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Mar
11
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – February 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)1,490.1 | (r)1,491.7 | (r)1,491.9 | (r)1,491.8 | 1,493.9 | (p)1,496.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)1,443.7 | (r)1,444.9 | (r)1,445.0 | (r)1,444.9 | 1,447.1 | (p)1,449.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)46.4 | (r)46.8 | (r)46.9 | (r)46.9 | 46.9 | (p)46.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)3.1 | (r)3.1 | (r)3.1 | (r)3.1 | 3.1 | (p)3.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,423.4 | 1,421.9 | 1,423.3 | 1,428.0 | 1,433.1 | (p)1,434.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | (p)1.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | (p)6.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -1.5 | (p)-1.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
63.0 | 62.1 | 61.7 | 62.8 | 64.7 | (p)66.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | -1.3 | -2.2 | -0.3 | 1.6 | (p)5.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
167.5 | 165.3 | 166.9 | 167.0 | 168.8 | (p)168.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | (p)1.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
267.0 | 267.5 | 267.5 | 268.6 | 268.0 | (p)268.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | (p)0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
18.1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.8 | (p)17.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.2 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -2.2 | (p)-3.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
77.5 | 77.2 | 77.2 | 77.8 | 77.7 | (p)78.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | (p)1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
178.4 | 178.5 | 178.2 | 179.0 | 179.0 | (p)179.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 | (p)0.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
202.2 | 203.3 | 203.1 | 203.4 | 204.1 | (p)204.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | (p)1.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
130.2 | 131.3 | 131.5 | 132.3 | 132.6 | (p)132.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
52.2 | 51.5 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 52.1 | (p)52.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | (p)2.5 |
Government(3) |
|
260.6 | 260.1 | 260.4 | 260.2 | 261.6 | (p)260.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | (p)0.3 |
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