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News Releases:

Jul
08

Kansas City Area Employment – May 2020

Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,002,300 in May 2020, down 99,100, or 9.0 percent, over the year.

Jun
10

Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – May 2020

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
20

Occupational Employment and Wages in Kansas City — May 2019

Workers in the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.82 in May 2019, about 3 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72.

Kansas Economy at a Glance:

Kansas
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2020		 May
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,491.8 1,493.9 1,496.5 1,508.6 1,503.5 (p)1,505.3

Employment(1)

 (r)1,444.9 1,447.1 1,449.7 1,465.9 1,324.0 (p)1,354.7

Unemployment(1)

 (r)46.9 46.9 46.8 42.6 179.5 (p)150.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.1 3.1 3.1 2.8 11.9 (p)10.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,428.0 1,433.1 1,434.3 1,422.9 1,290.2 (p)1,314.4

12-month % change

 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 -9.5 (p)-7.7

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 (p)6.2

12-month % change

 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -8.8 (p)-8.8

Construction(3)

 62.8 64.7 66.6 66.9 61.4 (p)63.6

12-month % change

 -0.3 1.6 5.4 5.4 -6.3 (p)0.2

Manufacturing(3)

 167.0 168.8 168.3 168.5 156.2 (p)158.0

12-month % change

 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 -6.7 (p)-5.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 268.6 268.0 267.7 266.7 254.0 (p)258.4

12-month % change

 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -5.1 (p)-3.3

Information(3)

 18.3 17.8 17.7 17.8 15.9 (p)16.0

12-month % change

 -0.5 -2.2 -2.7 -1.7 -12.2 (p)-11.1

Financial Activities(3)

 77.8 77.7 78.5 77.3 76.6 (p)75.9

12-month % change

 0.9 0.6 1.7 0.3 -0.9 (p)-1.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 179.0 179.0 179.1 177.4 167.2 (p)166.6

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.8 -6.8 (p)-7.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 203.4 204.1 204.4 201.7 180.6 (p)188.3

12-month % change

 1.4 1.6 1.7 0.0 -10.3 (p)-6.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 132.3 132.6 132.9 127.4 79.0 (p)91.9

12-month % change

 1.8 1.9 2.3 -1.8 -39.3 (p)-28.8

Other Services(3)

 51.9 52.1 52.1 51.7 40.7 (p)42.4

12-month % change

 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.0 -22.0 (p)-17.7

Government(3)

 260.2 261.6 260.3 260.8 252.4 (p)247.1

12-month % change

 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.9 -2.8 (p)-5.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Topeka Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Wichita Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Kansas City Area Economic Summary
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 Economic Summary Jul 2020
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Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2020
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Kansas City Area Employment – May 2020 Employment News Release Jul 2020
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Aug 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2020
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – May 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2020
County Employment and Wages in Kansas – Second Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2019
Consumer Price Index, Kansas City – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Topeka — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Wichita — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release May 2020
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Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Lawrence Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas – 2019 Unemployment News Release Feb 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
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