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News Releases:
Nov
13
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.

Oct
10
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.

Sep
27
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:
Kansas
Data Series Back
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2022		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,505.5 (r)1,505.3 (r)1,505.4 (r)1,505.6 (r)1,505.8 (p)1,507.7

Employment(1)

 (r)1,463.2 (r)1,461.6 (r)1,461.0 (r)1,461.4 (r)1,461.9 (p)1,464.1

Unemployment(1)

 (r)42.3 (r)43.7 (r)44.4 (r)44.2 (r)43.9 (p)43.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.8 (r)2.9 (r)3.0 (r)2.9 (r)2.9 (p)2.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,401.6 1,405.4 1,415.1 1,416.9 (p)1,417.4  

12-month % change

 1.3 2.2 3.0 2.8 (p)3.1  

Mining and Logging(3)

 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 (p)6.2  

12-month % change

 1.7 3.4 5.2 3.4 (p)6.9  

Construction(3)

 66.1 67.6 67.7 68.5 (p)69.1  

12-month % change

 1.8 4.6 4.2 5.5 (p)5.0  

Manufacturing(3)

 168.7 167.9 169.8 170.7 (p)171.2  

12-month % change

 4.8 4.3 5.1 5.4 (p)5.2  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 271.3 271.2 271.7 271.2 (p)272.8  

12-month % change

 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.1 (p)2.4  

Information(3)

 19.8 19.4 19.1 19.0 (p)18.8  

12-month % change

 16.5 14.1 8.5 7.3 (p)6.8  

Financial Activities(3)

 71.7 72.1 73.0 72.4 (p)72.5  

12-month % change

 -5.2 -3.9 -2.3 -3.3 (p)-2.8  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 172.3 170.4 172.6 173.3 (p)171.7  

12-month % change

 0.4 -0.2 2.3 2.8 (p)2.3  

Education & Health Services(3)

 200.4 201.3 202.4 202.6 (p)202.8  

12-month % change

 1.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 (p)3.8  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 124.4 128.3 131.3 131.0 (p)130.7  

12-month % change

 1.7 5.0 7.4 5.3 (p)5.4  

Other Services(3)

 48.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 (p)50.0  

12-month % change

 2.1 5.5 4.8 3.7 (p)4.6  

Government(3)

 252.3 251.4 251.6 252.2 (p)251.6  

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.2 0.6 0.8 (p)1.8  

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
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