Category: Economics
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Personal income growth in Kansas
Personal income growth in Kansas trails most of the nation.
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Kansas personal income
For the country as a whole, personal income grew at the annual rate of 0.7 percent from the previous quarter. For Kansas, the rate was 0.3 percent. That was the forty-seventh best rate.
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Wichita economy shrinks
The Wichita-area economy was smaller in 2016 than the year before.
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Wichita MSA employment series
Charts of employment in the Wichita metro area, along with Kansas and the United States.
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National Transit Database, an interactive visualization
An interactive visualization of data over time from the National Transit Database.
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Wichita, Kansas, and U.S. economic dashboards
Dashboards of economic indicators for Wichita and Kansas, compared to the United States.
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Wichita post-recession job growth
Wichita has recovered from recessions, but after the most recent, the city is falling further behind.
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Kansas farm income
Comparing farm and non-farm income in Kansas and the Plains states.
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Personal income in the states
An interactive visualization of income growth and change in the states, by major sector.
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Economic indicators for the states
An index of past economic activity for each state, and another index looking forward.
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State and local government employee and payroll
Considering all state and local government employees in proportion to population, Kansas has many, compared to other states, and especially so in education.
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Spending in the states, by fund
The National Association of State Budget Officers publishes spending data for the states. In this interactive visualization, I present the data in a graphical and flexible format.