St. Joseph, Missouri Metro Area

MSA: St. Joseph, MO-KS
counties: Andrew (MO), Buchanan (MO), DeKalb (MO), Doniphan (KS)

Population (2017 estimate): 127,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.5%

NFP Employment (2017): 64,000
Average Earnings (2017): $40,150

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.5000,1.7,
2013,0.6000,1.6,
2014,-0.8000,1.9,
2015,1.4000,2.1,
2016,1.9000,1.8,
2017,0.3000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,3.8000,2.3,
2013,3.7000,2.0,
2014,6.4000,2.3,
2015,17.0000,2.4,
2016,2.8000,2.0,
2017,0.9000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,6.1000,8.1000,
2013,6.0000,7.4000,
2014,5.5000,6.2000,
2015,4.5000,5.3000,
2016,4.0000,4.9000,
2017,3.4000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,29980.00,42068.00,
2013,31080.00,42900.00,
2014,33080.00,43888.00,
2015,38700.00,44928.00,
2016,39800.00,45812.00,
2017,40150.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	1,840	34.8	0.7	$85,200
Business and Financial Operations	1,780	33.6	0.7	$54,300
IT and Mathematical	580	11.0	0.4	$63,940
Architecture and Engineering	530	10.0	0.6	$63,860
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	460	8.7	1.1	$55,180
Community and Social Services	980	18.6	1.3	$34,920
Legal and Judicial	180	3.3	0.4	$55,540
Education, Training, and Library	3,040	57.5	0.9	$41,780
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	490	9.2	0.7	$30,750
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	3,360	63.4	1.1	$52,920
Healthcare Support	1,460	27.6	1.0	$22,350
Protective Services	1,340	25.2	1.1	$32,110
Food Preparation and Serving Related	4,810	90.9	1.0	$19,060
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	1,310	24.7	0.8	$23,680
Personal Care and Services	1,690	31.9	1.0	$20,120
Sales and Related	5,470	103.4	1.0	$22,140
Office and Administrative Support	7,390	139.6	0.9	$30,310
Construction and Extraction	1,840	34.7	0.9	$49,430
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	2,600	49.1	1.3	$42,220
Production	7,170	135.5	2.1	$31,570
Transportation and Material Moving	4,250	80.2	1.2	$28,250