Southeast Region Data

	The Southeast region is where the rugged St. Francois mountains slope to the mighty Mississippi River, and contains such modern metro areas as Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston as well as French colonial Ste. Genevieve. The regional average wage was $551 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
Bollinger County	11,990	$268,378,000	$22,154	$11,533,293
Cape Girardeau County	73,243	$2,273,697,000	$31,300	$290,476,881
Dunklin County	31,454	$804,412,000	$25,449	$64,624,208
Iron County	9,918	$256,642,000	$25,659	$14,393,682
Madison County	12,276	$274,638,000	$22,567	$22,524,488
Mississippi County	13,504	$316,301,000	$23,276	$21,172,231
New Madrid County	17,589	$470,950,000	$26,522	$68,948,459
Pemiscot County	18,515	$475,822,000	$25,391	$29,102,542
Perry County	18,743	$486,853,000	$25,978	$53,492,926
Scott County	40,673	$1,147,422,000	$28,189	$72,667,881
St. Francois County	63,214	$1,515,248,000	$24,143	$161,128,161
Ste. Genevieve County	17,720	$512,587,000	$28,761	$37,881,959
Stoddard County	29,537	$765,628,000	$25,790	$57,960,459
Southeast Region Summary	358,376	$9,568,578,000	$26,703	$905,907,170

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics September 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bollinger County	5,958	5,432	526	8.8%
Cape Girardeau County	40,115	37,350	2,765	6.9%
Dunklin County	13,772	12,246	1,526	11.1%
Iron County	5,470	4,996	474	8.7%
Madison County	6,126	5,523	603	9.8%
Mississippi County	5,713	5,160	553	9.7%
New Madrid County	8,667	7,899	768	8.9%
Pemiscot County	8,057	7,086	971	12.1%
Perry County	10,373	9,628	745	7.2%
Ste. Genevieve County	10,104	9,168	936	9.3%
St. Francois County	29,937	26,669	3,268	10.9%
Scott County	19,235	17,473	1,762	9.2%
Stoddard County	14,342	13,049	1,293	9%
Southeast Region Summary	177,869	161,679	16,190	9.1%

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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
81 - Other services, except public administra	2,382	4,781	$17,651,005	$284	9.4%
11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti	380	1,799	$10,185,974	$436	6%
61 - Educational services	38	197	$1,109,546	$433	1.6%
54 - Professional and technical services	468	2,312	$16,762,833	$558	1.8%
62 - Health care and social assistance	864	22,160	$157,565,577	$547	0.8%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	92	903	$4,000,147	$341	-0.3%
22 - Utilities	28	774	$15,302,460	$1,521	0.4%
42 - Wholesale trade	465	5,314	$52,620,004	$762	-0.6%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	48	759	$8,653,378	$877	-3.2%
72 - Accommodation and food services	571	10,071	$27,725,686	$212	-5.3%

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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
518 - ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing	5	132	$690,711	$403	175%
814 - Private Households	1,840	2,001	$3,969,094	$153	35.2%
517 - Telecommunications	37	840	$12,076,809	$1,106	32.7%
711 - Performing Arts and Spectator Sports	8	24	$50,755	$163	33.3%
712 - Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	4	25	$47,128	$145	25%
237 - Heavy and civil engineering construction	82	1,047	$16,416,094	$1,206	23.6%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	32	477	$1,649,229	$266	22.9%
446 - Health and personal care stores	111	1,224	$9,772,109	$614	16.9%
512 - Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind	9	145	$385,202	$204	13.3%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	24	229	$1,739,139	$583	10.6%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	180	$78.6	NA	$55.18	$90.31	$163,482	NA	$114,770	$187,838
291066 - Psychiatrists	50	$75.38	NA	$63.72	$81.21	$156,787	NA	$132,528	$168,916
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	170	$75.15	NA	$48.55	$88.45	$156,309	NA	$100,985	$183,971
291065 - Pediatricians, General	10	$74.35	NA	NA	NA	$154,652	NA	NA	NA
111011 - Chief Executives	240	$56.91	$47.56	$31.57	$69.58	$118,382	$98,923	$65,675	$144,735
231011 - Lawyers	NA	$52.43	$37.44	$19.19	$69.06	$109,064	$77,869	$39,914	$143,640
291051 - Pharmacists	250	$50.72	$48.04	$35.95	$58.1	$105,491	$99,914	$74,777	$120,849
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	40	$45.47	$46.24	$40.23	$48.09	$94,580	$96,184	$83,673	$100,034
291021 - Dentists, General	60	$43.74	$47.5	$28.56	$51.33	$90,980	$98,802	$59,400	$106,770
113041 - Compensation and Benefits Managers	10	$42.4	$36.49	$25.72	$50.74	$88,186	$75,897	$53,495	$105,531

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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	150	203	53	35.3%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
475051 - Rock Splitters, Quarry	27	35	8	29.6%	2	54 - Above Average B+
472011 - Boilermakers	34	42	8	23.5%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
373013 - Tree Trimmers and Pruners	43	53	10	23.3%	2	54 - Above Average B+
472151 - Pipelayers	49	60	11	22.4%	2	54 - Above Average B+
499052 - Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	126	152	26	20.6%	6	54 - Above Average B+
119011 - Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers	317	375	58	18.3%	8	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
475021 - Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	28	33	5	17.9%	2	54 - Above Average B+
413099 - Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	361	423	62	17.2%	15	52 - Well Above Average A
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	214	250	36	16.8%	7	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.