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 $500 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
Butler County	43,053	$1,491,155,000	$34,612	$577,091,233
Carter County	6,262	$165,320,000	$25,973	$39,544,054
Douglas County	13,585	$344,931,000	$25,460	$77,858,986
Howell County	40,629	$1,120,531,000	$27,555	$423,216,547
Oregon County	10,997	$272,872,000	$24,768	$79,976,955
Ozark County	9,601	$244,589,000	$25,491	$52,291,886
Reynolds County	6,667	$177,316,000	$26,915	$34,735,763
Ripley County	14,036	$364,995,000	$25,807	$78,591,280
Shannon County	8,318	$186,785,000	$22,152	$35,201,021
Texas County	25,810	$631,861,000	$24,362	$161,743,451
Wayne County	13,402	$347,353,000	$25,778	$74,853,941
Wright County	18,629	$460,042,000	$24,580	$140,659,826
South Central Region Summary	210,989	$5,807,750,000	$27,452	$1,775,764,943

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics April 2013
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Butler County	21,514	20,144	1,370	6.4%
Carter County	2,828	2,613	215	7.6%
Douglas County	6,572	6,183	389	5.9%
Howell County	19,067	17,893	1,174	6.2%
Oregon County	4,631	4,330	301	6.5%
Ozark County	4,311	4,017	294	6.8%
Reynolds County	2,372	2,161	211	8.9%
Ripley County	6,667	6,187	480	7.2%
Shannon County	3,040	2,739	301	9.9%
Texas County	11,446	10,735	711	6.2%
Wayne County	5,870	5,437	433	7.4%
Wright County	8,941	8,397	544	6.1%
South Central Region Summary	97,259	90,836	6,423	6.6%

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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
62 - Health care and social assistance	453	9,875	$71,425,150	$556	3%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,694	2,518	$7,812,125	$239	0.2%
56 - Administrative and waste services	127	2,289	$9,193,643	$309	22.3%
42 - Wholesale trade	210	1,678	$13,707,146	$628	0.1%
54 - Professional and technical services	234	1,267	$13,623,043	$827	2.1%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	17	545	$7,409,905	$1,046	0.6%
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	133	433	$2,579,982	$458	19.3%
11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti	114	389	$2,358,611	$466	0.8%

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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	5,330	48,397	$314,633,132	$500	0.1%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	78	3,232	$15,269,596	$363	4.3%
561 - Administrative and Support Services	103	2,180	$8,293,790	$293	23.6%
321 - Wood product manufacturing	152	2,026	$12,455,760	$473	8.6%
622 - Hospitals	6	1,837	$20,198,508	$846	3.7%
624 - Social Assistance	121	1,718	$7,286,744	$326	9.3%
814 - Private Households	1,441	1,518	$2,891,448	$146	0.7%
522 - Credit Intermediation & Related Activity	94	1,336	$10,890,467	$627	1%
541 - Professional and Technical Services	234	1,267	$13,623,043	$827	2.1%
326 - Plastics and rubber products manufacturi	9	866	$8,408,461	$747	0.6%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2011
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291051 - Pharmacists	100	$60	$63.21	$48.96	$65.52	$124,804.17	$131,471.87	$101,831.89	$136,289.8
231011 - Lawyers	100	$55.31	$40.12	$19.96	$72.98	$115,036.62	$83,434.42	$41,500.42	$151,805.22
111011 - Chief Executives	160	$53.56	$43.74	$30.06	$65.31	$111,401.7	$90,973.17	$62,510.36	$135,847.38
291021 - Dentists, General	NA	$45.11	$35.41	$32.74	$51.29	$93,824.98	$73,651.68	$68,100.33	$106,687.3
230000 - Legal Occupations	170	$44.18	$27.95	$15.94	$58.29	$91,888.08	$58,132.2	$33,171.37	$121,246.44
291122 - Occupational Therapists	50	$40.5	$40.41	$30.1	$45.7	$84,235.72	$84,051.35	$62,594.56	$95,055.8
291123 - Physical Therapists	70	$39.53	$39.64	$31.28	$43.65	$82,221.84	$82,452.8	$65,062.28	$90,802.12
119111 - Medical and Health Services Managers	70	$36.75	$32.75	$23.61	$43.32	$76,435.83	$68,122.42	$49,101.7	$90,102.39
113051 - Industrial Production Managers	70	$33.63	$34.24	$22.79	$39.05	$69,945.91	$71,231.35	$47,399.58	$81,218.57
112022 - Sales Managers	60	$32.86	$34.4	$21.48	$38.55	$68,357.06	$71,539.82	$44,674.97	$80,197.09

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2010	Projected 2020	Numeric	Percent
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	75	113	38	50.7%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472021 - Brickmasons and Blockmasons	35	47	12	34.3%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
434199 - Information and Record Clerks, All Other	6	8	2	33.3%	NA	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131051 - Cost Estimators	71	93	22	31%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	63	81	18	28.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
399021 - Personal and Home Care Aides	1,141	1,452	311	27.3%	40	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292034 - Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	109	138	29	26.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131073 - Training and Development Specialists	90	113	23	25.6%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131072 - Compensation, Benefits, Job Analysis Specialists	44	55	11	25%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
172051 - Civil Engineers	8	10	2	25%	NA	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.