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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.


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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.