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 $956 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009. 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 $956 per week in the 4th Quarter of 2009.

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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
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Franklin County	101,263	$3,554,929,000	$35,244	$213,354,688
Jefferson County	219,046	$7,269,618,000	$33,408	$412,286,834
St. Charles County	355,367	$13,767,984,000	$39,383	$997,858,131
St. Louis City	356,587	$11,491,550,000	$32,214	$990,292,799
St. Louis County	992,408	$53,926,646,000	$54,343	$3,396,912,234
St. Louis Region Summary	2,024,671	$90,010,727,000	$44,623	$6,010,704,686

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Franklin County	52,720	47,266	5,454	10.3%
Jefferson County	116,035	104,740	11,295	9.7%
St. Charles County	193,673	177,249	16,424	8.5%
St. Louis County	520,279	470,763	49,516	9.5%
St. Louis City	160,253	139,774	20,479	12.8%
St. Louis Region Summary	1,042,960	939,792	103,168	9.9%

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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
61 - Educational services	555	34,550	$443,293,044	$987	0%
22 - Utilities	39	3,869	$79,003,254	$1,571	0%
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	1,865	15,999	$157,254,902	$756	-100%
51 - Information	677	24,672	$477,780,732	$1,490	-100%
81 - Other services, except public administra	6,327	33,155	$241,101,317	$559	-100%
72 - Accommodation and food services	3,120	87,365	$345,188,649	$304	-100%
54 - Professional and technical services	5,958	57,898	$1,217,022,564	$1,617	-100%
62 - Health care and social assistance	4,485	133,247	$1,544,603,932	$892	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	3,211	56,636	$469,080,043	$637	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	552	34,581	$779,553,862	$1,734	-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
519 - Other Information Services	55	293	$3,304,856	$867	0%
522 - Credit Intermediation & Related Activity	714	21,839	$298,528,641	$1,051	0%
525 - Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles	44	428	$7,272,734	$1,306	0%
523 - Financial Investment & Related Activity	509	7,642	$159,886,621	$1,609	0%
487 - Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	4	9	$85,625	$732	0%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	77	3,646	$20,038,590	$423	0%
533 - Lessors, Nonfinancial Intangible Assets	30	151	$2,694,816	$1,373	0%
486 - Pipeline Transportation	3	20	$491,103	$1,889	0%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	267	23,260	$147,183,617	$487	0%
814 - Private Households	2,973	3,713	$13,918,160	$288	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2009
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291067 - Surgeons	260	$110.7	NA	NA	NA	$230,379	NA	NA	NA
291029 - Dentists, All Other Specialists	NA	$102.9	NA	NA	NA	$214,229	NA	NA	NA
291063 - Internists, General	200	$93.46	NA	$59.08	$110.6	$194,386	NA	$122,887	$230,136
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	100	$91.28	NA	$57.92	$107.9	$189,852	NA	$120,467	$224,545
291066 - Psychiatrists	90	$91.25	NA	$57.02	$108.3	$189,810	NA	$118,600	$225,415
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	1,760	$91	NA	NA	NA	$189,271	NA	NA	NA
192012 - Physicists	NA	$87.12	$79.91	$39.41	$110.9	$181,211	$166,203	$81,981	$230,826
291081 - Podiatrists	30	$84.88	NA	$46.78	$103.9	$176,546	NA	$97,311	$216,163
111011 - Chief Executives	2,760	$82.37	$78.76	$44.44	$101.3	$171,323	$163,814	$92,426	$210,771
291065 - Pediatricians, General	190	$75.34	$62.29	$52.23	$86.9	$156,712	$129,557	$108,645	$180,745

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	818	1,074	256	31.3%	43	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
272022 - Coaches and Scouts	789	1,013	224	28.4%	37	54 - Above Average B+
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	1,914	2,405	491	25.7%	78	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
519023 - Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, an	1,461	1,783	322	22%	57	54 - Above Average B+
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	1,627	1,975	348	21.4%	53	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
259031 - Instructional Coordinators	405	488	83	20.5%	17	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	2,346	2,808	462	19.7%	66	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	387	463	76	19.6%	19	54 - Above Average B+
131041 - Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construct	1,718	2,052	334	19.4%	51	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
252041 - Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarte	2,212	2,621	409	18.5%	98	53 - Well Above Avg. A-

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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
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Franklin County	101,263	$3,554,929,000	$35,244	$213,354,688
Jefferson County	219,046	$7,269,618,000	$33,408	$412,286,834
St. Charles County	355,367	$13,767,984,000	$39,383	$997,858,131
St. Louis City	356,587	$11,491,550,000	$32,214	$990,292,799
St. Louis County	992,408	$53,926,646,000	$54,343	$3,396,912,234
St. Louis Region Summary	2,024,671	$90,010,727,000	$44,623	$6,010,704,686

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics July 2010
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Franklin County	52,720	47,266	5,454	10.3%
Jefferson County	116,035	104,740	11,295	9.7%
St. Charles County	193,673	177,249	16,424	8.5%
St. Louis County	520,279	470,763	49,516	9.5%
St. Louis City	160,253	139,774	20,479	12.8%
St. Louis Region Summary	1,042,960	939,792	103,168	9.9%

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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
61 - Educational services	555	34,550	$443,293,044	$987	0%
22 - Utilities	39	3,869	$79,003,254	$1,571	0%
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	1,865	15,999	$157,254,902	$756	-100%
51 - Information	677	24,672	$477,780,732	$1,490	-100%
81 - Other services, except public administra	6,327	33,155	$241,101,317	$559	-100%
72 - Accommodation and food services	3,120	87,365	$345,188,649	$304	-100%
54 - Professional and technical services	5,958	57,898	$1,217,022,564	$1,617	-100%
62 - Health care and social assistance	4,485	133,247	$1,544,603,932	$892	-100%
56 - Administrative and waste services	3,211	56,636	$469,080,043	$637	-100%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	552	34,581	$779,553,862	$1,734	-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
519 - Other Information Services	55	293	$3,304,856	$867	0%
522 - Credit Intermediation & Related Activity	714	21,839	$298,528,641	$1,051	0%
525 - Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles	44	428	$7,272,734	$1,306	0%
523 - Financial Investment & Related Activity	509	7,642	$159,886,621	$1,609	0%
487 - Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	4	9	$85,625	$732	0%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	77	3,646	$20,038,590	$423	0%
533 - Lessors, Nonfinancial Intangible Assets	30	151	$2,694,816	$1,373	0%
486 - Pipeline Transportation	3	20	$491,103	$1,889	0%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	267	23,260	$147,183,617	$487	0%
814 - Private Households	2,973	3,713	$13,918,160	$288	0%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings 2009
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291067 - Surgeons	260	$110.7	NA	NA	NA	$230,379	NA	NA	NA
291029 - Dentists, All Other Specialists	NA	$102.9	NA	NA	NA	$214,229	NA	NA	NA
291063 - Internists, General	200	$93.46	NA	$59.08	$110.6	$194,386	NA	$122,887	$230,136
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	100	$91.28	NA	$57.92	$107.9	$189,852	NA	$120,467	$224,545
291066 - Psychiatrists	90	$91.25	NA	$57.02	$108.3	$189,810	NA	$118,600	$225,415
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	1,760	$91	NA	NA	NA	$189,271	NA	NA	NA
192012 - Physicists	NA	$87.12	$79.91	$39.41	$110.9	$181,211	$166,203	$81,981	$230,826
291081 - Podiatrists	30	$84.88	NA	$46.78	$103.9	$176,546	NA	$97,311	$216,163
111011 - Chief Executives	2,760	$82.37	$78.76	$44.44	$101.3	$171,323	$163,814	$92,426	$210,771
291065 - Pediatricians, General	190	$75.34	$62.29	$52.23	$86.9	$156,712	$129,557	$108,645	$180,745

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2008	Projected 2018	Numeric	Percent
191042 - Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	818	1,074	256	31.3%	43	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
272022 - Coaches and Scouts	789	1,013	224	28.4%	37	54 - Above Average B+
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	1,914	2,405	491	25.7%	78	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
519023 - Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, an	1,461	1,783	322	22%	57	54 - Above Average B+
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	1,627	1,975	348	21.4%	53	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
259031 - Instructional Coordinators	405	488	83	20.5%	17	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151032 - Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	2,346	2,808	462	19.7%	66	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
499062 - Medical Equipment Repairers	387	463	76	19.6%	19	54 - Above Average B+
131041 - Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construct	1,718	2,052	334	19.4%	51	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
252041 - Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarte	2,212	2,621	409	18.5%	98	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.