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 $559 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
Bollinger County	11,990	$268,378,000	$22,154	$11,524,181
Cape Girardeau County	73,243	$2,273,697,000	$31,300	$284,625,120
Dunklin County	31,454	$804,412,000	$25,449	$62,955,557
Iron County	9,918	$256,642,000	$25,659	$14,633,188
Madison County	12,276	$274,638,000	$22,567	$22,962,564
Mississippi County	13,504	$316,301,000	$23,276	$21,526,271
New Madrid County	17,589	$470,950,000	$26,522	$65,196,665
Pemiscot County	18,515	$475,822,000	$25,391	$29,511,187
Perry County	18,743	$486,853,000	$25,978	$52,620,031
Scott County	40,673	$1,147,422,000	$28,189	$72,941,103
St. Francois County	63,214	$1,515,248,000	$24,143	$158,504,015
Stoddard County	29,537	$765,628,000	$25,790	$56,733,506
Southeast Region Summary	340,656	$9,055,991,000	$26,595	$853,733,388

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics December 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bollinger County	5,937	5,389	548	9.2%
Cape Girardeau County	39,683	37,061	2,622	6.6%
Dunklin County	13,866	12,351	1,515	10.9%
Iron County	5,411	4,837	574	10.6%
Madison County	6,038	5,448	590	9.8%
Mississippi County	5,791	5,235	556	9.6%
New Madrid County	8,046	7,316	730	9.1%
Pemiscot County	7,970	7,087	883	11.1%
Perry County	10,308	9,626	682	6.6%
Ste. Genevieve County	9,985	8,953	1,032	10.3%
St. Francois County	29,178	25,933	3,245	11.1%
Scott County	19,613	17,914	1,699	8.7%
Stoddard County	14,414	12,996	1,418	9.8%
Southeast Region Summary	176,240	160,146	16,094	9.1%

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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	2,486	5,041	$18,731,534	$286	11.5%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	93	1,149	$4,585,957	$307	5.6%
11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti	380	2,224	$13,581,597	$470	3.5%
62 - Health care and social assistance	855	22,519	$176,635,801	$603	1.6%
54 - Professional and technical services	468	2,268	$16,847,100	$571	1.6%
22 - Utilities	28	785	$13,229,195	$1,296	1%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	49	792	$8,257,909	$802	-0.4%
42 - Wholesale trade	463	5,336	$49,441,781	$713	-1.4%
61 - Educational services	39	188	$1,218,155	$498	-2.1%
44 - Retail Trade	1,284	17,587	$90,131,404	$394	-4.4%

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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
518 - ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing	6	147	$825,452	$433	241.9%
712 - Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	4	34	$48,803	$109	36%
814 - Private Households	1,946	2,162	$4,226,505	$150	33.3%
237 - Heavy and civil engineering construction	81	1,532	$26,431,471	$1,327	29.9%
517 - Telecommunications	36	856	$11,159,722	$1,003	30.3%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	31	449	$1,733,998	$297	23.7%
512 - Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind	10	161	$441,542	$211	15.8%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	27	238	$1,795,015	$581	11.7%
624 - Social Assistance	231	5,107	$18,883,204	$284	10.2%
524 - Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	274	1,501	$12,726,737	$652	10.1%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	180	$78.6	NA	$55.18	$90.31	$163,482	NA	$114,770	$187,838
291066 - Psychiatrists	50	$75.38	NA	$63.72	$81.21	$156,787	NA	$132,528	$168,916
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	170	$75.15	NA	$48.55	$88.45	$156,309	NA	$100,985	$183,971
291065 - Pediatricians, General	10	$74.35	NA	NA	NA	$154,652	NA	NA	NA
111011 - Chief Executives	240	$56.91	$47.56	$31.57	$69.58	$118,382	$98,923	$65,675	$144,735
231011 - Lawyers	NA	$52.43	$37.44	$19.19	$69.06	$109,064	$77,869	$39,914	$143,640
291051 - Pharmacists	250	$50.72	$48.04	$35.95	$58.1	$105,491	$99,914	$74,777	$120,849
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$45.47	$46.24	$40.23	$48.09	$94,580	$96,184	$83,673	$100,034
291021 - Dentists, General	60	$43.74	$47.5	$28.56	$51.33	$90,980	$98,802	$59,400	$106,770
113041 - Compensation and Benefits Managers	10	$42.4	$36.49	$25.72	$50.74	$88,186	$75,897	$53,495	$105,531

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	150	203	53	35.3%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
475051 - Rock Splitters, Quarry	27	35	8	29.6%	2	54 - Above Average B+
472011 - Boilermakers	34	42	8	23.5%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
373013 - Tree Trimmers and Pruners	43	53	10	23.3%	2	54 - Above Average B+
472151 - Pipelayers	49	60	11	22.4%	2	54 - Above Average B+
499052 - Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	126	152	26	20.6%	6	54 - Above Average B+
119011 - Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers	317	375	58	18.3%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
475021 - Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	28	33	5	17.9%	2	54 - Above Average B+
413099 - Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	361	423	62	17.2%	15	52 - Well Above Average A
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	214	250	36	16.8%	7	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.