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 $648 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009. 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 $648 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009.

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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
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Barry County	35,881	$984,248,000	$27,182	$75,283,545
Barton County	12,386	$346,340,000	$27,661	$19,553,559
Dade County	7,316	$207,422,000	$27,786	$8,499,115
Jasper County	118,179	$3,315,981,000	$28,431	$348,815,778
Lawrence County	37,648	$965,804,000	$25,660	$55,831,190
Mcdonald County	23,063	$555,085,000	$24,268	$103,496,549
Newton County	56,121	$1,804,331,000	$32,231	$134,449,121
Southwest Region Summary	290,594	$8,179,211,000	$28,270	$745,928,857

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics June 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Barry County	17,204	15,803	1,401	8.1%
Barton County	5,044	4,484	560	11.1%
Dade County	3,457	3,168	289	8.4%
Jasper County	57,665	52,858	4,807	8.3%
Lawrence County	18,863	17,337	1,526	8.1%
Mcdonald County	11,150	10,145	1,005	9%
Newton County	28,206	25,656	2,550	9%
Southwest Region Summary	141,589	129,451	12,138	8.6%

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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
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	45	2,452	$36,057,209	$1,131	0%
22 - Utilities	21	456	$7,300,432	$1,232	-100%
42 - Wholesale trade	325	3,551	$34,724,344	$752	-100%
44 - Retail Trade	950	14,444	$83,579,440	$445	-100%
23 - Construction	650	3,582	$33,689,914	$723	-100%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	497	$1,847,969	$286	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	235	4,656	$26,247,573	$434	-100%
61 - Educational services	29	254	$2,748,042	$832	-100%
62 - Health care and social assistance	508	13,607	$138,396,627	$782	-100%
72 - Accommodation and food services	458	8,330	$25,630,351	$237	-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
517 - Telecommunications	44	926	$9,598,682	$797	100%
424 - Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	105	1,069	$9,592,246	$690	0%
425 - Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers	58	485	$6,357,964	$1,009	0%
443 - Electronics and Appliance Stores	52	377	$2,689,029	$549	0%
445 - Food and Beverage Stores	87	1,677	$7,765,940	$356	0%
339 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing	31	701	$6,300,964	$691	0%
111 - Crop production	18	236	$2,180,269	$710	0%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	43	424	$1,606,031	$292	0%
322 - Paper manufacturing	7	662	$7,334,322	$853	0%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	20	288	$3,196,985	$854	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2007
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 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	74	100	26	35.1%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	40	53	13	32.5%	2	54 - Above Average B+
493041 - Farm Equipment Mechanics	32	42	10	31.3%	2	54 - Above Average B+
499021 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha	175	228	53	30.3%	8	54 - Above Average B+
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	189	243	54	28.6%	8	54 - Above Average B+
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	72	89	17	23.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
272022 - Coaches and Scouts	69	85	16	23.2%	3	54 - Above Average B+
472132 - Insulation Workers, Mechanical	35	43	8	22.9%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131041 - Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construct	111	136	25	22.5%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131051 - Cost Estimators	218	264	46	21.1%	10	52 - Well Above Average 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
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Barry County	35,881	$984,248,000	$27,182	$75,283,545
Barton County	12,386	$346,340,000	$27,661	$19,553,559
Dade County	7,316	$207,422,000	$27,786	$8,499,115
Jasper County	118,179	$3,315,981,000	$28,431	$348,815,778
Lawrence County	37,648	$965,804,000	$25,660	$55,831,190
Mcdonald County	23,063	$555,085,000	$24,268	$103,496,549
Newton County	56,121	$1,804,331,000	$32,231	$134,449,121
Southwest Region Summary	290,594	$8,179,211,000	$28,270	$745,928,857

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics June 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Barry County	17,204	15,803	1,401	8.1%
Barton County	5,044	4,484	560	11.1%
Dade County	3,457	3,168	289	8.4%
Jasper County	57,665	52,858	4,807	8.3%
Lawrence County	18,863	17,337	1,526	8.1%
Mcdonald County	11,150	10,145	1,005	9%
Newton County	28,206	25,656	2,550	9%
Southwest Region Summary	141,589	129,451	12,138	8.6%

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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
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	45	2,452	$36,057,209	$1,131	0%
22 - Utilities	21	456	$7,300,432	$1,232	-100%
42 - Wholesale trade	325	3,551	$34,724,344	$752	-100%
44 - Retail Trade	950	14,444	$83,579,440	$445	-100%
23 - Construction	650	3,582	$33,689,914	$723	-100%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	497	$1,847,969	$286	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	235	4,656	$26,247,573	$434	-100%
61 - Educational services	29	254	$2,748,042	$832	-100%
62 - Health care and social assistance	508	13,607	$138,396,627	$782	-100%
72 - Accommodation and food services	458	8,330	$25,630,351	$237	-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
517 - Telecommunications	44	926	$9,598,682	$797	100%
424 - Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	105	1,069	$9,592,246	$690	0%
425 - Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers	58	485	$6,357,964	$1,009	0%
443 - Electronics and Appliance Stores	52	377	$2,689,029	$549	0%
445 - Food and Beverage Stores	87	1,677	$7,765,940	$356	0%
339 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing	31	701	$6,300,964	$691	0%
111 - Crop production	18	236	$2,180,269	$710	0%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	43	424	$1,606,031	$292	0%
322 - Paper manufacturing	7	662	$7,334,322	$853	0%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	20	288	$3,196,985	$854	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2007
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 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	74	100	26	35.1%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	40	53	13	32.5%	2	54 - Above Average B+
493041 - Farm Equipment Mechanics	32	42	10	31.3%	2	54 - Above Average B+
499021 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha	175	228	53	30.3%	8	54 - Above Average B+
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	189	243	54	28.6%	8	54 - Above Average B+
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	72	89	17	23.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
272022 - Coaches and Scouts	69	85	16	23.2%	3	54 - Above Average B+
472132 - Insulation Workers, Mechanical	35	43	8	22.9%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131041 - Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construct	111	136	25	22.5%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131051 - Cost Estimators	218	264	46	21.1%	10	52 - Well Above Average 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.