West Central Region Data

The West Central region consists of 13 counties and the historic towns of Sedalia, Warrensburg and Marshall.  Its three major lakes – Truman, Stockton and Pomme de Terre – offer tranquility, while Whiteman Air Force Base, home of the B-2 Stealth bomber, offers protection.  Top industries are retail trade, farming, construction, food services and federal/military. The regional average wage was $494 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
Bates County	17,075	$465,215,000	$27,362	$25,214,371
Benton County	18,349	$436,266,000	$23,663	$38,076,412
Carroll County	9,756	$260,863,000	$26,470	$14,957,875
Cedar County	13,652	$313,430,000	$22,866	$21,762,209
Chariton County	7,740	$217,411,000	$27,795	$11,957,706
Henry County	22,179	$600,608,000	$26,876	$57,429,106
Hickory County	9,048	$178,027,000	$19,546	$11,101,931
Johnson County	52,016	$1,311,326,000	$25,267	$99,862,734
Lafayette County	32,913	$1,039,563,000	$31,823	$53,503,730
Pettis County	41,006	$1,106,086,000	$27,145	$130,084,332
Saline County	22,505	$652,878,000	$28,871	$46,338,592
St. Clair County	9,270	$205,429,000	$21,863	$10,665,524
Vernon County	20,009	$508,410,000	$25,436	$40,592,611
West Central Region Summary	275,518	$7,295,512,000	$26,472	$561,547,133

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics September 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Bates County	7,910	7,057	853	10.8%
Benton County	7,988	7,247	741	9.3%
Carroll County	4,809	4,337	472	9.8%
Cedar County	6,151	5,620	531	8.6%
Chariton County	3,810	3,409	401	10.5%
Henry County	10,537	9,530	1,007	9.6%
Hickory County	3,302	2,897	405	12.3%
Johnson County	26,284	24,186	2,098	8%
Lafayette County	16,266	14,796	1,470	9%
Pettis County	21,028	19,324	1,704	8.1%
St. Clair County	4,165	3,734	431	10.3%
Saline County	11,454	10,549	905	7.9%
Vernon County	9,111	8,391	720	7.9%
West Central Region Summary	132,815	121,077	11,738	8.8%

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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	27	395	$3,103,853	$604	6.8%
61 - Educational services	23	625	$4,449,853	$548	2.8%
54 - Professional and technical services	403	1,690	$12,656,405	$576	2.3%
62 - Health care and social assistance	534	9,015	$53,953,089	$460	1.4%
22 - Utilities	27	503	$9,381,039	$1,435	0.2%
42 - Wholesale trade	281	2,666	$21,156,103	$610	-1%
81 - Other services, except public administra	966	2,406	$9,798,652	$313	-3.3%
44 - Retail Trade	908	10,514	$52,559,123	$385	-3.1%
72 - Accommodation and food services	492	6,499	$15,815,045	$187	-3%
51 - Information	93	1,236	$8,977,945	$559	-6.4%

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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
311 - Food manufacturing	36	3,892	$33,941,871	$671	25.6%
492 - Couriers and Messengers	5	187	$1,986,252	$817	13.3%
488 - Support Activities for Transportation	24	270	$2,311,375	$658	10.7%
323 - Printing and related support activities	22	386	$2,907,355	$579	9.7%
446 - Health and personal care stores	60	722	$5,353,346	$570	9.1%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	20	372	$2,331,053	$482	7.8%
551 - Management of Companies and Enterprises	27	395	$3,103,853	$604	6.8%
111 - Crop production	44	207	$1,691,795	$628	5.6%
814 - Private Households	600	740	$1,249,712	$130	4.7%
623 - Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	107	3,809	$17,335,673	$350	3.5%

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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	40	$93.02	NA	NA	NA	$193,486	NA	NA	NA
291062 - Family and General Practitioners	80	$72.02	$65.66	$43.95	$86.05	$149,794	$136,575	$91,410	$178,986
231023 - Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	30	$50.73	$47.81	$36.91	$57.64	$105,521	$99,436	$76,778	$119,892
291051 - Pharmacists	120	$49.73	$51.97	$41.03	$54.07	$103,428	$108,093	$85,341	$112,472
111011 - Chief Executives	190	$49.5	$39.66	$26.17	$61.16	$102,951	$82,486	$54,434	$127,209
113031 - Financial Managers	100	$49.26	$40.15	$27.88	$59.95	$102,456	$83,512	$57,980	$124,694
414011 - Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing	NA	$46.25	$36.52	$26.65	$56.05	$96,201	$75,971	$55,440	$116,582
119041 - Engineering Managers	20	$40.14	$38.02	$31.45	$44.49	$83,500	$79,089	$65,419	$92,541
172199 - Engineers, All Other	70	$37.81	$38.26	$30.43	$41.5	$78,653	$79,586	$63,301	$86,329
112022 - Sales Managers	40	$36.95	$33.56	$21.05	$44.9	$76,865	$69,813	$43,793	$93,401

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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	100	130	30	30%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
151031 - Computer Software Engineers, Applications	144	178	34	23.6%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
172112 - Industrial Engineers	114	137	23	20.2%	5	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
312021 - Physical Therapist Assistants	38	45	7	18.4%	2	54 - Above Average B+
151061 - Database Administrators	50	59	9	18%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
392011 - Animal Trainers	50	59	9	18%	2	54 - Above Average B+
253021 - Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	135	159	24	17.8%	3	54 - Above Average B+
251121 - Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	75	88	13	17.3%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251122 - Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	35	41	6	17.1%	2	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251081 - Education Teachers, Postsecondary	53	62	9	17%	2	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.