The Macon labor basin encompasses six counties in North Central Missouri. They
are: Macon, Linn, Adair, Shelby, Chariton, and Randolph.

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKERS
AVAILABLE FOR AN EMPLOYER 21,934

Occupations

Occupation	Number	Percent
Mechanic, Welder	755	3.4
General Labor	6,777	30.9
Clerical	523	2.4
Educator or Professor	1,869	8.5
Other White Collar	2,407	11.0
Social Service (e.g. health, babysitting)	1,348	6.1
Sales, Hotel, Restaurant, Food Service	1,796	8.2
Homemakers and Retirees	101	0.5
Unemployed	826	3.8
Students	307	1.4
Total	21,934	100.0

Age, Gender, and Education 

Age	Year Born
Average	1959
Median	1959
Gender	Number	Percent
Female	12,157	55.4
Male	9,778	44.6
Total	21,934	100.0
Highest Level of Education Achieved	Number	Percent
Less HS Diploma	1,496	6.8
High School Diploma Only	7,892	36.0
0-60 College Hours	4,746	21.6
Associate of Arts	1,470	6.7
60-120 College Hours	1,405	6.4
Bachelors Degree	3,072	14.0
Graduate Degree	1,853	8.4
Total	21,934	100.0

 

 

Occupational Groups of Underemployed

Occupation	Percentage
Customer Services	37%
Professionals	19%
Skilled or Semi Skilled	17%
General Labor	26%
Other	1%

Wage Demands for Available Labor Pool

Number of People	Wage	Percentage
4,589	$8.00	0.9%
9,935	$10.00	45.3%
12,923	$12.00	58.9%

 Distance Available Labor Will Commute

Distance	Number of People	Percentage
60 Miles or More	4,662	21.3%
50 Miles or More	4,761	21.7%
40 Miles or More	7,962	36.3%
30 Miles or More	18,027	82.2%
20 Miles or More	20,044	91.4%

 

Available Labor for Manufacturing in Macon by Hourly Wage

Number of People	Hourly Wage
1,150	8.00
2520	$10.00
3533	$12.00

 

Available Labor for Service Sector in Macon by Hourly Wage

Number of People	Hourly Wage
1,450	$8.00
2,661	$10.00
3,663	$12.00

 Labor Survey provided by:
Docking Institute of Public Affairs, Fort Hays State University