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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 $559 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009. 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 $559 per week in the 4th 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
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
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
214.5	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
Area	Population 2009	Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income	Taxable Sales Revenue 1st Quarter 2010
Bates County	16,761	$544,242,000	$32,169	$21,620,588
Benton County	18,461	$491,933,000	$26,542	$32,390,647
Carroll County	9,535	$314,803,000	$32,437	$13,072,720
Cedar County	13,544	$340,495,000	$24,854	$20,674,042
Chariton County	7,594	$260,303,000	$33,933	$9,982,268
Henry County	22,176	$663,277,000	$29,916	$52,180,470
Hickory County	8,903	$198,565,000	$22,082	$9,614,102
Johnson County	52,657	$1,428,919,000	$27,394	$96,554,754
Lafayette County	32,572	$1,179,014,000	$35,919	$49,583,447
Pettis County	41,421	$1,221,516,000	$29,746	$135,797,762
Saline County	22,821	$756,922,000	$33,500	$45,737,598
St. Clair County	9,276	$233,590,000	$24,956	$8,704,721
Vernon County	20,166	$589,343,000	$29,322	$37,909,736
West Central Region Summary	275,887	$8,222,922,000	$29,815	$533,822,855

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bates County	7,894	7,042	852	10.8%
Benton County	7,893	7,071	822	10.4%
Carroll County	4,795	4,289	506	10.6%
Cedar County	6,222	5,634	588	9.5%
Chariton County	3,841	3,470	371	9.7%
Henry County	10,762	9,743	1,019	9.5%
Hickory County	3,471	3,062	409	11.8%
Johnson County	25,400	23,005	2,395	9.4%
Lafayette County	16,554	14,836	1,718	10.4%
Pettis County	19,961	18,103	1,858	9.3%
St. Clair County	4,097	3,672	425	10.4%
Saline County	11,646	10,639	1,007	8.6%
Vernon County	8,921	8,147	774	8.7%
West Central Region Summary	131,457	118,713	12,744	9.7%

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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
22 - Utilities	28	517	$9,320,302	$1,387	0%
61 - Educational services	24	639	$4,502,863	$542	0%
62 - Health care and social assistance	535	9,496	$62,449,537	$506	0%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,001	2,649	$11,400,448	$331	0%
54 - Professional and technical services	398	1,568	$16,447,289	$807	0%
42 - Wholesale trade	276	2,686	$25,269,626	$724	-100%
44 - Retail Trade	903	10,614	$59,644,533	$432	-100%
23 - Construction	699	2,813	$26,411,466	$722	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	206	1,397	$7,870,685	$433	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	28	391	$4,156,230	$818	-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
425 - Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers	38	313	$3,852,334	$947	0%
443 - Electronics and Appliance Stores	37	132	$700,712	$407	0%
814 - Private Households	632	913	$1,447,618	$122	0%
112 - Animal production	50	392	$2,857,259	$561	0%
323 - Printing and related support activities	21	372	$3,983,244	$823	0%
221 - Utilities	28	517	$9,320,302	$1,386	0%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	20	396	$3,967,647	$771	0%
713 - Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Ind	70	448	$1,201,687	$206	0%
611 - Educational Services	24	639	$4,502,863	$542	0%
621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services	285	2,099	$21,245,310	$778	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2009
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
Occupation	Employment	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	NA	$110.3	NA	NA	NA	$229,488	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	140	$86.75	$79.08	$60.09	$100	$180,449	$164,480	$124,995	$208,176
291021 - Dentists, General	40	$78.05	$75.51	$44.05	$95.05	$162,353	$157,070	$91,633	$197,712
291051 - Pharmacists	90	$55.37	$57.08	$48.2	$58.96	$115,179	$118,736	$100,258	$122,639
111011 - Chief Executives	180	$54.97	$43.53	$29.15	$67.89	$114,346	$90,552	$60,635	$141,202
113031 - Financial Managers	90	$53.78	$45.58	$27.95	$66.7	$111,862	$94,806	$58,130	$138,727
113021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers	30	$46.5	$37.42	$26.6	$56.45	$96,725	$77,829	$55,331	$117,422
112031 - Public Relations Managers	20	$41.09	$39.81	$34.38	$44.45	$85,478	$82,807	$71,510	$92,461
113061 - Purchasing Managers	20	$40.63	$39.33	$28.58	$46.65	$84,508	$81,803	$59,453	$97,035
113051 - Industrial Production Managers	50	$40.27	$39.81	$24.74	$48.04	$83,770	$82,814	$51,453	$99,928

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
Occupation	Estimated 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent	Annual Average Openings	Outlook
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	101	143	42	41.6%	6	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	76	100	24	31.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	76	95	19	25%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	65	81	16	24.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292021 - Dental Hygienists	49	61	12	24.5%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292055 - Surgical Technologists	49	61	12	24.5%	2	54 - Above Average B+
291126 - Respiratory Therapists	81	100	19	23.5%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	159	195	36	22.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	40	49	9	22.5%	2	54 - Above Average B+
319091 - Dental Assistants	107	131	24	22.4%	4	54 - Above Average B+

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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
Area	Population 2009	Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income	Taxable Sales Revenue 1st Quarter 2010
Bates County	16,761	$544,242,000	$32,169	$21,620,588
Benton County	18,461	$491,933,000	$26,542	$32,390,647
Carroll County	9,535	$314,803,000	$32,437	$13,072,720
Cedar County	13,544	$340,495,000	$24,854	$20,674,042
Chariton County	7,594	$260,303,000	$33,933	$9,982,268
Henry County	22,176	$663,277,000	$29,916	$52,180,470
Hickory County	8,903	$198,565,000	$22,082	$9,614,102
Johnson County	52,657	$1,428,919,000	$27,394	$96,554,754
Lafayette County	32,572	$1,179,014,000	$35,919	$49,583,447
Pettis County	41,421	$1,221,516,000	$29,746	$135,797,762
Saline County	22,821	$756,922,000	$33,500	$45,737,598
St. Clair County	9,276	$233,590,000	$24,956	$8,704,721
Vernon County	20,166	$589,343,000	$29,322	$37,909,736
West Central Region Summary	275,887	$8,222,922,000	$29,815	$533,822,855

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bates County	7,894	7,042	852	10.8%
Benton County	7,893	7,071	822	10.4%
Carroll County	4,795	4,289	506	10.6%
Cedar County	6,222	5,634	588	9.5%
Chariton County	3,841	3,470	371	9.7%
Henry County	10,762	9,743	1,019	9.5%
Hickory County	3,471	3,062	409	11.8%
Johnson County	25,400	23,005	2,395	9.4%
Lafayette County	16,554	14,836	1,718	10.4%
Pettis County	19,961	18,103	1,858	9.3%
St. Clair County	4,097	3,672	425	10.4%
Saline County	11,646	10,639	1,007	8.6%
Vernon County	8,921	8,147	774	8.7%
West Central Region Summary	131,457	118,713	12,744	9.7%

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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
22 - Utilities	28	517	$9,320,302	$1,387	0%
61 - Educational services	24	639	$4,502,863	$542	0%
62 - Health care and social assistance	535	9,496	$62,449,537	$506	0%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,001	2,649	$11,400,448	$331	0%
54 - Professional and technical services	398	1,568	$16,447,289	$807	0%
42 - Wholesale trade	276	2,686	$25,269,626	$724	-100%
44 - Retail Trade	903	10,614	$59,644,533	$432	-100%
23 - Construction	699	2,813	$26,411,466	$722	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	206	1,397	$7,870,685	$433	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	28	391	$4,156,230	$818	-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
425 - Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers	38	313	$3,852,334	$947	0%
443 - Electronics and Appliance Stores	37	132	$700,712	$407	0%
814 - Private Households	632	913	$1,447,618	$122	0%
112 - Animal production	50	392	$2,857,259	$561	0%
323 - Printing and related support activities	21	372	$3,983,244	$823	0%
221 - Utilities	28	517	$9,320,302	$1,386	0%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	20	396	$3,967,647	$771	0%
713 - Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Ind	70	448	$1,201,687	$206	0%
611 - Educational Services	24	639	$4,502,863	$542	0%
621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services	285	2,099	$21,245,310	$778	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2009
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
Occupation	Employment	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	NA	$110.3	NA	NA	NA	$229,488	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	140	$86.75	$79.08	$60.09	$100	$180,449	$164,480	$124,995	$208,176
291021 - Dentists, General	40	$78.05	$75.51	$44.05	$95.05	$162,353	$157,070	$91,633	$197,712
291051 - Pharmacists	90	$55.37	$57.08	$48.2	$58.96	$115,179	$118,736	$100,258	$122,639
111011 - Chief Executives	180	$54.97	$43.53	$29.15	$67.89	$114,346	$90,552	$60,635	$141,202
113031 - Financial Managers	90	$53.78	$45.58	$27.95	$66.7	$111,862	$94,806	$58,130	$138,727
113021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers	30	$46.5	$37.42	$26.6	$56.45	$96,725	$77,829	$55,331	$117,422
112031 - Public Relations Managers	20	$41.09	$39.81	$34.38	$44.45	$85,478	$82,807	$71,510	$92,461
113061 - Purchasing Managers	20	$40.63	$39.33	$28.58	$46.65	$84,508	$81,803	$59,453	$97,035
113051 - Industrial Production Managers	50	$40.27	$39.81	$24.74	$48.04	$83,770	$82,814	$51,453	$99,928

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
Occupation	Estimated 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent	Annual Average Openings	Outlook
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	101	143	42	41.6%	6	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	76	100	24	31.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	76	95	19	25%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	65	81	16	24.6%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292021 - Dental Hygienists	49	61	12	24.5%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292055 - Surgical Technologists	49	61	12	24.5%	2	54 - Above Average B+
291126 - Respiratory Therapists	81	100	19	23.5%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	159	195	36	22.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	40	49	9	22.5%	2	54 - Above Average B+
319091 - Dental Assistants	107	131	24	22.4%	4	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.