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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2018
The Midwest Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) inched up 0.1 percent for the second month in a row, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2018
The Midwest Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) inched up 0.1 percent after recording no change in each of the prior two months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kansas City Area Employment – August 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,101,900 in August 2018, up 20,000, or 1.8 percent, over the year.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,475.6 | 1,477.2 | 1,478.3 | 1,479.4 | 1,481.6 | (p)1,484.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,425.6 | 1,427.3 | 1,428.5 | 1,430.3 | 1,433.1 | (p)1,436.5 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
50.0 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.1 | 48.4 | (p)48.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,422.8 | 1,424.4 | 1,426.7 | 1,430.8 | 1,425.0 | (p)1,425.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | (p)7.1 |
12-month % change |
|
5.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | (p)6.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
60.2 | 60.4 | 60.5 | 61.6 | 60.2 | (p)59.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | (p)1.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
165.8 | 166.0 | 166.7 | 166.3 | 166.3 | (p)165.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | (p)2.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
271.8 | 272.1 | 272.4 | 272.4 | 272.4 | (p)273.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | (p)2.0 |
Information(3) |
|
18.9 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 17.3 | (p)17.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 | -2.1 | -3.1 | -5.8 | -8.9 | (p)-9.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
79.0 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 80.0 | (p)80.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | (p)2.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
183.0 | 183.9 | 183.2 | 181.8 | 182.6 | (p)183.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | (p)2.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
198.2 | 197.0 | 197.3 | 197.7 | 198.0 | (p)198.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | (p)0.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
131.2 | 131.3 | 131.9 | 131.9 | 130.3 | (p)131.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
49.8 | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.8 | 50.5 | (p)49.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | (p)-0.8 |
Government(3) |
|
257.7 | 257.6 | 259.0 | 263.5 | 260.3 | (p)259.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | (p)0.9 |
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