Receipts
1% Sales Tax Receipts
Jan. 2011: $1,536,210
Jan. 2010: $1,527,970
Change (#): $8,240
Change (%): 0.54%
LABOR
Columbia
Labor Force
March 2011: 96,405
March 2010: 95,440
Change (#): 965
Change (%): 1.0%
Unemployment
March 2011: 5,988
March 2010: 6,553
Change (#): -565
Change (%): -8.6%
Unemployment Rate
March 2011: 6.2%
March 2010: 6.9%
Change (#): -0.7%
Missouri
Labor Force
March 2011: 3,011,308
March 2010: 3,023,073
Change (#): 11,765
Change (%): -0.4%
Unemployment
March 2011: 276,938
March 2010: 307,777
Change (#): -30,839
Change (%): -10.0%
Unemployment Rate
March 2011: 9.2%
March 2010: 10.2%
Change (#): -1.0%
CONSTRUCTION
Building Permits
Residential
March 2011: 83
March 2010: 85
Change (#): -2
Change (%): -2.4%
Value
March 2011: $7,299,014
March 2010: $8,414,284
Change (#): -$1,115,270
Change (%): -13.3%
Single-Family Homes
March 2011: 31
March 2010: 50
Change (#): -19
Change (%): -38.0%
Value
March 2011: $5,971,900
March 2010: $8,021,473
Change (#): -$2,049,573
Change (%): -25.6%
Commercial
March 2011: 25
March 2010: 25
Change (#): 0
Change (%): 0.0%
Value
March 2011: $3,807,445
March 2010: $1,757,530
Change (#): $2,049,915
Change (%): 116.6%
Commercial Additions/Alterations
March 2011: 23
March 2010: 22
Change (#): 1
Change (%): 4.5%
Value
March 2011: $3,789,945
March 2010: $1,649,530
Change (#): $2,140,415
Change (%): 129.8%
HOUSING
Boone County Detached
Single-Family Homes
Units Sold
First Quarter 2011: 239
First Quarter 2010: 271
Change (#): -32
Change (%): -11.8%
Volume
First Quarter 2011: $43,613,589
First Quarter 2010: $45,310,454
Change (#): -$1,696,865
Change (%): -3.7%
Median Price of Home Sales
First Quarter 2011: $157,000
First Quarter 2010: $149,000
Change (#): $8,000
Change (%): 5.4%
Months of Inventory
March 2011: 10.68
March 2010: 10.03
Change (#): 0.65
Change (%): 6.5%
Foreclosures in Boone County
March 2011: 27
March 2010: 41
Change (#): -14
Change (%): -34.1%
COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
Passengers on Arriving Planes
March 2011: 3,115
March 2010: 2,538
Change (#): 577
Change (%): 22.7%
Passengers on Departing Planes
March 2011: 3,314
March 2010: 2,729
Change (#): 585
Change (%): 21.4%
UTILITIES
Water Customers
March 2011: 45,082
March 2010: 44,562
Change (#): 521
Change (%): 1.2%
Electric Customers
March 2011: 45,532
March 2010: 45,227
Change (#): 305
Change (%): 0.7%
Sewer Customers – Residential
March 2011: 40,765
March 2010: 40,297
Change (#): 468
Change (%): 1.2%
Sewer Customers – Commercial
March 2011: 3,641
March 2010: 3,543
Change (#): 98
Change (%): 2.8%
Contributors include: Laura Peveler, Karen Johnson, Sean Moore, Linda Rootes, Sarah Talbert and Lee Terry
Compiled by David Walle