Category: Economics
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Back in the day
Was the America of a few generations ago preferable to today?
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BP Oil Executive ‘Brice Cromwell’
A popular social media post makes a bogus appeal to authority.
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Weekly Gasoline Purchases
A popular Facebook post makes claims about gasoline purchases that aren’t correct, or even close.
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Wichita since the start of the pandemic
How has Wichita fared since the start of the pandemic compared to other metropolitan areas?
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Wichita employment situation, April 2022
For the Wichita metropolitan area in April 2022, the major measures of the employment economy improved, although Wichita continues improving at a slow rate.
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Kansas employment situation, April 2022
In Kansas for April 2022, the labor force grew slightly, the number of people working was nearly unchanged, and the unemployment rate was unchanged, all compared to the previous month.
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Inflation still high in April
As measured by the Consumer Price Index, inflation remained high in April 2022, and the rate slowed a bit.
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Wichita employment situation, March 2022
For the Wichita metropolitan area in March 2022, the major measures of the employment economy improved, although Wichita continues improving at a slow rate.
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Kansas employment situation, March 2022
In Kansas for March 2022, the labor force grew slightly, the number of people working fell, and the unemployment rate was unchanged, all compared to the previous month.
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Inflation high and rising in March
As measured by the Consumer Price Index, inflation remained high in March 2022, and the rate accelerated.
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Kansas GDP, fourth quarter of 2021
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Kansas economy expanded at the annual rate of 1.5 percent. Gross Domestic Product grew in 47 states, with Kansas ranking forty-sixth.
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Wichita employment situation, February 2022
For the Wichita metropolitan area in February 2022, the major measures of the employment economy improved.