South Central Region Data

	The South Central region features bubbling springs, clear swift rivers such as the Ozark National Scenic Riverway, and forested hills.  Mark Twain National Forest covers much of the area.  Top industries include farming, retail trade, construction, food services, and wood products manufacturing. The regional average wage was $452 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
Butler County	41,383	$1,163,005,000	$28,208	$131,007,539
Carter County	5,890	$137,427,000	$23,242	$8,390,248
Douglas County	13,438	$285,999,000	$21,426	$20,315,248
Howell County	39,000	$918,653,000	$23,797	$104,190,880
Oregon County	10,264	$215,690,000	$20,971	$19,191,681
Ozark County	9,227	$186,954,000	$20,284	$12,894,734
Reynolds County	6,388	$152,663,000	$23,757	$7,985,932
Ripley County	13,485	$290,816,000	$21,504	$18,235,881
Shannon County	8,423	$155,798,000	$18,539	$9,468,765
Texas County	24,598	$487,953,000	$19,870	$40,475,095
Wayne County	12,652	$282,278,000	$22,334	$18,850,622
Wright County	18,443	$362,033,000	$19,831	$35,369,199
South Central Region Summary	203,191	$4,639,269,000	$22,921	$426,375,824

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics September 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Butler County	20,654	18,999	1,655	8%
Carter County	3,058	2,793	265	8.7%
Douglas County	5,813	5,244	569	9.8%
Howell County	19,049	17,289	1,760	9.2%
Oregon County	4,425	4,025	400	9%
Ozark County	4,398	4,063	335	7.6%
Reynolds County	2,558	2,233	325	12.7%
Ripley County	6,274	5,678	596	9.5%
Shannon County	3,557	3,215	342	9.6%
Texas County	10,822	9,875	947	8.8%
Wayne County	5,466	4,945	521	9.5%
Wright County	7,974	7,206	768	9.6%
South Central Region Summary	94,048	85,565	8,483	9%

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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	20	278	$2,438,231	$675	30.5%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,418	2,338	$7,251,808	$239	10.4%
22 - Utilities	17	449	$7,504,565	$1,286	6.9%
62 - Health care and social assistance	438	8,822	$61,484,660	$536	1.6%
61 - Educational services	17	124	$583,437	$362	0.8%
44 - Retail Trade	778	8,386	$39,365,579	$361	-0.5%
72 - Accommodation and food services	340	4,517	$11,883,680	$202	-1%
23 - Construction	372	1,691	$13,205,178	$601	-1.1%
31 - Manufacturing	393	11,294	$68,445,436	$466	-0.7%
11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti	116	339	$1,356,366	$308	-3.1%

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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
335 - Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.	4	1,416	$11,356,656	$617	32%
551 - Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	278	$2,438,231	$674	30.5%
333 - Machinery manufacturing	27	3,261	$15,567,256	$367	29.9%
814 - Private Households	1,157	1,277	$2,509,398	$151	17.6%
237 - Heavy and civil engineering construction	54	591	$6,297,237	$820	17.3%
111 - Crop production	40	108	$344,647	$245	14.9%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	6	41	$499,088	$936	13.9%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	23	143	$512,894	$277	10%
524 - Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	126	343	$2,517,196	$565	9.2%
452 - General Merchandise Stores	50	2,378	$11,494,631	$372	8.2%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	70	$91.5	NA	NA	NA	$190,313	NA	NA	NA
231011 - Lawyers	NA	$70.78	NA	$32.49	$89.92	$147,218	NA	$67,587	$187,033
291051 - Pharmacists	140	$57.91	$49.8	$38.94	$67.39	$120,452	$103,580	$81,001	$140,177
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	20	$51.22	$48.98	$44.72	$54.46	$106,532	$101,881	$93,026	$113,285
111011 - Chief Executives	160	$46.03	$43.58	$26.36	$55.87	$95,745	$90,640	$54,835	$116,200
411012 - First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers	NA	$42.43	$44.65	$38.34	$44.48	$88,259	$92,882	$79,745	$92,516
413031 - Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sa	NA	$39.4	$36.74	$27.66	$45.28	$81,961	$76,415	$57,530	$94,177
119041 - Engineering Managers	30	$36.03	$36.87	$29.98	$39.06	$74,943	$76,693	$62,358	$81,236
112022 - Sales Managers	20	$34.98	$27.53	$22.27	$41.34	$72,766	$57,262	$46,329	$85,984
113021 - Computer and Information Systems Managers	10	$34.82	$30.25	$17.45	$43.5	$72,423	$62,928	$36,306	$90,482

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
292056 - Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	10	14	4	40%	NA	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151081 - Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	70	94	24	34.3%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291131 - Veterinarians	18	24	6	33.3%	1	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
273091 - Interpreters and Translators	13	17	4	30.8%	NA	54 - Above Average B+
339021 - Private Detectives and Investigators	13	17	4	30.8%	NA	54 - Above Average B+
172081 - Environmental Engineers	19	24	5	26.3%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251065 - Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8	10	2	25%	NA	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
292052 - Pharmacy Technicians	188	235	47	25%	11	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	114	136	22	19.3%	4	54 - Above Average B+
272012 - Producers and Directors	26	31	5	19.2%	2	54 - Above Average B+

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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.