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News Releases:
Jan
24
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kansas — 2021

Private industry employers reported 24,700 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Kansas in 2021, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.7 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2022

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in December.

Dec
29
Kansas City Area Employment – November 2022

Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS, metropolitan area increased by 26,900 over the year in November.

Kansas Economy at a Glance:
Kansas
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,554.1 (r)1,555.1 (r)1,555.0 (r)1,554.7 1,555.9 (p)1,556.3

Employment(1)

 (r)1,495.5 (r)1,496.0 (r)1,495.8 (r)1,495.6 1,496.4 (p)1,496.8

Unemployment(1)

 (r)58.6 (r)59.1 (r)59.2 (r)59.1 59.5 (p)59.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.8 (r)3.8 (r)3.8 (r)3.8 3.8 (p)3.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,460.1 1,452.4 1,459.2 1,458.9 (p)1,455.3  

12-month % change

 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.7 (p)0.5  

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.0 (p)6.1  

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 (p)0.0  

Construction(3)

 72.5 72.3 72.5 72.5 (p)72.8  

12-month % change

 7.2 5.9 5.4 5.4 (p)8.5  

Manufacturing(3)

 175.3 170.5 174.0 173.6 (p)174.2  

12-month % change

 0.5 -1.3 -0.1 -0.6 (p)-0.2  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 275.7 274.0 275.5 276.3 (p)277.1  

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.4 0.2 0.5 (p)0.9  

Information(3)

 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.2 (p)17.0  

12-month % change

 -4.4 -4.4 -2.8 -3.9 (p)-5.6  

Financial Activities(3)

 77.9 78.2 78.3 78.9 (p)79.4  

12-month % change

 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.7 (p)2.2  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 174.0 171.3 171.9 170.6 (p)169.8  

12-month % change

 -1.1 -2.6 -2.1 -2.6 (p)-2.9  

Education & Health Services(3)

 214.0 215.3 215.5 215.8 (p)215.7  

12-month % change

 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.6 (p)2.7  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 133.5 132.7 133.6 133.4 (p)129.6  

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.1 (p)-2.4  

Other Services(3)

 55.9 55.6 55.5 55.3 (p)55.3  

12-month % change

 3.7 3.5 3.0 1.8 (p)2.0  

Government(3)

 257.8 259.1 258.9 259.3 (p)258.3  

12-month % change

 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.3 (p)0.2  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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 Economic Summary Feb 2023
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Kansas City Area Employment – November 2022 Employment News Release Dec 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment News Release Aug 2022
Consumer Price Index Historical Table for the Midwest (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2020
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County Employment and Wages in Kansas – Second Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2022
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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 Feb 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas — 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Joseph — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
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