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Feb
24
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas – 2019
In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 5.7 percent in Kansas, significantly lower than the 7.2-percent rate for the nation.
Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – January 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
14
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,478.8 | 1,480.4 | 1,483.9 | 1,488.7 | 1,493.1 | (p)1,496.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,430.1 | 1,432.7 | 1,437.0 | 1,442.0 | 1,446.2 | (p)1,449.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
48.7 | 47.7 | 46.9 | 46.7 | 46.9 | (p)47.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | (p)3.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,431.2 | 1,440.6 | 1,438.3 | 1,438.8 | 1,440.0 | (p)1,443.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | (p)7.0 |
12-month % change |
|
4.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
62.8 | 62.8 | 62.1 | 62.0 | 62.4 | (p)63.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | (p)2.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
167.2 | 167.9 | 167.6 | 165.8 | 167.2 | (p)167.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | (p)0.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
267.2 | 268.1 | 268.2 | 268.4 | 267.8 | (p)268.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -1.2 | (p)-0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
18.5 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.6 | (p)18.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
76.2 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 77.5 | 77.3 | (p)77.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | (p)0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
184.3 | 184.8 | 185.4 | 185.6 | 185.4 | (p)186.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
200.7 | 200.7 | 200.4 | 200.7 | 200.4 | (p)201.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | (p)0.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
134.5 | 136.2 | 136.6 | 138.0 | 138.0 | (p)137.9 |
12-month % change |
|
4.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | (p)4.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
53.3 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.8 | (p)52.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | (p)5.6 |
Government(3) |
|
259.5 | 264.6 | 262.4 | 262.8 | 263.1 | (p)262.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 |
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