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News Releases:
Nov
22
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2022

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in October.

Nov
10
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2022

The Midwest CPI news release for October 2022 has been delayed while we correct errors discovered in the data.

Aug
23
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan — May 2021

Workers in the Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.36 in May 2021, 20 percent below the nationwide average of $28.01.

Kansas Economy at a Glance:
Kansas
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2022		 June
2022		 July
2022		 Aug
2022		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,505.4 1,507.1 1,505.4 1,501.1 1,499.4 (p)1,499.0

Employment(1)

 1,470.1 1,471.1 1,468.6 1,462.9 1,459.9 (p)1,457.7

Unemployment(1)

 35.3 36.0 36.8 38.2 39.5 (p)41.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 (p)2.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,393.0 1,397.3 1,402.1 1,401.6 1,405.4 (p)1,413.9

12-month % change

 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.3 2.2 (p)2.9

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.1 (p)6.0

12-month % change

 5.1 5.1 3.4 1.7 3.4 (p)3.4

Construction(3)

 67.8 66.9 66.6 66.1 67.6 (p)67.3

12-month % change

 6.8 4.5 2.6 1.8 4.6 (p)3.5

Manufacturing(3)

 166.4 167.0 169.3 168.7 167.9 (p)169.5

12-month % change

 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.3 (p)5.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 269.8 270.0 270.8 271.3 271.2 (p)272.0

12-month % change

 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 (p)3.0

Information(3)

 18.2 18.7 19.5 19.8 19.4 (p)19.2

12-month % change

 9.6 12.0 15.4 16.5 14.1 (p)9.1

Financial Activities(3)

 72.5 72.2 72.7 71.7 72.1 (p)73.0

12-month % change

 -5.5 -5.1 -4.2 -5.2 -3.9 (p)-2.3

Professional & Business Services(3)

 172.8 172.6 172.0 172.3 170.4 (p)172.4

12-month % change

 0.8 1.9 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 (p)2.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 197.0 198.5 199.4 200.4 201.3 (p)202.5

12-month % change

 -1.1 0.2 0.3 1.0 3.2 (p)3.3

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 124.0 123.8 123.7 124.4 128.3 (p)130.3

12-month % change

 4.3 3.3 0.3 1.7 5.0 (p)6.5

Other Services(3)

 48.9 49.1 49.5 48.6 49.7 (p)49.8

12-month % change

 3.8 4.5 4.0 2.1 5.5 (p)4.8

Government(3)

 249.4 252.3 252.5 252.3 251.4 (p)251.9

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.8 -1.0 -0.8 -0.2 (p)0.7

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
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 Economic Summary Nov 2022
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Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment News Release Aug 2022
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2020
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County Employment and Wages in Kansas – Second Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2021
Consumer Price Index, Kansas City – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kansas City — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Wichita — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
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 Economic Summary Nov 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas — 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022