Author: Bob Weeks
-
Kansas Tax Revenue, January 2024
For January 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 11.3 percent lower than January 2023, and 6.5 percent lower than estimated.
-
National Employment Situation, January 2024
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 353,000 in January 2024 from December 2023. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent.
-
Business Formation in States
For both business applications and business formations, Kansas does better than some states, but lags many states and the nation.
-
New Data Show Migrants Were More Likely to Be Released by Trump Than Biden
This article from Cato Institute’s blog, written by David J. Bier on November 2, 2023, presents surprising data on migrant arrests and releases under the Trump and Biden administrations. It reveals that, contrary to common perception, the Trump administration released a higher percentage of migrants arrested at the border than the Biden administration. During Trump’s…
-
Trump’s Tariffs
On the campaign trail, former president Donald J. Trump praises his import taxes on Chinese imports. But he is wrong on the data, and wrong on the economic effects.
-
A Regulation Trump Promises to Cancel
Donald Trump promises to eliminate — on day one — a regulation that his own presidential administration implemented.
-
Kansas Employment Situation, December 2023
In Kansas in December 2023, the labor force fell, the number of jobs fell, and the unemployment rate fell when compared to the previous month, all by small amounts. Over the year, Kansas is far below the middle of the states in job growth.
-
State Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Data on monthly job turnover in the states and presented in an interactive visualization.
-
Kansas Tax Revenue, December 2023
For December 2023, Kansas tax revenue was 3.8 percent lower than December 2022, and 3.4 percent lower than estimated.