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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – April 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest rose 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – March 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest rose 0.2 percent in March, the same rate of increase as in the prior month.
Kansas City Area Employment – February 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,080,700 in February 2018, up 16,700, or 1.6 percent, over the year.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,478.5 | (2)1,478.5 | 1,476.8 | 1,476.1 | 1,475.2 | (p)1,474.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,426.3 | (2)1,426.2 | 1,425.8 | 1,425.6 | 1,425.2 | (p)1,424.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)52.2 | (2)52.2 | 51.0 | 50.5 | 50.1 | (p)50.0 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.5 | (2)3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | (p)3.4 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,408.9 | 1,411.3 | 1,412.5 | 1,414.2 | 1,415.6 | (p)1,417.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | (p)7.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | (p)2.9 |
Construction(4) |
|
59.5 | 60.1 | 59.6 | 59.0 | 59.1 | (p)59.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -2.3 | -3.2 | -5.1 | -4.1 | (p)-0.8 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
162.6 | 162.5 | 162.3 | 162.6 | 163.0 | (p)163.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | (p)1.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
268.8 | 268.9 | 268.1 | 268.6 | 270.1 | (p)271.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | (p)1.7 |
Information(4) |
|
19.2 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.3 | (p)19.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -4.0 | -2.0 | (p)-2.0 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
77.8 | 77.8 | 77.7 | 78.1 | 78.6 | (p)78.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -1.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | (p)0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
179.9 | 179.5 | 181.0 | 181.9 | 182.2 | (p)182.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | (p)3.3 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
198.2 | 198.5 | 199.3 | 198.7 | 198.8 | (p)198.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | (p)1.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
129.5 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 131.2 | 129.9 | (p)130.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | (p)2.1 |
Other Services(4) |
|
50.1 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 50.8 | 50.2 | (p)49.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -1.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -1.2 | (p)-1.8 |
Government(4) |
|
256.6 | 256.8 | 257.1 | 257.3 | 257.4 | (p)257.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (p)0.5 |
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