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News Releases:
Jan
22
Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2024

Kansas had 77,000 job openings in November 2024, unchanged from October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
16
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kansas — 2023

Private industry employers reported 24,200 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Kansas in 2023, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.5 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers.

Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2024

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.2 percent in December.

Kansas Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

1,508.5 1,510.3 1,512.6 1,516.6 1,520.4 (p)1,525.7

Employment(1)

1,460.1 1,460.7 1,462.2 1,464.9 1,466.5 (p)1,470.1

Unemployment(1)

48.3 49.6 50.4 51.7 53.8 (p)55.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 (p)3.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,461.2 1,462.4 1,467.3 1,460.8 1,466.8 (p)1,468.0

12-month % change

1.4 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.2 (p)1.3

Mining and Logging(3)

6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 (p)6.2

12-month % change

-1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -3.2 -1.6 (p)1.6

Construction(3)

70.2 70.4 70.7 70.7 70.8 (p)71.2

12-month % change

3.7 3.8 3.8 2.3 2.8 (p)4.4

Manufacturing(3)

174.5 173.4 172.9 168.7 172.2 (p)171.9

12-month % change

0.6 -0.2 -0.7 -1.9 -0.6 (p)-0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

280.2 280.4 282.4 281.5 281.7 (p)282.4

12-month % change

1.4 1.5 2.1 2.1 2.3 (p)2.4

Information(3)

17.8 17.8 18.0 17.8 17.9 (p)17.8

12-month % change

-2.7 -2.2 -1.6 -3.8 -2.7 (p)-2.7

Financial Activities(3)

78.0 78.3 78.2 78.6 78.7 (p)79.3

12-month % change

1.8 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.2 (p)3.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

178.0 176.9 177.0 175.4 175.5 (p)173.6

12-month % change

0.5 0.4 0.5 -0.8 -1.1 (p)-1.1

Education & Health Services(3)

216.4 216.4 216.2 215.8 216.1 (p)216.5

12-month % change

4.6 4.2 3.8 3.0 2.5 (p)2.3

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

132.4 132.1 132.1 131.3 132.1 (p)132.8

12-month % change

0.4 -0.2 -0.9 -1.5 -1.0 (p)-1.6

Other Services(3)

55.9 55.0 55.2 55.3 55.3 (p)55.2

12-month % change

6.3 4.2 3.2 3.6 3.6 (p)3.6

Government(3)

251.6 255.5 258.4 259.6 260.4 (p)261.1

12-month % change

-0.7 0.7 1.5 1.9 2.0 (p)2.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Topeka Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Wichita Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Kansas City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2025
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2025
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2025
Kansas City Area Employment — August 2024 Employment News Release Oct 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2023 Employment News Release Jul 2024
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2020
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2025
County Employment and Wages in Kansas – Second Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index, Kansas City – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kansas City — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Topeka — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Wichita — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
West North Central Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Dec 2024
Kansas City, MO-KS, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2025
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Lawrence Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lawrence — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kansas — 2023 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2025
Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — November 2024 Employment News Release Jan 2025
Southwest and Mountain-Plains Economy — Safety and Health Statistics Workplace fatalities, Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2025