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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – June 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest increased 0.2 percent in June after rising 0.5 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kansas City — May 2017
Workers in the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.78 in May 2017, below the nationwide average of $24.34.
Kansas City Area Employment – May 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,099,800 in May 2018, up 16,000, or 1.5 percent, from May 2017.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,478.5 | 1,476.8 | 1,476.1 | 1,475.2 | 1,474.6 | (p)1,475.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,426.2 | 1,425.8 | 1,425.6 | 1,425.2 | 1,424.6 | (p)1,425.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)52.2 | 51.0 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 50.0 | (p)50.0 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | (p)3.4 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,411.3 | 1,412.5 | 1,414.2 | 1,415.6 | 1,417.8 | (p)1,419.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | (p)1.6 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | (p)7.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | (p)5.9 |
Construction(4) |
|
60.1 | 59.6 | 59.0 | 59.1 | 59.6 | (p)60.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -3.2 | -5.1 | -4.1 | -0.7 | (p)0.8 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
162.5 | 162.3 | 162.6 | 163.0 | 164.1 | (p)165.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | (p)3.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
268.9 | 268.1 | 268.6 | 270.1 | 270.9 | (p)271.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | (p)2.0 |
Information(4) |
|
19.4 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.1 | (p)18.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -3.0 | -4.0 | -2.0 | -2.6 | (p)-2.6 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
77.8 | 77.7 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 78.5 | (p)78.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | (p)1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
179.5 | 181.0 | 181.9 | 182.2 | 182.7 | (p)182.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
198.5 | 199.3 | 198.7 | 198.8 | 198.2 | (p)197.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (p)0.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
131.2 | 131.3 | 131.2 | 129.9 | 130.2 | (p)129.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 | (p)1.6 |
Other Services(4) |
|
49.9 | 49.9 | 50.8 | 50.2 | 49.8 | (p)49.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.6 | (p)-1.2 |
Government(4) |
|
256.8 | 257.1 | 257.3 | 257.4 | 257.6 | (p)257.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | (p)0.8 |
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