County Employment
Employment in large counties, including Sedgwick County and others of interest. (more…)
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Sep
18
Sep
Business Formation in Kansas
For both business applications and business formations, Kansas does better than some states, but lags many states and the nation. (more…)
17
Sep
Kansas employment situation, August 2022
In Kansas for August 2022, the labor force fell slightly, the number of people working fell, and the unemployment rate rose slightly, all compared to the previous month. Over the year, only Mississippi had slower job growth. (more…)
13
Sep
Conspiracies found (falsely) in Inflation Numbers
A misunderstand of Consumer Price Index weightings leads to accusations of our government abusing us. After today's release of the Consumer Price Index for August, I received this email message from a friend: "In order to give the statistical appearance of things being better than they are, the BLS is going to reset their weighting for the CPI to only compare against 2021. This is being done with purpose to give the illusion next year that things are not as bad. 2021 was when Joe Biden’s inflation policies first surfaced. By comparing consumer prices to the timing when those prices…
03
Sep
Presidential Data Explorer Updated
Explore the economic record of presidents, starting with Harry S Truman. Updated with recent data. (more…)
03
Sep
Kansas Tax Revenue, August 2022
For August 2022, Kansas tax revenue was 8.3 percent higher than August 2021. Collections for fiscal year 2023 are 0.6 percent greater than the prior year. (more…)
02
Sep
Wichita employment situation, July 2022
For the Wichita metropolitan area in July 2022, the unemployment rate fell slightly, and the number of jobs also fell slightly from the previous month. (more…)
20
Aug
Kansas employment situation, July 2022
In Kansas for July 2022, the labor force fell slightly, the number of people working grew, and the unemployment rate stayed constant, all compared to the previous month. While the monthly change for Kansas ranks well, over the year Kansas job growth was worst among the states. (more…)
06
Aug
Kansas Tax Revenue, July 2022
For July 2022, Kansas tax revenue was 2.7 percent less than July 2021. There are special circumstances. (more…)
05
Aug
Wichita employment situation, June 2022
For the Wichita metropolitan area in June 2022, the major measures of the employment economy improved, although Wichita continues improving at a slow rate. (more…)