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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.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – August 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest was unchanged in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,475.2 | 1,474.6 | 1,475.6 | 1,477.2 | 1,478.3 | (p)1,479.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,425.2 | 1,424.6 | 1,425.6 | 1,427.3 | 1,428.5 | (p)1,430.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
50.1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.8 | (p)49.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,415.6 | 1,417.8 | 1,422.8 | 1,424.4 | 1,426.7 | (p)1,430.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | (p)1.9 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | (p)7.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | (p)7.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
59.1 | 59.6 | 60.2 | 60.4 | 60.5 | (p)61.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.1 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | (p)2.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
163.0 | 164.1 | 165.8 | 166.0 | 166.7 | (p)166.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | (p)3.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
270.1 | 270.9 | 271.8 | 272.1 | 272.4 | (p)272.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | (p)1.4 |
Information(3) |
|
19.3 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.5 | (p)18.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -3.1 | (p)-5.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
78.6 | 78.5 | 79.0 | 79.4 | 79.5 | (p)79.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | (p)2.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
182.2 | 182.7 | 183.0 | 183.9 | 183.2 | (p)181.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | (p)2.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
198.8 | 198.2 | 198.2 | 197.0 | 197.3 | (p)197.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
129.9 | 130.2 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 131.9 | (p)132.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | (p)3.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
50.2 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 50.8 | 50.6 | (p)50.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | (p)0.4 |
Government(3) |
|
257.4 | 257.6 | 257.7 | 257.6 | 259.0 | (p)262.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | (p)2.2 |
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