Article Summaries

  • Stop Escalating the Threat Environment

    Leader McConnell and Speaker Johnson to VP Harris: End The Dangerous Rhetoric

  • Poverty in the States

    Official and supplemental poverty rates in the states.

  • Wichita Employment Situation, August 2024

    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.

  • Inflation and Consumer Price Index, September 2024

    Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.

  • Understanding Consumer Debt Service Payments as a Percent of Disposable Personal Income

    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.

  • Weekly and Hourly Earnings

    Earnings data adjusted for inflation.

  • Kansas Employment Situation, August 2024

    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 Obama and Trump Economies on Growth

    The United States economy grew while Donald J. Trump was president, until the pandemic. How does this growth compare with the previous administration?

  • Comparing Obama and Trump Economies on Jobs

    Many jobs were gained during the Trump administration until the pandemic struck. How did this growth compare to the prior administration?