Southwest Region Data

	The Southwest region sits snugly on the western edge of the Ozark Plateau, and contains Joplin.  It’s bordered by prairie land, and boasts George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, MO and Harry S Truman’s birthplace in Lamar, MO. The regional average wage was $575 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
Barry County	36,301	$881,264,000	$24,410	$85,683,243
Barton County	12,531	$287,318,000	$22,593	$22,685,139
Dade County	7,418	$180,014,000	$24,018	$9,574,199
Jasper County	116,813	$3,053,809,000	$26,544	$363,593,878
Lawrence County	37,757	$878,833,000	$23,355	$61,329,071
Mcdonald County	22,731	$524,946,000	$23,021	$88,286,319
Newton County	56,120	$1,605,897,000	$28,680	$140,891,979
Southwest Region Summary	289,671	$7,412,081,000	$25,755	$772,043,828

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics September 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Barry County	17,426	16,006	1,420	8.1%
Barton County	4,884	4,312	572	11.7%
Dade County	3,453	3,103	350	10.1%
Jasper County	56,708	51,923	4,785	8.4%
Lawrence County	19,171	17,679	1,492	7.8%
Mcdonald County	11,283	10,490	793	7%
Newton County	27,712	25,509	2,203	7.9%
Southwest Region Summary	140,637	129,022	11,615	8.3%

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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
61 - Educational services	27	258	$1,234,542	$368	11.2%
71 - Arts, entertainment, and recreation	64	477	$1,475,836	$238	6.2%
62 - Health care and social assistance	506	13,795	$116,735,163	$651	3.2%
22 - Utilities	21	473	$7,514,565	$1,222	0.6%
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	46	2,380	$33,815,838	$1,093	-0.4%
81 - Other services, except public administra	1,058	2,823	$12,406,424	$338	-0.4%
72 - Accommodation and food services	453	8,312	$23,621,756	$219	-1.1%
42 - Wholesale trade	327	3,593	$32,233,392	$690	-2.2%
54 - Professional and technical services	380	2,034	$17,540,294	$663	-2.7%
44 - Retail Trade	962	14,376	$75,184,100	$402	-3.8%

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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
237 - Heavy and civil engineering construction	55	380	$3,140,796	$635	24.2%
562 - Waste Management and Remediation Service	21	273	$2,775,974	$782	24.1%
446 - Health and personal care stores	68	649	$4,627,496	$548	20%
493 - Warehousing and Storage	18	900	$7,690,441	$657	19.4%
611 - Educational Services	27	258	$1,234,542	$369	11.2%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	15	183	$717,768	$301	9.6%
713 - Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Ind	47	448	$1,331,923	$229	9%
813 - Membership Organizations & Associations	65	541	$1,969,980	$280	7.6%
425 - Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers	59	478	$6,588,203	$1,061	8.1%
622 - Hospitals	5	5,894	$59,659,655	$779	6.9%

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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	130	$84.27	NA	NA	NA	$175,273	NA	NA	NA
111011 - Chief Executives	200	$55.79	$46.18	$29.93	$68.72	$116,039	$96,055	$62,252	$142,932
291021 - Dentists, General	70	$55.43	$47.06	$22.83	$71.73	$115,293	$97,879	$47,488	$149,195
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	30	$49.51	$49.36	$36.89	$55.82	$102,981	$102,672	$76,726	$116,108
119021 - Construction Managers	60	$49.09	$36.04	$25.68	$60.79	$102,107	$74,966	$53,420	$126,451
291051 - Pharmacists	220	$49.05	$49.08	$41.83	$52.66	$102,020	$102,091	$86,998	$109,532
231011 - Lawyers	100	$45.82	$35.17	$21.58	$57.94	$95,302	$73,150	$44,887	$120,510
131021 - Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products	10	$43.75	$50.62	$24.7	$53.27	$90,991	$105,298	$51,367	$110,803
112031 - Public Relations Managers	20	$43.73	$35.31	$24.41	$53.39	$90,954	$73,437	$50,764	$111,049
113031 - Financial Managers	180	$42.24	$39.91	$30.59	$48.06	$87,851	$83,006	$63,631	$99,961

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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	162	221	59	36.4%	9	52 - Well Above Average A
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	160	206	46	28.8%	7	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
452021 - Animal Breeders	59	74	15	25.4%	3	54 - Above Average B+
172081 - Environmental Engineers	27	32	5	18.5%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
392011 - Animal Trainers	55	64	9	16.4%	2	54 - Above Average B+
274011 - Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	49	57	8	16.3%	3	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
493011 - Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	51	59	8	15.7%	2	54 - Above Average B+
434051 - Customer Service Representatives	1,309	1,508	199	15.2%	57	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
413011 - Advertising Sales Agents	112	129	17	15.2%	4	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
291051 - Pharmacists	206	237	31	15%	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.