Northwest Region Data

The Northwest consists of 18 counties stretching two-thirds of the way across the state.  Its largest city is St. Joseph, birthplace of the Pony Express and Jesse James’ last home.  It also includes such gems as Amish Jamesport and sparkling Conception Abbey, Nodaway County.  Top industries include retail trade, farming, food services, and construction. The regional average wage was $579 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
Andrew County	16,923	$566,271,000	$33,641	$19,158,946
Atchison County	6,031	$171,092,000	$28,052	$12,872,336
Buchanan County	89,408	$2,581,121,000	$28,997	$307,692,622
Caldwell County	9,248	$252,446,000	$27,224	$10,357,058
Clinton County	21,094	$632,260,000	$30,144	$21,792,890
Daviess County	7,911	$193,581,000	$24,328	$10,530,672
Dekalb County	12,275	$242,376,000	$19,838	$32,686,995
Gentry County	6,185	$173,268,000	$27,830	$10,095,458
Grundy County	10,125	$253,257,000	$25,087	$19,228,096
Harrison County	8,844	$207,812,000	$23,492	$28,553,621
Holt County	4,905	$131,700,000	$26,542	$8,383,227
Linn County	12,580	$325,729,000	$25,680	$27,750,353
Livingston County	14,213	$396,945,000	$27,991	$50,109,386
Mercer County	3,523	$104,240,000	$29,817	$5,866,742
Nodaway County	22,054	$504,431,000	$22,867	$49,126,629
Putnam County	4,862	$113,589,000	$23,219	$7,425,761
Sullivan County	6,629	$200,594,000	$30,133	$10,329,350
Worth County	2,039	$47,264,000	$22,582	$3,043,201
Northwest Region Summary	258,849	$7,097,976,000	$27,452	$635,003,343

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics September 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Andrew County	10,210	9,430	780	7.6%
Atchison County	3,044	2,805	239	7.9%
Buchanan County	48,613	44,396	4,217	8.7%
Caldwell County	4,289	3,922	367	8.6%
Clinton County	10,243	9,350	893	8.7%
Daviess County	3,813	3,480	333	8.7%
Dekalb County	5,293	4,800	493	9.3%
Gentry County	3,349	3,122	227	6.8%
Grundy County	5,345	4,977	368	6.9%
Harrison County	4,442	4,096	346	7.8%
Holt County	2,680	2,491	189	7.1%
Linn County	6,274	5,626	648	10.3%
Livingston County	6,960	6,414	546	7.8%
Mercer County	1,744	1,607	137	7.9%
Nodaway County	12,607	11,857	750	5.9%
Putnam County	2,338	2,166	172	7.4%
Sullivan County	3,367	3,152	215	6.4%
Worth County	1,097	1,005	92	8.4%
Northwest Region Summary	135,708	124,696	11,012	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
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	47	699	$8,227,380	$905	11.5%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	76	768	$3,046,789	$305	2.8%
54 - Professional and technical services	335	1,944	$22,837,574	$904	1.5%
62 - Health care and social assistance	540	12,481	$104,276,969	$643	0.9%
44 - Retail Trade	870	11,875	$60,391,082	$391	-0.5%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,050	3,055	$13,673,497	$344	0%
48 - Transportation and Warehousing	274	2,314	$17,104,343	$569	-0.9%
22 - Utilities	29	541	$7,633,162	$1,085	-1.6%
31 - Manufacturing	258	17,379	$169,252,400	$749	-2%
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	214	732	$3,687,341	$387	-3.6%

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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
712 - Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	4	32	$94,978	$231	52.4%
488 - Support Activities for Transportation	16	69	$770,796	$855	32.7%
454 - Nonstore Retailers	28	149	$1,210,222	$626	24.2%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	14	490	$3,630,878	$570	22.2%
325 - Chemical manufacturing	15	1,457	$27,317,174	$1,442	18.2%
326 - Plastics and rubber products manufacturi	11	220	$2,349,488	$821	16.4%
446 - Health and personal care stores	59	524	$3,901,763	$573	12.7%
551 - Management of Companies and Enterprises	47	699	$8,227,380	$906	11.5%
814 - Private Households	610	732	$1,434,411	$151	8.3%
517 - Telecommunications	43	546	$6,104,194	$861	7.7%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291063 - Internists, General	30	$89.93	NA	NA	NA	$187,058	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	80	$82.63	NA	$53.69	$97.11	$171,879	NA	$111,670	$201,984
291066 - Psychiatrists	20	$68.37	NA	$41.25	$81.93	$142,210	NA	$85,802	$170,414
291021 - Dentists, General	40	$65.52	$56.85	$47.81	$74.38	$136,284	$118,251	$99,443	$154,704
119121 - Natural Sciences Managers	20	$58.77	$56.1	$42.82	$66.75	$122,241	$116,685	$89,059	$138,832
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	30	$50.27	$48.47	$42.17	$54.31	$104,552	$100,826	$87,708	$112,974
291041 - Optometrists	10	$49.15	$54.85	$31.04	$58.2	$102,225	$114,091	$64,556	$121,060
291051 - Pharmacists	140	$48.43	$48.92	$39.05	$53.11	$100,729	$101,757	$81,229	$110,479
112022 - Sales Managers	30	$47.53	$43.01	$23.69	$59.45	$98,868	$89,461	$49,285	$123,660
411012 - First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers	50	$46.11	$29.28	$19.26	$59.54	$95,915	$60,898	$40,053	$123,846

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
452021 - Animal Breeders	35	51	16	45.7%	3	54 - Above Average B+
513092 - Food Batchmakers	588	792	204	34.7%	35	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	117	156	39	33.3%	6	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
513091 - Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Mach	24	32	8	33.3%	2	54 - Above Average B+
452091 - Agricultural Equipment Operators	112	146	34	30.4%	6	54 - Above Average B+
292021 - Dental Hygienists	60	76	16	26.7%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
319091 - Dental Assistants	134	168	34	25.4%	5	54 - Above Average B+
211011 - Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors	82	101	19	23.2%	4	54 - Above Average B+
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	45	55	10	22.2%	2	54 - Above Average B+
513021 - Butchers and Meat Cutters	186	225	39	21%	10	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.