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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 $627 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009. 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 $627 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
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
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
Bollinger County	11,841	$302,217,000	$25,273	$11,392,669
Cape Girardeau County	73,957	$2,483,003,000	$33,913	$281,700,358
Dunklin County	31,039	$917,817,000	$29,299	$61,875,288
Iron County	9,943	$293,278,000	$29,342	$12,922,659
Madison County	12,341	$299,525,000	$24,155	$21,197,730
Mississippi County	13,266	$373,755,000	$27,938	$19,102,880
New Madrid County	17,480	$553,418,000	$31,557	$66,819,653
Pemiscot County	18,193	$569,558,000	$31,059	$30,565,721
Perry County	18,847	$542,755,000	$29,013	$50,642,492
Scott County	40,855	$1,269,023,000	$31,131	$69,657,751
St. Francois County	63,884	$1,650,597,000	$26,070	$148,408,959
Stoddard County	29,069	$923,216,000	$31,416	$57,432,955
Southeast Region Summary	340,715	$10,178,162,000	$29,908	$831,719,115

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bollinger County	5,517	5,001	516	9.4%
Cape Girardeau County	37,936	34,989	2,947	7.8%
Dunklin County	14,003	12,469	1,534	11%
Iron County	5,417	4,841	576	10.6%
Madison County	6,260	5,618	642	10.3%
Mississippi County	6,102	5,500	602	9.9%
New Madrid County	8,024	7,236	788	9.8%
Pemiscot County	7,854	6,955	899	11.4%
Perry County	10,756	10,068	688	6.4%
Ste. Genevieve County	9,953	9,064	889	8.9%
St. Francois County	30,236	27,026	3,210	10.6%
Scott County	20,270	18,446	1,824	9%
Stoddard County	14,474	13,130	1,344	9.3%
Southeast Region Summary	176,802	160,343	16,459	9.3%

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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
62 - Health care and social assistance	869	23,356	$197,524,723	$651	0%
61 - Educational services	37	205	$1,343,172	$504	0%
22 - Utilities	29	778	$14,143,116	$1,398	0%
81 - Other services, except public administra	2,808	5,309	$20,714,107	$300	0%
48 - Transportation and Warehousing	404	5,160	$49,908,127	$744	-100%
54 - Professional and technical services	475	2,169	$18,785,068	$666	-100%
72 - Accommodation and food services	579	10,399	$31,690,970	$234	-100%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	94	990	$4,409,603	$343	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	291	4,539	$28,047,788	$475	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	50	758	$8,707,001	$884	-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
518 - ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing	6	145	$837,410	$443	100%
524 - Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	273	1,511	$16,384,353	$834	0%
512 - Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind	10	151	$489,370	$249	0%
522 - Credit Intermediation & Related Activity	188	2,507	$24,077,402	$739	0%
517 - Telecommunications	38	844	$12,732,338	$1,160	0%
486 - Pipeline Transportation	3	31	$524,982	$1,303	0%
488 - Support Activities for Transportation	42	458	$3,971,954	$668	0%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	32	502	$1,909,913	$292	0%
624 - Social Assistance	234	5,451	$21,752,479	$307	0%
813 - Membership Organizations & Associations	129	966	$3,638,437	$290	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
291061 - Anesthesiologists	20	$111.5	NA	NA	NA	$231,978	NA	NA	NA
291063 - Internists, General	40	$108.8	NA	NA	NA	$226,440	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	170	$89.15	NA	$54.48	$106.4	$185,429	NA	$113,311	$221,489
291065 - Pediatricians, General	10	$86.37	NA	$55.15	$101.9	$179,656	NA	$114,714	$212,127
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	200	$83.92	$72.78	$54.98	$98.38	$174,544	$151,386	$114,352	$204,640
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	NA	$79.37	$63.33	$56.39	$90.86	$165,089	$131,730	$117,291	$188,987
291066 - Psychiatrists	20	$75.89	$74.03	$64.05	$81.81	$157,849	$153,972	$133,224	$170,162
291051 - Pharmacists	200	$56.08	$55.91	$45.78	$61.24	$116,654	$116,291	$95,215	$127,374
111011 - Chief Executives	380	$55.89	$45.1	$30.07	$68.8	$116,250	$93,809	$62,537	$143,107
291021 - Dentists, General	NA	$54.24	$59.49	$39.11	$61.8	$112,809	$123,730	$81,347	$128,540

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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	152	211	59	38.8%	9	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499021 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha	226	297	71	31.4%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	98	126	28	28.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	50	64	14	28%	2	54 - Above Average B+
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	88	111	23	26.1%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	121	152	31	25.6%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472151 - Pipelayers	66	81	15	22.7%	3	54 - Above Average B+
131071 - Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialists	166	201	35	21.1%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472132 - Insulation Workers, Mechanical	48	58	10	20.8%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	300	362	62	20.7%	11	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
Bollinger County	11,841	$302,217,000	$25,273	$11,392,669
Cape Girardeau County	73,957	$2,483,003,000	$33,913	$281,700,358
Dunklin County	31,039	$917,817,000	$29,299	$61,875,288
Iron County	9,943	$293,278,000	$29,342	$12,922,659
Madison County	12,341	$299,525,000	$24,155	$21,197,730
Mississippi County	13,266	$373,755,000	$27,938	$19,102,880
New Madrid County	17,480	$553,418,000	$31,557	$66,819,653
Pemiscot County	18,193	$569,558,000	$31,059	$30,565,721
Perry County	18,847	$542,755,000	$29,013	$50,642,492
Scott County	40,855	$1,269,023,000	$31,131	$69,657,751
St. Francois County	63,884	$1,650,597,000	$26,070	$148,408,959
Stoddard County	29,069	$923,216,000	$31,416	$57,432,955
Southeast Region Summary	340,715	$10,178,162,000	$29,908	$831,719,115

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bollinger County	5,517	5,001	516	9.4%
Cape Girardeau County	37,936	34,989	2,947	7.8%
Dunklin County	14,003	12,469	1,534	11%
Iron County	5,417	4,841	576	10.6%
Madison County	6,260	5,618	642	10.3%
Mississippi County	6,102	5,500	602	9.9%
New Madrid County	8,024	7,236	788	9.8%
Pemiscot County	7,854	6,955	899	11.4%
Perry County	10,756	10,068	688	6.4%
Ste. Genevieve County	9,953	9,064	889	8.9%
St. Francois County	30,236	27,026	3,210	10.6%
Scott County	20,270	18,446	1,824	9%
Stoddard County	14,474	13,130	1,344	9.3%
Southeast Region Summary	176,802	160,343	16,459	9.3%

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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
62 - Health care and social assistance	869	23,356	$197,524,723	$651	0%
61 - Educational services	37	205	$1,343,172	$504	0%
22 - Utilities	29	778	$14,143,116	$1,398	0%
81 - Other services, except public administra	2,808	5,309	$20,714,107	$300	0%
48 - Transportation and Warehousing	404	5,160	$49,908,127	$744	-100%
54 - Professional and technical services	475	2,169	$18,785,068	$666	-100%
72 - Accommodation and food services	579	10,399	$31,690,970	$234	-100%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	94	990	$4,409,603	$343	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	291	4,539	$28,047,788	$475	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	50	758	$8,707,001	$884	-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
518 - ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing	6	145	$837,410	$443	100%
524 - Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	273	1,511	$16,384,353	$834	0%
512 - Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind	10	151	$489,370	$249	0%
522 - Credit Intermediation & Related Activity	188	2,507	$24,077,402	$739	0%
517 - Telecommunications	38	844	$12,732,338	$1,160	0%
486 - Pipeline Transportation	3	31	$524,982	$1,303	0%
488 - Support Activities for Transportation	42	458	$3,971,954	$668	0%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	32	502	$1,909,913	$292	0%
624 - Social Assistance	234	5,451	$21,752,479	$307	0%
813 - Membership Organizations & Associations	129	966	$3,638,437	$290	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
291061 - Anesthesiologists	20	$111.5	NA	NA	NA	$231,978	NA	NA	NA
291063 - Internists, General	40	$108.8	NA	NA	NA	$226,440	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	170	$89.15	NA	$54.48	$106.4	$185,429	NA	$113,311	$221,489
291065 - Pediatricians, General	10	$86.37	NA	$55.15	$101.9	$179,656	NA	$114,714	$212,127
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	200	$83.92	$72.78	$54.98	$98.38	$174,544	$151,386	$114,352	$204,640
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	NA	$79.37	$63.33	$56.39	$90.86	$165,089	$131,730	$117,291	$188,987
291066 - Psychiatrists	20	$75.89	$74.03	$64.05	$81.81	$157,849	$153,972	$133,224	$170,162
291051 - Pharmacists	200	$56.08	$55.91	$45.78	$61.24	$116,654	$116,291	$95,215	$127,374
111011 - Chief Executives	380	$55.89	$45.1	$30.07	$68.8	$116,250	$93,809	$62,537	$143,107
291021 - Dentists, General	NA	$54.24	$59.49	$39.11	$61.8	$112,809	$123,730	$81,347	$128,540

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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	152	211	59	38.8%	9	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499021 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha	226	297	71	31.4%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	98	126	28	28.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	50	64	14	28%	2	54 - Above Average B+
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	88	111	23	26.1%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	121	152	31	25.6%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472151 - Pipelayers	66	81	15	22.7%	3	54 - Above Average B+
131071 - Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialists	166	201	35	21.1%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472132 - Insulation Workers, Mechanical	48	58	10	20.8%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	300	362	62	20.7%	11	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.