Population Age 16 Years and Over in the Civilian Labor Force, 1990-2000

By Dept. of Economic Development Region

	Total Civilian Labor Force				Total Employed
			Change, 1990-2000				Change, 1990-2000
DED Economic Region	2000	1990	Number	Percent	2000	1990	Number	Percent
-Missouri Totals-	2,806,718	2,522,783	283,935	11.3	2,657,924	2,367,395	290,529	12.3
St. Louis MSA	1,033,079	981,376	51,703	5.3	976,570	923,301	53,269	5.8
Kansas City MSA	558,775	514,718	44,057	8.6	532,351	484,201	48,150	9.9
Springfield - Branson	224,428	169,851	54,577	32.1	211,656	160,383	51,273	32.0
Central	198,245	165,758	32,487	19.6	189,330	157,926	31,404	19.9
Bootheel	100,810	94,526	6,284	6.6	93,831	85,904	7,927	9.2
Lake Ozark Rolla	106,824	86,976	19,848	22.8	100,849	80,475	20,374	25.3
Lower East Central-Cape	106,304	90,920	15,384	16.9	100,105	83,846	16,259	19.4
North Central	34,724	32,240	2,484	7.7	33,325	30,455	2,870	9.4
Northeast	70,763	64,674	6,089	9.4	67,166	60,253	6,913	11.5
Northwest	88,076	81,219	6,857	8.4	83,679	75,925	7,754	10.2
South Central	51,721	45,377	6,344	14.0	48,516	42,073	6,443	15.3
Southwest	146,000	121,210	24,790	20.5	138,384	114,094	24,290	21.3
West Central	86,969	73,938	13,031	17.6	82,162	68,559	13,603	19.8
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 20JUN2002 by setup in moco_clf_1990_2000