Official and supplemental poverty rates in the states.
For the Wichita metropolitan area in August, most employment indicators improved slightly from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
Consumer Debt Service Payments as a Percent of Disposable Personal Income is a financial metric that measures the proportion of after-tax income that households are using to pay off their debts.
Earnings data adjusted for inflation.
In Kansas in August 2024, the labor force rose, the number of jobs was unchanged, and the unemployment rate rose compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is near the midpoint of states in job growth.
Comparing real, inflation-adjusted personal consumption expenditures before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.