Central Region Data

The Central region is composed of 19 counties, and its largest cities are Columbia and Jefferson City.  The region is home to the University of Missouri’s flagship campus and the state capital on the forested, rolling edge of the Ozarks.  It’s also home to the state’s playground, Lake of the Ozarks, and Fort Leonard Wood.  Top area industries include retail trade, farming, food services and construction. The regional average wage was $557 per week in the 1st 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)
2008	2007	Percent Difference
215.303	207.342	3.8%

(1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted)
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Area	Population 2008	Income 2007		Taxable Sales Revenue 2nd Quarter 2009
		Total Personal Income	Per Capita Income
Audrain County	26,049	$679,026,000	$26,289	$69,814,789
Boone County	154,365	$5,000,046,000	$32,884	$524,658,520
Callaway County	43,464	$1,081,252,000	$25,041	$74,256,197
Camden County	40,664	$1,231,030,000	$30,466	$189,012,479
Cole County	74,313	$2,662,614,000	$36,223	$254,320,671
Cooper County	17,535	$454,679,000	$25,900	$33,529,391
Crawford County	23,970	$642,169,000	$26,727	$41,480,547
Dent County	15,199	$361,030,000	$24,022	$33,139,416
Gasconade County	15,261	$423,394,000	$27,554	$36,273,025
Howard County	9,918	$288,225,000	$29,211	$11,006,233
Laclede County	35,524	$864,438,000	$24,456	$91,589,230
Maries County	9,046	$220,243,000	$24,176	$9,208,680
Miller County	24,949	$576,712,000	$23,192	$78,113,479
Moniteau County	15,121	$393,766,000	$26,032	$20,159,015
Morgan County	20,861	$527,471,000	$25,366	$47,343,407
Osage County	13,465	$391,976,000	$29,344	$20,557,282
Phelps County	42,205	$1,176,428,000	$27,718	$113,823,062
Pulaski County	44,546	$1,583,776,000	$35,751	$93,087,884
Washington County	24,548	$543,406,000	$22,379	$32,986,487
Central Region Summary	651,003	$19,101,681,000	$29,549	$1,774,359,794

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics September 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Audrain County	12,079	10,968	1,111	9.2%
Boone County	85,931	80,578	5,353	6.2%
Callaway County	22,356	20,569	1,787	8%
Camden County	22,793	20,983	1,810	7.9%
Cole County	39,123	36,507	2,616	6.7%
Cooper County	9,150	8,379	771	8.4%
Crawford County	11,885	10,619	1,266	10.7%
Dent County	6,282	5,689	593	9.4%
Gasconade County	7,706	6,876	830	10.8%
Howard County	5,121	4,698	423	8.3%
Laclede County	16,954	15,093	1,861	11%
Maries County	4,662	4,258	404	8.7%
Miller County	13,014	11,639	1,375	10.6%
Moniteau County	7,331	6,758	573	7.8%
Morgan County	9,125	8,097	1,028	11.3%
Osage County	7,375	6,646	729	9.9%
Phelps County	21,501	19,983	1,518	7.1%
Pulaski County	20,242	18,873	1,369	6.8%
Washington County	9,947	8,589	1,358	13.7%
Central Region Summary	332,577	305,802	26,775	8.1%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (2-digit sector) 1st Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
22 - Utilities	50	2,102	$45,980,209	$1,683	10.3%
61 - Educational services	130	2,972	$20,277,226	$525	4.9%
54 - Professional and technical services	1,206	7,130	$68,986,205	$744	4.9%
62 - Health care and social assistance	1,316	25,530	$205,696,595	$620	1.7%
72 - Accommodation and food services	1,304	23,652	$72,515,489	$236	-1%
44 - Retail Trade	2,265	34,295	$182,985,953	$410	-1.1%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	118	3,823	$52,529,476	$1,057	-1.9%
81 - Other services, except public administra	2,635	8,216	$45,100,408	$422	-2%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	225	2,424	$10,274,460	$326	-2.9%
52 - Finance and insurance	843	8,887	$96,149,741	$832	-3%

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Top 10 High Growth Industries (3-digit sub-sector) 1st Quarter 2009
Industry	Number of Firms	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage	Percentage Growth from Prior Year
113 - Forestry and logging	8	24	$164,799	$536	84.6%
451 - Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book/Music Stores	124	1,740	$7,139,498	$316	41.5%
446 - Health and personal care stores	134	1,515	$12,915,785	$656	30.9%
712 - Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	8	65	$307,803	$366	30%
488 - Support Activities for Transportation	66	496	$4,188,935	$650	20.1%
525 - Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles	7	26	$203,996	$604	13%
111 - Crop production	34	225	$1,352,016	$462	12.5%
221 - Utilities	50	2,102	$45,980,209	$1,683	10.3%
311 - Food manufacturing	60	2,505	$23,569,984	$724	8.9%
518 - ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing	11	332	$4,193,508	$973	6.8%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291067 - Surgeons	NA	$92.68	NA	NA	NA	$192,784	NA	NA	NA
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	360	$81.1	NA	NA	NA	$168,681	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	370	$72.24	NA	$43.15	$86.79	$150,267	NA	$89,761	$180,520
291021 - Dentists, General	150	$69.24	$62.01	$39.14	$84.3	$144,026	$128,971	$81,409	$175,335
291066 - Psychiatrists	60	$68.59	NA	$54.96	$75.4	$142,663	NA	$114,310	$156,840
291029 - Dentists, All Other Specialists	NA	$59.21	$53.82	$48.99	$64.32	$123,160	$111,939	$101,909	$133,785
111011 - Chief Executives	550	$57.32	$47.29	$32.84	$69.55	$119,218	$98,368	$68,315	$144,669
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	50	$53.04	$48.21	$41.14	$58.98	$110,315	$100,266	$85,577	$122,684
119033 - Education Administrators, Postsecondary	170	$49.75	$44.64	$25.5	$61.87	$103,473	$92,856	$53,047	$128,686
291051 - Pharmacists	640	$49.11	$47.23	$40.9	$53.22	$102,149	$98,242	$85,070	$110,688

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	364	522	158	43.4%	23	52 - Well Above Average A
513092 - Food Batchmakers	273	344	71	26%	14	54 - Above Average B+
251081 - Education Teachers, Postsecondary	157	194	37	23.6%	7	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251121 - Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	226	278	52	23%	9	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251042 - Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	125	153	28	22.4%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251032 - Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	77	94	17	22.1%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251021 - Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	137	167	30	21.9%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251123 - English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsec.	198	241	43	21.7%	7	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251066 - Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	116	141	25	21.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251022 - Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	136	165	29	21.3%	5	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.