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Consumer Price Index, February 2024
Read more: Consumer Price Index, February 2024Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
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Kansas Employment Situation, January 2024
Read more: Kansas Employment Situation, January 2024In Kansas in January 2024, the labor force fell, the number of jobs fell, and the unemployment rate was unchanged compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is near the bottom of states in job growth.
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Employment, pre- and post-Covid
Read more: Employment, pre- and post-CovidComparing job growth before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, February 2024
Read more: Kansas Tax Revenue, February 2024For February 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 5.2 percent lower than February 2023, and 6.0 percent lower than estimated.
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Large County Employment, Third Quarter 2023
Read more: Large County Employment, Third Quarter 2023Employment in large counties, including Sedgwick County and others of interest.
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Wichita Employment Situation, December 2023
Read more: Wichita Employment Situation, December 2023For the Wichita metropolitan area in December 2023, major employment indicators declined from the prior month, and the unemployment rate also fell. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, January 2024
Read more: Kansas Tax Revenue, January 2024For January 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 11.3 percent lower than January 2023, and 6.5 percent lower than estimated.
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National Employment Situation, January 2024
Read more: National Employment Situation, January 2024Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 353,000 in January 2024 from December 2023. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent.
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Business Formation in States
Read more: Business Formation in StatesFor both business applications and business formations, Kansas does better than some states, but lags many states and the nation.
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New Data Show Migrants Were More Likely to Be Released by Trump Than Biden
Read more: New Data Show Migrants Were More Likely to Be Released by Trump Than BidenThis article from Cato Institute’s blog, written by David J. Bier on November 2, 2023, presents surprising data on migrant arrests and releases under the Trump and Biden administrations. It reveals that, contrary to common perception, the Trump administration released a higher percentage of migrants arrested at the border than the Biden administration. During Trump’s…
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Trump’s Tariffs
Read more: Trump’s TariffsOn the campaign trail, former president Donald J. Trump praises his import taxes on Chinese imports. But he is wrong on the data, and wrong on the economic effects.
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A Regulation Trump Promises to Cancel
Read more: A Regulation Trump Promises to CancelDonald Trump promises to eliminate — on day one — a regulation that his own presidential administration implemented.