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News Releases:
Nov
27
Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — September 2023

Kansas had 85,000 job openings in September 2023, compared to 88,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
14
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2023

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

Oct
20
Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2023

Kansas had 90,000 job openings in August 2023, compared to 82,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Kansas Economy at a Glance:
Kansas
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug
2023		 Sept
2023		 Oct
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,521.3 1,522.3 1,521.8 1,520.8 1,521.7 (p)1,521.2

Employment(1)

 1,477.6 1,479.1 1,480.1 1,479.1 1,479.5 (p)1,477.1

Unemployment(1)

 43.8 43.3 41.7 41.7 42.3 (p)44.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 (p)2.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,441.5 1,443.7 1,446.7 1,444.9 1,449.9 (p)1,453.1

12-month % change

 2.2 2.3 1.7 1.4 1.6 (p)1.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.4 (p)6.5

12-month % change

 4.9 4.9 3.3 3.2 1.6 (p)3.2

Construction(3)

 67.0 67.8 68.7 67.9 68.6 (p)69.3

12-month % change

 3.7 4.8 5.9 4.9 5.4 (p)5.8

Manufacturing(3)

 171.4 170.8 170.5 170.9 170.8 (p)170.2

12-month % change

 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 (p)-1.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 274.7 273.8 273.5 274.0 274.3 (p)274.1

12-month % change

 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 (p)-0.3

Information(3)

 17.8 18.2 18.6 19.0 18.7 (p)19.0

12-month % change

 -2.7 -0.5 1.1 3.8 1.6 (p)5.0

Financial Activities(3)

 77.0 76.7 76.1 75.8 76.0 (p)76.7

12-month % change

 1.6 2.0 0.1 -0.1 0.3 (p)0.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 183.2 183.6 184.1 181.9 184.1 (p)184.5

12-month % change

 1.9 2.3 1.0 -0.5 0.5 (p)-0.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 205.0 206.9 208.2 209.5 209.6 (p)210.2

12-month % change

 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 (p)3.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 133.0 133.0 132.8 132.6 133.0 (p)133.1

12-month % change

 4.9 5.2 4.2 3.6 2.5 (p)0.5

Other Services(3)

 50.5 50.2 50.1 49.7 50.5 (p)50.8

12-month % change

 1.2 0.4 0.0 -1.2 -0.2 (p)0.8

Government(3)

 255.5 256.3 257.8 257.1 257.9 (p)258.7

12-month % change

 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.7 (p)2.9

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 Dec 2023
Wichita Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
Kansas City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2023
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2023
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2023
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2023
Kansas City Area Employment — August 2023 Employment News Release Sep 2023
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2022 Employment News Release Aug 2023
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2020
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2023
County Employment and Wages in Kansas – Second Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, Kansas City – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kansas City — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Topeka — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Wichita — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
West North Central Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Annual averages U.S., Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2018
Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Feb 2022
Kansas City, MO-KS, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
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 Dec 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas — 2022 Unemployment News Release Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lawrence — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kansas — 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2023
Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — September 2023 Employment News Release Nov 2023