West Central Region Data

The West Central region consists of 13 counties and the historic towns of Sedalia, Warrensburg and Marshall.  Its three major lakes – Truman, Stockton and Pomme de Terre – offer tranquility, while Whiteman Air Force Base, home of the B-2 Stealth bomber, offers protection.  Top industries are retail trade, farming, construction, food services and federal/military. The regional average wage was $548 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
Bates County	16,709	$551,545,000	$32,429	$113,073,340
Benton County	18,962	$550,395,000	$28,794	$146,338,103
Carroll County	9,086	$338,473,000	$36,552	$65,510,634
Cedar County	13,799	$375,954,000	$26,954	$92,051,515
Chariton County	7,649	$301,508,000	$38,985	$52,104,256
Henry County	22,153	$717,378,000	$32,287	$235,650,933
Hickory County	9,391	$219,706,000	$22,819	$46,365,784
Johnson County	54,397	$1,583,859,000	$29,639	$417,900,841
Lafayette County	33,080	$1,256,334,000	$37,831	$212,590,103
Pettis County	42,319	$1,341,510,000	$31,806	$567,173,857
Saline County	23,339	$864,947,000	$37,154	$194,609,163
St. Clair County	9,474	$261,542,000	$27,128	$43,836,502
Vernon County	20,748	$650,092,000	$31,011	$174,207,018
West Central Region Summary	281,106	$9,013,243,000	$32,005	$2,361,412,049

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics April 2013
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bates County	7,649	7,104	545	7.1%
Benton County	8,119	7,553	566	7%
Carroll County	4,719	4,397	322	6.8%
Cedar County	6,185	5,844	341	5.5%
Chariton County	4,195	3,983	212	5.1%
Henry County	10,398	9,737	661	6.4%
Hickory County	3,557	3,130	427	12%
Johnson County	25,969	24,355	1,614	6.2%
Lafayette County	16,192	15,161	1,031	6.4%
Pettis County	20,490	19,299	1,191	5.8%
St. Clair County	3,872	3,589	283	7.3%
Saline County	11,504	10,889	615	5.3%
Vernon County	9,824	9,339	485	4.9%
West Central Region Summary	132,673	124,380	8,293	6.3%

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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
44 - Retail Trade	865	10,856	$58,778,136	$416	0.1%
62 - Health care and social assistance	549	10,027	$66,071,367	$507	2.4%
56 - Administrative and waste services	204	1,751	$9,962,836	$438	5.2%
22 - Utilities	30	552	$10,344,952	$1,442	0.4%

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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
452 - General Merchandise Stores	50	2,713	$14,296,489	$405	1.8%
624 - Social Assistance	145	2,373	$9,805,646	$318	9.3%
621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services	294	2,265	$21,755,870	$739	1.9%
447 - Gasoline Stations	127	1,714	$6,215,777	$279	8.9%
561 - Administrative and Support Services	183	1,592	$8,751,262	$423	7%
441 - Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	160	1,551	$11,863,037	$588	3.5%
332 - Fabricated metal product manufacturing	45	1,546	$13,646,020	$679	2.7%
333 - Machinery manufacturing	30	1,287	$12,108,950	$724	6.7%
622 - Hospitals	7	1,272	$13,959,009	$844	0.9%
423 - Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	128	1,088	$10,634,463	$752	0.1%

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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	120	$57.38	$57.75	$49.65	$61.24	$119,349.05	$120,120.97	$103,278.49	$127,383.32
111011 - Chief Executives	220	$51.69	$41.64	$26.05	$64.51	$107,523.13	$86,602.06	$54,196.95	$134,185.7
113121 - Human Resources Managers	30	$47.06	$47.68	$29.2	$55.99	$97,883.82	$99,174.32	$60,728.34	$116,461.56
113031 - Financial Managers	100	$43.46	$41.15	$25.84	$52.27	$90,387.59	$85,595.75	$53,741.84	$108,709.45
119021 - Construction Managers	30	$39.69	$35.13	$28.4	$45.32	$82,538.4	$73,071.02	$59,072.74	$94,271.23
119199 - Managers, All Other	50	$39.19	$30.17	$20.67	$48.45	$81,520.97	$62,742.98	$43,000.15	$100,781.38
113051 - Industrial Production Managers	90	$39.02	$37.17	$26.23	$45.41	$81,154.85	$77,303.58	$54,578.24	$94,443.16
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$38.53	$49.54	$8.68	$53.44	$80,124.88	$103,028.27	$18,059.12	$111,157.76
172141 - Mechanical Engineers	60	$36.17	$36.83	$26.7	$40.92	$75,247.19	$76,619.83	$55,535.83	$85,102.87
111021 - General and Operations Managers	980	$35.72	$28.99	$17.47	$44.84	$74,300.84	$60,290.42	$36,340.32	$93,281.1

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2010	Projected 2020	Numeric	Percent
474011 - Construction and Building Inspectors	2	3	1	50%	NA	52 - Well Above Average A
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	101	143	42	41.6%	6	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499021 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mecha	156	206	50	32.1%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	76	100	24	31.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131051 - Cost Estimators	73	95	22	30.1%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
399021 - Personal and Home Care Aides	784	1,016	232	29.6%	29	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291131 - Veterinarians	48	61	13	27.1%	2	54 - Above Average B+
472051 - Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	123	154	31	25.2%	5	54 - Above Average B+
472151 - Pipelayers	8	10	2	25%	NA	54 - Above Average B+
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	50	62	12	24%	2	54 - Above Average B+

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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.