Author: Bob Weeks
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Kansas jobs, March 2020
Employment fell in Kansas in March 2020 compared to the prior month, but it still higher than last March. It is unclear how the pandemic has affected this data
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Newsletter for April 13, 2020
Here is your fresh edition of the newsletter from Voice For Liberty. This edition is dated April 13, 2020.
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Wichita water plant financing on agenda
The Wichita city council will consider borrowing $280 million from the federal government, and also consider issuing bonds of up to $331 million to repay the loan.
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Metropolitan employment and labor force
A visualization of employment, labor force, and unemployment rate for metropolitan areas, now with data through February 2020.
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Wichita jobs and employment, February 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in February 2020, the labor force is up, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is up when compared to the same month one year ago. Seasonal data shows increases in labor force and jobs from January.
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Kansas GDP
In 2019, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 0.9 percent, down from 2.1 percent the previous year, and ranked forty-fifth among the states.
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Newsletter for April 6, 2020
Here is your fresh edition of the newsletter from Voice For Liberty. This edition is dated April 6, 2020.
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Freestanding emergency room in Wichita closes
The conversion of a medical facility should receive city scrutiny due to tax breaks granted based on its original use.
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Wichita city council to consider COVID-19 response measures
The City of Wichita may spend to create a COVID-19 expense tracking project and to bypass normal purchasing processes.
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Small area income and poverty estimates
An interactive visualization of household income and poverty data for states and counties.
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Kansas tax revenues not yet affected
Through the end of March 2020, Kansas state tax revenues have not seen the effect of the economic slowdown due to COVID-19.
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Kansas jobs, February 2020
Employment and the labor force rose in Kansas in February 2020 compared to the prior month, although employment growth was smaller.