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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest decreased for the second month in a row, down 0.4 percent in December after declining 0.6 percent in November
County Employment and Wages in Kansas – Second Quarter 2018
Employment rose in 3 of the 4 largest counties in Kansas from June 2017 to June 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today.
Kansas City Area Employment – November 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,115,800 in November 2018, up 16,600, or 1.5 percent, over the year.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,478.3 | 1,479.4 | 1,481.6 | 1,485.0 | 1,487.1 | (p)1,489.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,428.5 | 1,430.3 | 1,433.1 | 1,436.6 | 1,438.8 | (p)1,440.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
49.8 | 49.1 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 48.3 | (p)49.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | (p)3.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,426.7 | 1,430.8 | 1,425.0 | 1,427.1 | 1,430.3 | (p)1,431.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | (p)7.1 |
12-month % change |
|
6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | (p)6.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
60.5 | 61.6 | 60.2 | 59.8 | 60.7 | (p)60.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | (p)1.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
166.7 | 166.3 | 166.3 | 165.9 | 166.3 | (p)167.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (p)2.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
272.4 | 272.4 | 272.4 | 274.2 | 274.4 | (p)273.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | (p)1.6 |
Information(3) |
|
18.5 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | (p)17.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.1 | -5.8 | -8.9 | -7.9 | -9.4 | (p)-11.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
79.5 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 80.6 | (p)80.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | (p)3.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
183.2 | 181.8 | 182.6 | 183.4 | 184.6 | (p)186.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | (p)3.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
197.3 | 197.7 | 198.0 | 198.7 | 198.5 | (p)198.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | (p)0.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
131.9 | 131.9 | 130.3 | 131.3 | 131.5 | (p)131.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)0.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
50.6 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 49.7 | (p)49.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.8 | (p)-0.6 |
Government(3) |
|
259.0 | 263.5 | 260.3 | 259.4 | 259.5 | (p)259.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 |
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