St. Louis Region Data

The St. Louis region boasts one of America’s great metropolises in the Gateway City, with almost ten Fortune 500 firms, world-class museums, restaurants, shopping, and sports (baseball's Cardinals, football's Rams).  Leading industries include retail trade, professional and technical services, construction, food services and administrative and support services such as Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, AG Edwards and Anhueser-Busch. The regional average wage was $925 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
Franklin County	101,412	$3,650,522,000	$35,811	$975,442,041
Jefferson County	220,209	$7,611,855,000	$34,681	$1,847,166,882
St. Charles County	368,666	$15,065,110,000	$41,257	$4,830,956,636
St. Louis City	318,172	$11,842,448,000	$37,232	$4,314,869,505
St. Louis County	1,000,438	$52,713,697,000	$52,783	$15,518,013,359
St. Louis Region Summary	2,008,897	$90,883,632,000	$45,366	$27,486,448,423

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics April 2013
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Franklin County	51,978	48,445	3,533	6.8%
Jefferson County	115,187	107,136	8,051	7%
St. Charles County	198,635	187,920	10,715	5.4%
St. Louis County	512,467	480,888	31,579	6.2%
St. Louis City	139,053	127,277	11,776	8.5%
St. Louis Region Summary	1,017,320	951,666	65,654	6.5%

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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
62 - Health care and social assistance	4,600	150,721	$1,760,106,862	$898	2.2%
44 - Retail Trade	4,228	105,000	$718,911,082	$527	0.2%
72 - Accommodation and food services	3,202	90,942	$355,496,506	$301	2.5%
54 - Professional and technical services	5,927	57,846	$982,833,240	$1,307	2.5%
42 - Wholesale trade	3,800	44,188	$696,917,508	$1,213	0.1%
81 - Other services, except public administra	8,350	34,748	$241,737,459	$535	0.1%
61 - Educational services	597	24,156	$309,410,341	$985	5.1%

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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
000 Total Private	48,824	881,450	$10,596,161,504	$925	0.8%
722 - Food Services and Drinking Places	2,989	82,559	$307,637,828	$287	3%
622 - Hospitals	41	62,686	$837,648,906	$1,028	1.9%
541 - Professional and Technical Services	5,927	57,846	$982,833,240	$1,307	2.5%
621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services	3,285	42,611	$661,217,528	$1,194	1.8%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	282	24,626	$149,815,709	$468	2.7%
611 - Educational Services	597	24,156	$309,410,341	$985	5.1%
423 - Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	1,636	23,914	$373,506,428	$1,201	3.4%
522 - Credit Intermediation & Related Activity	607	23,876	$354,949,826	$1,144	6.4%
452 - General Merchandise Stores	108	21,909	$113,067,324	$397	1.1%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2011
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
111011 - Chief Executives	2,740	$85.25	$78.63	$43.95	$105.9	$177,321.38	$163,558.74	$91,417.16	$220,273.99
291065 - Pediatricians, General	160	$81.11	$71.72	$52.9	$95.22	$168,717.61	$149,172.38	$110,036.35	$198,058.74
291021 - Dentists, General	640	$76.44	$59.6	$19.51	$104.91	$158,999.7	$123,957.28	$40,572.5	$218,212.79
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	140	$73.98	$72.25	$62.25	$79.84	$153,872.8	$150,266.45	$129,490.4	$166,063.49
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	3,100	$70.7	$59.21	$24.79	$93.65	$147,057.2	$123,166.11	$51,564.79	$194,802.89
291066 - Psychiatrists	150	$67.74	$60.94	$39.33	$81.94	$140,900.05	$126,769.43	$81,800.42	$170,449.87
291081 - Podiatrists	80	$62.29	$39.51	$32.54	$77.16	$129,563.34	$82,172.2	$67,675.87	$160,507.07
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	160	$60.43	$61.53	$40.44	$70.43	$125,691.57	$127,992.14	$84,116.18	$146,479.77
119121 - Natural Sciences Managers	290	$59.6	$57.42	$35.94	$71.43	$123,964.86	$119,416.76	$74,752.92	$148,570.33
119041 - Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,480	$58.17	$58.41	$42.38	$66.07	$120,994.49	$121,486.01	$88,136.3	$137,423.08

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2010	Projected 2020	Numeric	Percent
473011 - Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, an	135	216	81	60%	12	52 - Well Above Average A
472171 - Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	380	576	196	51.6%	28	52 - Well Above Average A
193051 - Urban and Regional Planners	2	3	1	50%	NA	52 - Well Above Average A
472021 - Brickmasons and Blockmasons	984	1,402	418	42.5%	62	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472121 - Glaziers	432	606	174	40.3%	33	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
131121 - Meeting and Convention Planners	647	885	238	36.8%	36	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
311011 - Home Health Aides	5,961	8,095	2,134	35.8%	290	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
211091 - Health Educators	915	1,234	319	34.9%	52	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472082 - Tapers	467	619	152	32.5%	28	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
472051 - Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	1,152	1,513	361	31.3%	54	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.