Tag: Economics
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Gas Prices in Days Past
A meme on Facebook shows a photograph of gasoline prices from a past era with the caption: “Gas prices like this would be a nice gift.”
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Kansas GDP, Second Quarter of 2023
In the second quarter of 2023, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 7.4 percent. Real Gross Domestic Product rose in 44 states, with Kansas ranking second.
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Business Formation in States
An interactive visualization of business formation in the states.
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Business Formation in Kansas
For both business applications and business formations, Kansas does better than some states, but lags many states and the nation.
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Wichita Employment Situation, October 2023
For the Wichita metropolitan area in October 2023, major employment indicators declined from the prior month. Wichita performs poorly compared to its peers.
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Large County Employment, Second Quarter 2023
Employment in large counties, including Sedgwick County and others of interest.
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Kansas Employment Situation, October 2023
In Kansas for October 2023, the labor force was steady, the number of jobs rose, and the unemployment rate fell slightly when compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is below the middle of the states in job growth.
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Consumer Price Index, October 2023
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
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Business Dynamics Statistics
Annual measures of business dynamics such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths, and firm startups and shutdowns.