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Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	8,820	21.06	9.75	26.71	43,803	20,281	55,563
Central Region^*	2,360	13.57	7.17	16.77	28,234	14,924	34,889
Northeast Region^*	810	12.36	6.68	15.20	25,703	13,885	31,612
Northwest Region^*	910	12.22	7.31	14.68	25,425	15,213	30,531
Ozark Region^*	2,940	14.46	7.82	17.79	30,087	16,271	36,995
South Central Region^*	380	14.54	8.48	17.57	30,245	17,645	36,545
Southeast Region^*	810	12.42	7.04	15.12	25,843	14,639	31,445
Southwest Region^*	960	12.43	6.79	15.25	25,856	14,130	31,719
St. Charles^*	370	16.41	8.29	20.47	34,137	17,248	42,582
St. Louis City^*	4,500	20.42	9.66	25.81	42,484	20,102	53,675
St. Louis County^*	8,600	19.72	9.62	24.77	41,025	20,015	51,529
West Central Region^*	910	14.22	7.46	17.60	29,572	15,510	36,603
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	930	12.39	8.34	14.41	25,771	17,350	29,981

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	44,390	49,140	4,750	10.70	1,319	NA
Kansas City MSA	17,250	19,450	2,200	12.75	543	NA
St Louis MSA	19,820	21,920	2,100	10.60	587	NA
Central Region^*	3,770	4,110	340	9.02	106	NA
Northeast Region^*	1,130	1,180	50	4.42	26	NA
Northwest Region^*	1,650	1,740	90	5.45	34	NA
Ozark Region^*	3,920	4,380	460	11.73	120	NA
South Central Region^*	900	940	40	4.44	21	NA
Southeast Region^*	1,600	1,700	100	6.25	40	NA
Southwest Region^*	1,400	1,500	100	7.14	36	NA
West Central Region^*	1,300	1,350	50	3.85	29	NA