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Topeka

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Topeka Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jan 2022
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jan 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2020	Employment	News Release	Aug 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Topeka — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2021

Topeka, KS Economy at a Glance:

Topeka, KS

Data Series	Back Data	July 2021	Aug 2021	Sept 2021	Oct 2021	Nov 2021	Dec 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		125.8	122.5	120.0	118.3	(p)117.3
Employment(1)		120.4	117.9	116.0	114.5	(p)114.3
Unemployment(1)		5.4	4.6	4.0	3.8	(p)2.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.3	3.8	3.3	3.2	(p)2.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		109.0	109.3	108.7	107.8	107.7	(p)107.0
12-month % change		2.3	1.8	1.6	-0.1	-0.3	(p)-0.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.6	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.1	(p)5.2
12-month % change		1.8	0.0	-1.9	-3.7	-7.3	(p)-5.5
Manufacturing(3)		7.7	8.1	8.0	8.2	8.2	(p)8.2
12-month % change		-3.8	1.3	-1.2	1.2	2.5	(p)2.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		17.8	17.5	17.7	17.6	17.8	(p)17.9
12-month % change		6.6	4.2	4.1	2.9	1.7	(p)2.9
Information(3)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		-8.3	-8.3	-8.3	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		6.8	6.9	6.7	6.7	6.6	(p)6.6
12-month % change		-4.2	-1.4	-2.9	-2.9	-4.3	(p)-4.3
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.3	13.0	12.9	12.3	12.3	(p)11.7
12-month % change		9.9	4.8	5.7	-5.4	-4.7	(p)-7.1
Education and Health Services(3)		19.2	19.2	19.2	19.3	19.3	(p)19.2
12-month % change		3.2	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		8.1	8.2	8.0	7.9	7.9	(p)7.8
12-month % change		8.0	7.9	6.7	5.3	6.8	(p)8.3
Other Services(3)		4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	(p)4.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(3)		24.8	25.2	25.2	24.9	24.8	(p)24.7
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.6	-0.8	-2.0	-2.0	(p)-2.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary