Retail Market and Workforce Statistics
Select from the below data:
Clay County Retail Market Workforce Diversity Age Distribution
Employee Workdays Lost Gladstone's Top Employers Workforce Sending Community
Employment By Industry Average Wage Rates
| Clay County Retail Market | ||
| Establishments | Sales (mil.) |
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| Food Stores | 84 | $460.0 |
| Eating/Drinking Places | 293 | $195.0 |
| General Merchandise | 33 | $433.0 |
| Apparel/Accessories | 81 | $49.2 |
| Furniture/Appliances/Home Furnishings | 77 | $119.4 |
| Automotive Dealers | 91 | $925.1 |
| Gas Service Stations | 72 | $119.4 |
| Building Materials/Hardware | 45 | $159.3 |
| Drug Stores | 29 | $27.2 |
| Other | 208 |
$69.0 |
| Total | 1,013 | $2,555.6 |
SOURCE: Market Statistics, Demographics USA 1998.
| Workforce Diversity | |
| Residents of Clay County | 57.30% |
| Commuters: | |
| Jackson County | 17.10% |
| Platte County | 8.30% |
| Johnson County, KS | 4.50% |
| Ray County | 4.00% |
| Wyandotte County | 2.50% |
| Clinton County | 0.08% |
| Other Counties | 4.40% |
| SOURCE: 1990 Census | |
Age Distribution |
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EMPLOYEE WORKDAYS LOST |
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Kansas City |
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Denver |
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Minneapolis |
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Dallas |
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United States |
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Los Angeles |
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Health Characteristics of Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas, U.S. 1989-1993 |
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Gladstone's Top Employers |
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| Name of Business | Type | Employees |
| Wal-Mart | Retail | 310 |
| Hy-Vee | Retail Grocery | 260 |
| NKC School District | Public School District | 200 |
| The Home Depot | Home Improvement | 165 |
| City of Gladstone | Government | 160 |
| Van Chevrolet | Retail Auto Sales | 150 |
| Hen House | Retail Grocery | 130 |
| McDonald’s | Fast Food Restaurant | 70 |
| SOURCE: City of Gladstone | ||
Gladstone's Sending Community |
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| Employment By Industry | |
| Kansas City Metropolitan Area | Clay County |
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SOURCE: Missouri Department of Economic Development, Labor Market Information Section, US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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Average Wage Rates For Select Occupations |
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| Type of Occupations | Kansas City MSA | United States | KC/US |
| Management | 30.87 | 31.13 | $99.00 |
| Business & Financial Operations | $20.80 | $22.16 | 94 |
| Computer & Mathematical | $24.29 | $26.41 | 92 |
| Architectural & Engineering | $24.10 | $24.81 | 97 |
| Life, Physical & Social Science | $21.95 | $21.95 | 100 |
| Community & Social Services | $15.90 | $15.90 | 105 |
| Legal | $34.30 | $34.30 | 107 |
| Education, Training & Library | $15.34 | $15.34 | 89 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media | $16.13 | $16.13 | 89 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical | $23.25 | 21.76 | 107 |
| Healthcare Support | $9.65 | $9.51 | 101 |
| Protective Service | $13.45 | $14.26 | 94 |
| Food Preparation & Serving Related | 6.76 | $7.50 | 90 |
| Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance | 8.83 | $9.09 | 97 |
| Personal Care & Service | $8.24 | $9.76 | 84 |
| Sales & Related Occupations | $12.95 | $13.13 | 100 |
| Office & Administrative Support | $12.24 | $12.17 | 101 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry | $10.97 | $8.65 | 127 |
| Construction & Extraction | $17.73 | $16.18 | 110 |
| Installation, Maintenance & Repair | $15.78 | $15.77 | 100 |
| Production | $13.09 | $12.21 | 107 |
| Transportation & Material Moving | $11.64 | $11.84 | 98 |
| SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Estimates for 1999. | |||
| NOTE: The occupations and data shown in this table reflect only a small part of the data available in the OES program. | |||