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Sep
30
Kansas City Area Employment – August 2020
Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,051,900 in August 2020, down 46,300 over the year, a loss of 4.2 percent.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – August 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Aug
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – July 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,508.6 | 1,503.5 | 1,505.8 | 1,482.6 | 1,491.3 | (p)1,497.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,465.9 | 1,324.0 | 1,354.5 | 1,371.8 | 1,384.2 | (p)1,393.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
42.6 | 179.5 | 151.3 | 110.8 | 107.1 | (p)103.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
2.8 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | (p)6.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,422.9 | 1,290.2 | 1,313.9 | 1,345.0 | 1,355.8 | (p)1,365.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -9.5 | -7.8 | -5.4 | -4.7 | (p)-4.3 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | (p)5.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -8.8 | -11.8 | -9.0 | -13.2 | (p)-13.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
66.9 | 61.4 | 63.7 | 62.6 | 61.9 | (p)62.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.4 | -6.3 | 0.3 | -2.9 | -2.1 | (p)-0.8 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
168.5 | 156.2 | 158.1 | 158.1 | 155.1 | (p)156.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | -6.7 | -5.8 | -5.7 | -7.4 | (p)-7.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
266.7 | 254.0 | 258.5 | 263.2 | 263.3 | (p)266.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -5.1 | -3.3 | -1.2 | -1.4 | (p)-0.4 |
Information(3) |
|
17.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.4 | (p)16.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -12.2 | -10.6 | -8.9 | -8.9 | (p)-10.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
77.3 | 76.6 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 75.0 | (p)74.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -3.1 | (p)-3.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
177.4 | 167.2 | 167.7 | 171.6 | 172.3 | (p)172.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -6.8 | -6.5 | -4.3 | -3.9 | (p)-3.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
201.7 | 180.6 | 186.6 | 191.7 | 194.8 | (p)195.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -10.3 | -7.5 | -4.9 | -3.5 | (p)-3.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
127.4 | 79.0 | 92.0 | 108.1 | 113.0 | (p)113.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -39.3 | -28.7 | -16.7 | -13.3 | (p)-13.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
51.7 | 40.7 | 42.7 | 46.9 | 48.7 | (p)48.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | -22.0 | -17.1 | -9.1 | -7.1 | (p)-6.5 |
Government(3) |
|
260.8 | 252.4 | 246.7 | 244.5 | 249.4 | (p)253.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | -2.8 | -5.9 | -5.8 | -3.8 | (p)-2.9 |
|
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