Total all occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	515,610	17.11	8.12	21.61	35,593	16,885	44,947
Central Region^*	241,540	13.69	7.10	16.99	28,482	14,777	35,334
Northeast Region^*	76,280	12.77	6.74	15.78	26,553	14,017	32,821
Northwest Region^*	90,570	12.64	6.60	15.66	26,289	13,719	32,574
Ozark Region^*	201,950	13.54	7.06	16.78	28,165	14,675	34,909
South Central Region^*	49,380	11.84	6.48	14.53	24,637	13,484	30,214
Southeast Region^*	137,100	12.53	6.67	15.47	26,071	13,878	32,168
Southwest Region^*	112,480	12.81	7.02	15.71	26,652	14,597	32,680
St. Charles^*	93,280	15.22	7.55	19.05	31,648	15,703	39,620
St. Louis City^*	241,140	18.79	8.50	23.93	39,077	17,680	49,775
St. Louis County^*	641,440	17.86	8.10	22.75	37,155	16,842	47,311
West Central Region^*	84,690	12.30	6.60	15.15	25,593	13,738	31,521
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	72,500	13.86	7.01	17.29	28,837	14,571	35,970

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	2,884,600	3,204,730	320,130	11.10	100,971	NA
Kansas City MSA	1,023,250	1,144,640	121,390	11.86	36,308	NA
St Louis MSA	1,389,670	1,507,080	117,410	8.45	44,845	NA
Central Region^*	278,870	309,050	30,180	10.82	9,746	NA
Northeast Region^*	87,910	94,220	6,310	7.18	2,751	NA
Northwest Region^*	103,020	109,960	6,940	6.74	2,505	NA
Ozark Region^*	220,820	254,440	33,620	15.23	8,861	NA
South Central Region^*	67,240	73,400	6,160	9.16	2,230	NA
Southeast Region^*	146,840	159,840	13,000	8.85	4,807	NA
Southwest Region^*	123,240	132,170	8,930	7.25	3,871	NA
West Central Region^*	97,130	101,640	4,510	4.64	2,810	NA