Southwest Region Data

	The Southwest region sits snugly on the western edge of the Ozark Plateau, and contains Joplin.  It’s bordered by prairie land, and boasts George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, MO and Harry S Truman’s birthplace in Lamar, MO. The regional average wage was $588 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
Barry County	36,301	$881,264,000	$24,410	$86,196,554
Barton County	12,531	$287,318,000	$22,593	$21,982,530
Dade County	7,418	$180,014,000	$24,018	$9,586,193
Jasper County	116,813	$3,053,809,000	$26,544	$360,471,420
Lawrence County	37,757	$878,833,000	$23,355	$57,606,419
Mcdonald County	22,731	$524,946,000	$23,021	$75,241,284
Newton County	56,120	$1,605,897,000	$28,680	$141,800,278
Southwest Region Summary	289,671	$7,412,081,000	$25,755	$752,884,678

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics December 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Barry County	16,832	15,496	1,336	7.9%
Barton County	4,896	4,373	523	10.7%
Dade County	3,449	3,128	321	9.3%
Jasper County	55,299	51,036	4,263	7.7%
Lawrence County	18,610	17,139	1,471	7.9%
Mcdonald County	11,251	10,405	846	7.5%
Newton County	27,134	25,073	2,061	7.6%
Southwest Region Summary	137,471	126,650	10,821	7.9%

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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	1,050	2,941	$13,059,133	$342	1.7%
22 - Utilities	21	473	$7,336,182	$1,193	0.6%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	65	574	$1,708,450	$229	0.9%
42 - Wholesale trade	329	3,589	$31,778,499	$681	0.7%
62 - Health care and social assistance	508	13,376	$128,004,105	$736	-0.3%
54 - Professional and technical services	378	1,963	$15,955,493	$625	0.2%
72 - Accommodation and food services	454	8,562	$25,163,104	$226	-0.5%
61 - Educational services	28	256	$1,438,580	$432	-0.8%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	46	2,390	$34,079,905	$1,097	-0.8%
44 - Retail Trade	963	14,546	$78,972,040	$418	-4.3%

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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
517 - Telecommunications	46	945	$8,249,081	$671	174.7%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	21	286	$2,784,105	$750	34.3%
813 - Membership Organizations & Associations	68	641	$2,232,283	$268	16.3%
425 - Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers	59	533	$6,328,187	$914	13.7%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	18	885	$8,321,669	$724	13%
111 - Crop production	18	267	$1,670,215	$481	9.9%
326 - Plastics and rubber products manufacturi	9	265	$2,351,600	$683	6.9%
713 - Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Ind	48	533	$1,559,035	$225	4.9%
624 - Social Assistance	98	1,525	$6,480,752	$327	2.6%
512 - Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind	5	67	$162,286	$186	3.1%

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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	130	$84.27	NA	NA	NA	$175,273	NA	NA	NA
111011 - Chief Executives	200	$55.79	$46.18	$29.93	$68.72	$116,039	$96,055	$62,252	$142,932
291021 - Dentists, General	70	$55.43	$47.06	$22.83	$71.73	$115,293	$97,879	$47,488	$149,195
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	30	$49.51	$49.36	$36.89	$55.82	$102,981	$102,672	$76,726	$116,108
119021 - Construction Managers	60	$49.09	$36.04	$25.68	$60.79	$102,107	$74,966	$53,420	$126,451
291051 - Pharmacists	220	$49.05	$49.08	$41.83	$52.66	$102,020	$102,091	$86,998	$109,532
231011 - Lawyers	100	$45.82	$35.17	$21.58	$57.94	$95,302	$73,150	$44,887	$120,510
131021 - Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products	10	$43.75	$50.62	$24.7	$53.27	$90,991	$105,298	$51,367	$110,803
112031 - Public Relations Managers	20	$43.73	$35.31	$24.41	$53.39	$90,954	$73,437	$50,764	$111,049
113031 - Financial Managers	180	$42.24	$39.91	$30.59	$48.06	$87,851	$83,006	$63,631	$99,961

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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	162	221	59	36.4%	9	52 - Well Above Average A
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	160	206	46	28.8%	7	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
452021 - Animal Breeders	59	74	15	25.4%	3	54 - Above Average B+
172081 - Environmental Engineers	27	32	5	18.5%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
392011 - Animal Trainers	55	64	9	16.4%	2	54 - Above Average B+
274011 - Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	49	57	8	16.3%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
493011 - Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	51	59	8	15.7%	2	54 - Above Average B+
434051 - Customer Service Representatives	1,309	1,508	199	15.2%	57	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
413011 - Advertising Sales Agents	112	129	17	15.2%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291051 - Pharmacists	206	237	31	15%	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.