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News Releases:
Oct
15
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2024

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September.

Oct
02
Kansas City Area Employment — August 2024

Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS, metropolitan area increased by 19,500 over the year in August.

Sep
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2024

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September.

Kansas Economy at a Glance:
Kansas
Data Series Back
Data		 Apr
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2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug
2024		 Sept
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,506.7 1,507.1 1,507.3 1,508.5 1,510.3 (p)1,512.6

Employment(1)

 1,464.6 1,463.3 1,461.3 1,460.1 1,460.7 (p)1,462.2

Unemployment(1)

 42.0 43.9 46.0 48.3 49.6 (p)50.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,464.0 1,457.0 1,463.2 1,461.2 1,462.4 (p)1,465.1

12-month % change

 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.5 (p)1.3

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 (p)6.2

12-month % change

 -4.7 -4.7 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 (p)-1.6

Construction(3)

 71.1 70.6 70.2 70.2 70.4 (p)70.5

12-month % change

 4.4 4.3 3.2 3.7 3.8 (p)3.5

Manufacturing(3)

 173.4 174.0 173.9 174.5 173.4 (p)173.2

12-month % change

 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 (p)-0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 278.1 278.9 279.4 280.2 280.4 (p)282.4

12-month % change

 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 1.5 (p)2.1

Information(3)

 18.2 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.8 (p)18.0

12-month % change

 0.0 -2.2 -2.7 -2.7 -2.2 (p)-1.6

Financial Activities(3)

 77.1 77.1 77.4 78.0 78.3 (p)78.2

12-month % change

 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.8 2.5 (p)2.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 177.9 177.2 176.9 178.0 176.9 (p)176.8

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.4 -1.3 0.5 0.4 (p)0.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 214.7 215.3 215.8 216.4 216.4 (p)216.5

12-month % change

 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.2 (p)4.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 134.7 134.0 132.2 132.4 132.1 (p)131.6

12-month % change

 2.0 1.5 0.1 0.4 -0.2 (p)-1.3

Other Services(3)

 54.6 54.3 56.2 55.9 55.0 (p)54.3

12-month % change

 3.0 2.5 4.7 6.3 4.2 (p)1.5

Government(3)

 258.1 251.6 257.2 251.6 255.5 (p)257.4

12-month % change

 2.1 -0.6 1.1 -0.7 0.7 (p)1.1

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 Oct 2024
Wichita Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2024
Kansas City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2024
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2024
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2024
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2024
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 – September 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2024
County Employment and Wages in Kansas – Second Quarter 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2023
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 Feb 2024
Kansas City, MO-KS, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Oct 2024
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 Oct 2024
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 — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2024
Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — May 2024 Employment News Release Jul 2024