Author: Bob Weeks
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Kansas Tax Revenue, June 2024
For June 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 3.9 percent higher than June 2023, and 2.4 percent higher than estimated. For the just-completed fiscal year, collections were lower by 1.5 percent than the previous year, and 2.0 percent lower than estimated.
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Kansas Employment Situation, May 2024
In Kansas in May 2024, the labor force, the number of jobs, and the unemployment rate changed little compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is near the midpoint of states in job growth.
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Real Private Nonresidential Fixed Investment
Comparing business investment before and after the pandemic.
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Unemployment Rates
All the unemployment rates published by Bureau of Labor Statistics in an interactive visualization.
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Consumer Price Index, May 2024
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
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Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Counties
Examining literacy and numeracy based on political preference.
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Biggest Producer of Crude oil #FACT #PERIOD
A popular meme on social media is true, but doesn’t convey its intended message.
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Employment, pre- and post-Covid
Comparing job growth before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, May 2024
For May 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 23.1 percent lower than May 2023, and 22.7 percent lower than estimated.
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Wichita Employment Situation, April 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in April 2024, most employment indicators changed only slightly from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Student Loan Arithmetic
We see some student loan borrowers complaining that after paying for many years, they still owe a large portion of the loan. Here’s how the math works.
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Large County Employment, Fourth Quarter 2023
Employment in large counties, including Sedgwick County and others of interest.