Category: Economics
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Liquor tax and the NCAA basketball tournament in Wichita
Liquor enforcement tax collections provide insight into the economic impact of hosting NCAA basketball tournament games in Wichita.
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Effect of NCAA basketball tournament on Wichita hotel tax revenues
Hotel tax collections provide an indication of the economic impact of hosting a major basketball tournament.
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Business patterns in Kansas counties
Census data shows that some counties in Kansas are growing faster than others.
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Kansas and national jobs, March 2018
Over the past year, Kansas job growth trailed the nation, except in government.
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Sorting and polarizing in America
American cities are changing with domestic migration. Kansas data excerpted.
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Wichita employment down, year-over-year
At a time Wichita leaders promote forward momentum in the Wichita economy, year-over-year employment has fallen.
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Employment in metropolitan areas
An interactive visualization of labor force, employment, and unemployment rate for all metropolitan areas in the United States.
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Wichita employment down, year-over-year
At a time Wichita leaders promote forward momentum in the Wichita economy, year-over-year employment has fallen.
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Employment in the states
An interactive visualization of the civilian labor force, employment, and unemployment, for each state.
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Metro Monitor evaluates the Wichita economy
Metro Monitor from Brookings Institution ranks metropolitan areas on economic performance. How does Wichita fare?
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Greater Wichita Partnership asks for help
Wichita’s economic development agency asks for assistance in developing its focus and strategies.
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Kansas GDP growth
Kansas ranks low among the states in growth of gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2017.