Southeast Region Data

	The Southeast region is where the rugged St. Francois mountains slope to the mighty Mississippi River, and contains such modern metro areas as Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston as well as French colonial Ste. Genevieve. The regional average wage was $599 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
Bollinger County	12,382	$330,469,000	$26,746	$46,768,806
Cape Girardeau County	76,950	$2,742,848,000	$35,792	$1,300,997,377
Dunklin County	31,826	$1,018,542,000	$31,855	$272,267,116
Iron County	10,374	$290,611,000	$27,272	$65,212,965
Madison County	12,448	$332,415,000	$27,258	$87,526,613
Mississippi County	14,322	$396,040,000	$27,683	$83,256,283
New Madrid County	18,488	$602,277,000	$32,065	$287,859,913
Pemiscot County	18,111	$616,771,000	$33,937	$128,792,744
Perry County	19,018	$585,458,000	$30,747	$219,245,122
Scott County	39,139	$1,417,461,000	$36,219	$314,887,601
St. Francois County	65,917	$1,828,657,000	$27,886	$631,543,196
Ste. Genevieve County	17,740	$609,914,000	$33,652	$163,571,656
Stoddard County	29,795	$1,000,739,000	$33,574	$261,750,421
Southeast Region Summary	366,510	$11,772,202,000	$32,098	$3,863,679,813

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics March 2013
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bollinger County	5,533	5,110	423	7.6%
Cape Girardeau County	38,595	36,299	2,296	5.9%
Dunklin County	14,186	12,928	1,258	8.9%
Iron County	5,595	5,174	421	7.5%
Madison County	6,028	5,618	410	6.8%
Mississippi County	6,432	5,904	528	8.2%
New Madrid County	8,346	7,695	651	7.8%
Pemiscot County	8,099	7,393	706	8.7%
Perry County	10,918	10,373	545	5%
Ste. Genevieve County	9,382	8,718	664	7.1%
St. Francois County	28,264	25,862	2,402	8.5%
Scott County	20,786	19,374	1,412	6.8%
Stoddard County	14,898	13,751	1,147	7.7%
Southeast Region Summary	177,062	164,199	12,863	7.3%

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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
31 - Manufacturing	399	19,595	$199,851,939	$785	5.3%
44 - Retail Trade	1,190	17,723	$98,379,009	$427	0.3%
72 - Accommodation and food services	561	10,380	$33,080,369	$245	1.7%
81 - Other services, except public administra	3,873	6,429	$22,106,827	$265	5%
42 - Wholesale trade	476	5,806	$58,668,457	$777	2.7%
56 - Administrative and waste services	304	5,335	$30,518,899	$440	10.3%
11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti	407	3,299	$19,513,556	$455	14.6%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	100	1,196	$5,394,999	$347	6.4%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	49	842	$10,277,520	$939	2.6%
61 - Educational services	42	260	$1,689,748	$500	10.6%

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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	10,963	116,214	$905,516,036	$599	2%
722 - Food Services and Drinking Places	499	9,570	$30,051,701	$242	1.4%
622 - Hospitals	12	6,708	$92,369,806	$1,059	1.7%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	129	5,832	$29,730,141	$392	0.2%
561 - Administrative and Support Services	276	5,080	$28,097,286	$425	11.3%
311 - Food manufacturing	35	3,609	$27,056,525	$577	0.2%
814 - Private Households	3,335	3,548	$6,504,582	$141	6%
423 - Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	256	3,406	$36,291,418	$820	3.4%
484 - Truck Transportation	273	2,895	$26,695,419	$709	3.1%
336 - Transportation equipment manufacturing	30	2,693	$27,263,110	$779	5.9%

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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	270	$60.77	$63.18	$50.78	$65.76	$126,396.64	$131,416.15	$105,634.77	$136,778.07
111011 - Chief Executives	350	$59.78	$50.23	$34.09	$72.63	$124,346.15	$104,492.07	$70,904.68	$151,067.39
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	50	$52.02	$54.23	$42.81	$56.63	$108,208.86	$112,786.7	$89,049.6	$117,789
291021 - Dentists, General	NA	$51.24	$51.27	$42.47	$55.62	$106,577.9	$106,647.79	$88,331.36	$115,701.16
291041 - Optometrists	50	$46.53	$42.29	$36.34	$51.62	$96,783	$87,960.6	$75,588.58	$107,380.21
119041 - Architectural and Engineering Managers	50	$46.28	$47.26	$36.58	$51.12	$96,255.52	$98,299.49	$76,091.97	$106,336.8
291071 - Physician Assistants	50	$46.18	$47.4	$34.23	$52.17	$96,071.86	$98,587.19	$71,200.17	$108,508.71
119033 - Education Administrators, Postsecondary	60	$45.71	$39.29	$29.67	$53.73	$95,082.34	$81,721.22	$61,727.57	$111,760.74
113021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers	110	$42.49	$38.45	$28	$49.73	$88,373.97	$79,987.74	$58,248.48	$103,437.22
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	30	$40.68	$43.13	$29.23	$46.4	$84,608.66	$89,730.2	$60,784.98	$96,520.5

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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	152	211	59	38.8%	9	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292056 - Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	38	52	14	36.8%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472021 - Brickmasons and Blockmasons	212	281	69	32.5%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
518031 - Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Oper	21	27	6	28.6%	1	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499021 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha	280	357	77	27.5%	13	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
399021 - Personal and Home Care Aides	2,866	3,618	752	26.2%	98	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	121	152	31	25.6%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131051 - Cost Estimators	206	258	52	25.2%	9	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	49	61	12	24.5%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
531021 - First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Labore	173	215	42	24.3%	8	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.