store Retailers	68	348	$1,229,088	$271	0%
333 - Machinery manufacturing	28	2,525	$20,504,696	$625	0%
327 - Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturin	18	138	$920,848	$513	0%
325 - Chemical manufacturing	17	364	$3,423,411	$723	0%
624 - Social Assistance	111	1,387	$6,396,465	$355	0%
524 - Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	127	350	$2,736,904	$601	0%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	5	45	$568,834	$965	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2009
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
Occupation	Employment	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	50	$97.79	NA	NA	NA	$203,400	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	NA	$87.83	NA	$48.59	$107.4	$182,696	NA	$101,057	$223,515
291021 - Dentists, General	30	$78.45	$77.88	$36.38	$99.48	$163,178	$161,994	$75,679	$206,927
291051 - Pharmacists	110	$61.82	$58.71	$41.07	$72.19	$128,576	$122,121	$85,420	$150,154
111011 - Chief Executives	150	$47.77	$44.8	$28.24	$57.54	$99,360	$93,190	$58,730	$119,675
113049 - Human Resources Managers, All Other	NA	$42.92	$44.47	$34.57	$47.09	$89,269	$92,497	$71,905	$97,951
411012 - First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers	NA	$40.61	$44.02	$31.58	$45.13	$84,472	$91,558	$65,685	$93,865
291011 - Chiropractors	10	$40.1	$48.5	$12.21	$54.04	$83,398	$100,890	$25,387	$112,404
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	NA	$40	$38.94	$22.36	$48.83	$83,207	$80,989	$46,499	$101,562
231011 - Lawyers	20	$39.56	$22.07	$16.59	$51.04	$82,282	$45,899	$34,508	$106,168

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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
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	75	113	38	50.7%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291071 - Physician Assistants	16	24	8	50%	1	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292055 - Surgical Technologists	32	45	13	40.6%	2	54 - Above Average B+
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	20	28	8	40%	2	54 - Above Average B+
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	34	47	13	38.2%	2	54 - Above Average B+
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	51	70	19	37.3%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292021 - Dental Hygienists	68	93	25	36.8%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
319091 - Dental Assistants	145	198	53	36.6%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291126 - Respiratory Therapists	47	64	17	36.2%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291123 - Physical Therapists	110	148	38	34.5%	5	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
Butler County	41,471	$1,355,645,000	$32,867	$128,490,112
Carter County	5,870	$151,236,000	$25,577	$7,514,574
Douglas County	13,608	$315,795,000	$23,248	$17,990,058
Howell County	38,921	$1,017,997,000	$26,124	$96,536,090
Oregon County	10,291	$241,467,000	$23,389	$18,606,707
Ozark County	9,315	$208,918,000	$22,258	$10,885,878
Reynolds County	6,202	$169,623,000	$26,860	$6,714,788
Ripley County	13,395	$325,899,000	$24,182	$18,062,067
Shannon County	8,361	$178,542,000	$21,382	$7,052,505
Texas County	24,563	$544,916,000	$22,244	$39,436,034
Wayne County	12,392	$310,658,000	$24,944	$17,757,722
Wright County	17,908	$402,459,000	$22,047	$31,207,380
South Central Region Summary	202,297	$5,223,155,000	$25,759	$400,253,915

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Butler County	21,471	19,756	1,715	8%
Carter County	2,875	2,591	284	9.9%
Douglas County	6,611	6,013	598	9%
Howell County	19,684	17,931	1,753	8.9%
Oregon County	4,482	4,064	418	9.3%
Ozark County	4,510	4,146	364	8.1%
Reynolds County	2,513	2,186	327	13%
Ripley County	6,313	5,649	664	10.5%
Shannon County	3,799	3,375	424	11.2%
Texas County	11,042	10,014	1,028	9.3%
Wayne County	5,708	5,149	559	9.8%
Wright County	8,018	7,198	820	10.2%
South Central Region Summary	97,026	88,072	8,954	9.2%

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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
48 - Transportation and Warehousing	242	1,549	$12,616,156	$627	0%
56 - Administrative and waste services	129	1,868	$7,659,591	$315	0%
61 - Educational services	17	199	$1,076,127	$416	0%
62 - Health care and social assistance	439	8,947	$68,234,963	$587	0%
54 - Professional and technical services	237	1,324	$15,138,536	$880	0%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,524	2,495	$8,219,918	$253	0%
22 - Utilities	17	453	$6,307,337	$1,071	0%
44 - Retail Trade	768	8,584	$46,730,381	$419	-100%
42 - Wholesale trade	212	1,602	$15,675,058	$753	-100%
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	138	473	$4,390,576	$714	-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
711 - Performing Arts and Spectator Sports	3	6	$7,573	$92	100%
445 - Food and Beverage Stores	89	1,600	$7,215,897	$347	0%
442 - Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	28	174	$880,136	$390	0%
453 - Miscellaneous Store Retailers	68	348	$1,229,088	$271	0%
333 - Machinery manufacturing	28	2,525	$20,504,696	$625	0%
327 - Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturin	18	138	$920,848	$513	0%
325 - Chemical manufacturing	17	364	$3,423,411	$723	0%
624 - Social Assistance	111	1,387	$6,396,465	$355	0%
524 - Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	127	350	$2,736,904	$601	0%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	5	45	$568,834	$965	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2009
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
Occupation	Employment	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	50	$97.79	NA	NA	NA	$203,400	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	NA	$87.83	NA	$48.59	$107.4	$182,696	NA	$101,057	$223,515
291021 - Dentists, General	30	$78.45	$77.88	$36.38	$99.48	$163,178	$161,994	$75,679	$206,927
291051 - Pharmacists	110	$61.82	$58.71	$41.07	$72.19	$128,576	$122,121	$85,420	$150,154
111011 - Chief Executives	150	$47.77	$44.8	$28.24	$57.54	$99,360	$93,190	$58,730	$119,675
113049 - Human Resources Managers, All Other	NA	$42.92	$44.47	$34.57	$47.09	$89,269	$92,497	$71,905	$97,951
411012 - First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers	NA	$40.61	$44.02	$31.58	$45.13	$84,472	$91,558	$65,685	$93,865
291011 - Chiropractors	10	$40.1	$48.5	$12.21	$54.04	$83,398	$100,890	$25,387	$112,404
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	NA	$40	$38.94	$22.36	$48.83	$83,207	$80,989	$46,499	$101,562
231011 - Lawyers	20	$39.56	$22.07	$16.59	$51.04	$82,282	$45,899	$34,508	$106,168

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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
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	75	113	38	50.7%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291071 - Physician Assistants	16	24	8	50%	1	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292055 - Surgical Technologists	32	45	13	40.6%	2	54 - Above Average B+
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	20	28	8	40%	2	54 - Above Average B+
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	34	47	13	38.2%	2	54 - Above Average B+
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	51	70	19	37.3%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292021 - Dental Hygienists	68	93	25	36.8%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
319091 - Dental Assistants	145	198	53	36.6%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291126 - Respiratory Therapists	47	64	17	36.2%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291123 - Physical Therapists	110	148	38	34.5%	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.