For the Wichita metropolitan area in May, most employment indicators changed only slightly from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
For June 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 3.9 percent higher than June 2023, and 2.4 percent higher than estimated. For the just-completed fiscal year, collections were lower by 1.5 percent than the previous year, and 2.0 percent lower than estimated.
In Kansas in May 2024, the labor force, the number of jobs, and the unemployment rate changed little compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is near the midpoint of states in job growth.
Comparing business investment before and after the pandemic.
All the unemployment rates published by Bureau of Labor Statistics in an interactive visualization.
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
Examining literacy and numeracy based on political preference.
A popular meme on social media is true, but doesn’t convey its intended message.
Comparing job growth before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.