St. Louis Region Data

The St. Louis region boasts one of America’s great metropolises in the Gateway City, with almost ten Fortune 500 firms, world-class museums, restaurants, shopping, and sports (baseball's Cardinals, football's Rams).  Leading industries include retail trade, professional and technical services, construction, food services and administrative and support services such as Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, AG Edwards and Anhueser-Busch. The regional average wage was $933 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
Franklin County	100,898	$3,238,189,000	$32,407	$243,573,635
Jefferson County	217,679	$6,615,962,000	$30,663	$437,704,040
St. Charles County	349,407	$12,599,583,000	$36,711	$1,086,551,364
St. Louis City	354,361	$10,571,569,000	$29,724	$1,046,876,750
St. Louis County	991,830	$51,374,904,000	$51,710	$3,652,506,701
St. Louis Region Summary	2,014,175	$84,400,207,000	$42,031	$6,467,212,490

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics September 2009
Area	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
Franklin County	52,448	46,413	6,035	11.5%
Jefferson County	115,110	102,962	12,148	10.6%
St. Charles County	189,246	172,793	16,453	8.7%
St. Louis County	517,445	467,750	49,695	9.6%
St. Louis City	154,075	137,014	17,061	11.1%
St. Louis Region Summary	1,028,324	926,932	101,392	9.9%

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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
61 - Educational services	554	33,266	$396,436,931	$917	3.4%
62 - Health care and social assistance	4,467	132,234	$1,291,560,615	$751	1.7%
22 - Utilities	38	3,822	$74,446,837	$1,498	0.4%
54 - Professional and technical services	6,011	64,081	$1,161,943,216	$1,395	0%
44 - Retail Trade	4,558	104,438	$671,089,155	$494	-1.7%
51 - Information	668	26,205	$542,864,845	$1,594	-2.5%
72 - Accommodation and food services	3,080	86,443	$315,847,530	$281	-2.7%
81 - Other services, except public administra	6,108	33,645	$229,596,729	$525	-3.1%
42 - Wholesale trade	4,008	47,101	$739,054,544	$1,207	-4.1%
21 - Mining	41	694	$30,203,037	$3,348	-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
446 - Health and personal care stores	297	7,457	$62,778,352	$648	119.2%
483 - Water transportation	13	276	$6,674,925	$1,860	74.7%
485 - Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	81	3,584	$16,084,888	$345	27.1%
324 - Petroleum and coal products manufacturin	18	388	$6,460,955	$1,280	16.5%
517 - Telecommunications	137	11,607	$261,504,506	$1,733	11.5%
115 - Agriculture and forestry support activit	22	384	$7,308,654	$1,465	8.8%
624 - Social Assistance	890	18,440	$91,004,715	$380	7.7%
712 - Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	25	1,102	$7,747,789	$541	5.9%
519 - Other Information Services	49	267	$3,185,612	$918	4.7%
814 - Private Households	2,741	3,323	$12,531,697	$290	5.1%

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Top 10 Occupations by Earnings
Occupation	Employment	Hourly Wage				Annual Wage
		Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Median	Entry	Experienced
291022 - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	NA	$89.41	NA	NA	NA	$185,963	NA	NA	NA
291021 - Dentists, General	660	$87.46	NA	NA	NA	$181,918	NA	NA	NA
291064 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists	350	$86.64	NA	NA	NA	$180,211	NA	NA	NA
291065 - Pediatricians, General	180	$80.81	NA	NA	NA	$168,091	NA	NA	NA
291063 - Internists, General	210	$77.37	NA	$38.29	$96.91	$160,929	NA	$79,634	$201,577
111011 - Chief Executives	2,630	$76.63	NA	$41.5	$94.2	$159,394	NA	$86,322	$195,930
291066 - Psychiatrists	200	$73.53	NA	$44.8	$87.9	$152,947	NA	$93,193	$182,824
291199 - Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other	610	$72.95	NA	$41.96	$88.45	$151,746	NA	$87,284	$183,977
291069 - Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	2,170	$68.05	NA	$22.14	$91	$141,546	NA	$46,059	$189,290
291081 - Podiatrists	NA	$65.35	$48.93	$45.51	$75.27	$135,927	$101,784	$94,662	$156,559

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Top 10 Occupations by Projected Growth
Occupation	Employment		Change		Annual Average Openings	Outlook
	Estimated 2006	Projected 2016	Numeric	Percent
132052 - Personal Financial Advisors	906	1,240	334	36.9%	41	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
413011 - Advertising Sales Agents	1,213	1,455	242	20%	45	54 - Above Average B+
272012 - Producers and Directors	449	534	85	18.9%	22	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
132051 - Financial Analysts	1,604	1,897	293	18.3%	38	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251121 - Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	615	721	106	17.2%	21	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251081 - Education Teachers, Postsecondary	430	500	70	16.3%	14	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
192041 - Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Includin	341	395	54	15.8%	14	54 - Above Average B+
251123 - English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsec.	539	624	85	15.8%	18	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251071 - Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,731	1,998	267	15.4%	56	53 - Well Above Avg. A-
251022 - Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	371	428	57	15.4%	12	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.