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 $845 per week in the 2nd 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

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Two-Year U.S. Consumer Price Index(CPI)
2009	2008	Percent Difference
214.537	215.303	-0.4%

(1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted)
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Area	Population 2008	Income 2007		Taxable Sales Revenue 3rd Quarter 2009
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Franklin County	100,898	$3,238,189,000	$32,407	$236,599,738
Jefferson County	217,679	$6,615,962,000	$30,663	$435,206,217
St. Charles County	349,407	$12,599,583,000	$36,711	$1,064,737,620
St. Louis City	354,361	$10,571,569,000	$29,724	$1,004,498,348
St. Louis County	991,830	$51,374,904,000	$51,710	$3,572,215,016
St. Louis Region Summary	2,014,175	$84,400,207,000	$42,031	$6,313,256,939

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics December 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Franklin County	51,996	45,944	6,052	11.6%
Jefferson County	114,432	101,923	12,509	10.9%
St. Charles County	186,973	171,049	15,924	8.5%
St. Louis County	509,307	463,029	46,278	9.1%
St. Louis City	151,572	135,631	15,941	10.5%
St. Louis Region Summary	1,014,280	917,576	96,704	9.5%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (2-digit sector) 2nd Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
61 - Educational services	556	32,658	$409,928,894	$966	2.1%
62 - Health care and social assistance	4,459	132,977	$1,354,293,640	$783	1.4%
22 - Utilities	39	3,880	$65,229,068	$1,293	1.3%
72 - Accommodation and food services	3,115	91,656	$342,233,617	$287	-1.1%
44 - Retail Trade	4,518	104,771	$670,592,173	$492	-5.1%
81 - Other services, except public administra	6,130	33,878	$231,853,090	$526	-4.6%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	695	21,560	$162,159,151	$579	-4.9%
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	1,849	16,028	$142,473,609	$684	-5%
54 - Professional and technical services	5,978	59,974	$1,059,811,399	$1,359	-5.7%
42 - Wholesale trade	3,981	46,262	$671,425,841	$1,116	-6.6%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (3-digit sub-sector) 2nd Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
487 - Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	5	17	$30,485	$139	240%
483 - Water transportation	13	269	$4,067,508	$1,165	42.3%
324 - Petroleum and coal products manufacturin	19	392	$5,529,345	$1,086	31.1%
523 - Financial Investment & Related Activity	513	9,776	$191,401,756	$1,506	22.6%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	78	3,274	$18,502,998	$435	23.1%
814 - Private Households	2,779	3,514	$13,225,480	$290	10.3%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	22	420	$7,375,485	$1,352	8.5%
712 - Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	26	1,254	$9,100,887	$558	8.2%
339 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing	246	5,253	$67,566,952	$989	5.9%
624 - Social Assistance	895	18,471	$93,103,384	$388	4%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291022 - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	NA	$89.41	NA	NA	NA	$185,963	NA	NA	NA
291021 - Dentists, General	660	$87.46	NA	NA	NA	$181,918	NA	NA	NA
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	350	$86.64	NA	NA	NA	$180,211	NA	NA	NA
291065 - Pediatricians, General	180	$80.81	NA	NA	NA	$168,091	NA	NA	NA
291063 - Internists, General	210	$77.37	NA	$38.29	$96.91	$160,929	NA	$79,634	$201,577
111011 - Chief Executives	2,630	$76.63	NA	$41.5	$94.2	$159,394	NA	$86,322	$195,930
291066 - Psychiatrists	200	$73.53	NA	$44.8	$87.9	$152,947	NA	$93,193	$182,824
291199 - Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other	610	$72.95	NA	$41.96	$88.45	$151,746	NA	$87,284	$183,977
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	2,170	$68.05	NA	$22.14	$91	$141,546	NA	$46,059	$189,290
291081 - Podiatrists	NA	$65.35	$48.93	$45.51	$75.27	$135,927	$101,784	$94,662	$156,559

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	906	1,240	334	36.9%	41	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
413011 - Advertising Sales Agents	1,213	1,455	242	20%	45	54 - Above Average B+
272012 - Producers and Directors	449	534	85	18.9%	22	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
132051 - Financial Analysts	1,604	1,897	293	18.3%	38	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251121 - Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	615	721	106	17.2%	21	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251081 - Education Teachers, Postsecondary	430	500	70	16.3%	14	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
192041 - Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Includin	341	395	54	15.8%	14	54 - Above Average B+
251123 - English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsec.	539	624	85	15.8%	18	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251071 - Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,731	1,998	267	15.4%	56	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251022 - Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	371	428	57	15.4%	12	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.