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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kansas City Area Employment – August 2019
Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) stood at 1,116,200 in August 2019, up 19,500, or 1.8 percent, over the year.
Kansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,483.5 | 1,481.8 | 1,479.6 | 1,478.8 | 1,480.4 | (p)1,483.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,432.0 | 1,430.5 | 1,429.9 | 1,430.1 | 1,432.7 | (p)1,437.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
51.5 | 51.3 | 49.7 | 48.7 | 47.7 | (p)46.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | (p)3.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,425.1 | 1,426.7 | 1,427.9 | 1,431.2 | 1,440.6 | (p)1,438.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | (p)1.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | (p)7.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
62.3 | 61.1 | 62.2 | 62.8 | 62.8 | (p)62.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | (p)0.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
167.1 | 167.6 | 167.6 | 167.2 | 167.9 | (p)167.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | (p)1.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
267.0 | 267.3 | 267.2 | 267.2 | 268.1 | (p)268.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | (p)-0.1 |
Information(3) |
|
18.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | (p)18.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -0.5 | 0.5 | (p)-1.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
76.7 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 76.2 | 77.2 | (p)77.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.2 | 0.1 | (p)0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
184.0 | 184.6 | 183.6 | 184.3 | 184.8 | (p)185.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | (p)2.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
201.0 | 200.8 | 200.9 | 200.7 | 200.7 | (p)200.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | (p)0.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
131.2 | 131.3 | 132.4 | 134.5 | 136.2 | (p)136.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 | (p)5.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
50.9 | 51.8 | 52.4 | 53.3 | 52.7 | (p)52.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | (p)3.3 |
Government(3) |
|
259.4 | 259.8 | 259.4 | 259.5 | 264.6 | (p)263.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | (p)1.8 |
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