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 $467 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
Butler County	41,383	$1,163,005,000	$28,208	$129,665,087
Carter County	5,890	$137,427,000	$23,242	$9,527,639
Douglas County	13,438	$285,999,000	$21,426	$19,624,933
Howell County	39,000	$918,653,000	$23,797	$99,361,117
Oregon County	10,264	$215,690,000	$20,971	$19,361,831
Ozark County	9,227	$186,954,000	$20,284	$13,897,293
Reynolds County	6,388	$152,663,000	$23,757	$8,523,958
Ripley County	13,485	$290,816,000	$21,504	$18,265,895
Shannon County	8,423	$155,798,000	$18,539	$10,438,367
Texas County	24,598	$487,953,000	$19,870	$39,817,319
Wayne County	12,652	$282,278,000	$22,334	$20,199,131
Wright County	18,443	$362,033,000	$19,831	$34,002,013
South Central Region Summary	203,191	$4,639,269,000	$22,921	$422,684,583

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics December 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Butler County	20,557	18,865	1,692	8.2%
Carter County	2,758	2,473	285	10.3%
Douglas County	6,642	6,087	555	8.4%
Howell County	19,131	17,484	1,647	8.6%
Oregon County	4,399	4,005	394	9%
Ozark County	4,270	3,878	392	9.2%
Reynolds County	2,411	2,070	341	14.1%
Ripley County	6,268	5,666	602	9.6%
Shannon County	3,605	3,123	482	13.4%
Texas County	10,881	9,883	998	9.2%
Wayne County	5,588	5,035	553	9.9%
Wright County	8,077	7,288	789	9.8%
South Central Region Summary	94,587	85,857	8,730	9.2%

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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
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,433	2,349	$7,372,826	$241	7%
22 - Utilities	17	455	$6,630,249	$1,121	6.1%
54 - Professional and technical services	240	1,393	$13,766,173	$760	3.7%
62 - Health care and social assistance	441	8,817	$60,597,353	$529	1%
61 - Educational services	18	126	$796,275	$486	0.8%
21 - Mining	20	161	$1,405,131	$671	-1.2%
72 - Accommodation and food services	340	4,985	$13,648,031	$211	-1.7%
44 - Retail Trade	768	8,457	$42,039,876	$382	-1.9%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	20	266	$2,657,873	$769	-4.7%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	42	406	$1,153,367	$219	-8.4%

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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
335 - Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.	4	1,197	$10,685,973	$687	14.6%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	6	41	$492,475	$924	13.9%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	21	92	$333,071	$277	12.2%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	22	149	$560,228	$290	11.2%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	18	119	$1,213,393	$784	11.2%
524 - Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	127	363	$2,533,813	$537	11%
814 - Private Households	1,175	1,292	$2,585,429	$154	10.1%
813 - Membership Organizations & Associations	54	352	$1,285,122	$281	10.3%
624 - Social Assistance	107	1,284	$5,434,048	$326	7.9%
452 - General Merchandise Stores	49	2,374	$12,377,834	$401	6.7%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	70	$91.5	NA	NA	NA	$190,313	NA	NA	NA
231011 - Lawyers	NA	$70.78	NA	$32.49	$89.92	$147,218	NA	$67,587	$187,033
291051 - Pharmacists	140	$57.91	$49.8	$38.94	$67.39	$120,452	$103,580	$81,001	$140,177
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	20	$51.22	$48.98	$44.72	$54.46	$106,532	$101,881	$93,026	$113,285
111011 - Chief Executives	160	$46.03	$43.58	$26.36	$55.87	$95,745	$90,640	$54,835	$116,200
411012 - First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers	NA	$42.43	$44.65	$38.34	$44.48	$88,259	$92,882	$79,745	$92,516
413031 - Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sa	NA	$39.4	$36.74	$27.66	$45.28	$81,961	$76,415	$57,530	$94,177
119041 - Engineering Managers	30	$36.03	$36.87	$29.98	$39.06	$74,943	$76,693	$62,358	$81,236
112022 - Sales Managers	20	$34.98	$27.53	$22.27	$41.34	$72,766	$57,262	$46,329	$85,984
113021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers	10	$34.82	$30.25	$17.45	$43.5	$72,423	$62,928	$36,306	$90,482

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
292056 - Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	10	14	4	40%	NA	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	70	94	24	34.3%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291131 - Veterinarians	18	24	6	33.3%	1	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
273091 - Interpreters and Translators	13	17	4	30.8%	NA	54 - Above Average B+
339021 - Private Detectives and Investigators	13	17	4	30.8%	NA	54 - Above Average B+
172081 - Environmental Engineers	19	24	5	26.3%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251065 - Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8	10	2	25%	NA	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292052 - Pharmacy Technicians	188	235	47	25%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	114	136	22	19.3%	4	54 - Above Average B+
272012 - Producers and Directors	26	31	5	19.2%	2	54 - Above Average B+

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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.