What do specific occupations pay in my area? Are my employee’s wages competitive? Average monthly earnings and average earnings of new hires are available by business type/sector, age group, and specific geographies from the region. Wage and salary information from the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) resource is just a click away.

The Missouri Economic Research Information Center (MERIC) is the Show-Me State’s chief resource for local labor market data. MERIC brings the picture of the state’s economy through data linkages with the state’s employment security system, the U.S. Census Bureau, higher education, and more.