Author: Bob Weeks
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Wichita Employment Situation, March 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in March 2024, most employment indicators changed only slightly from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Updated: Kansas hotel guest tax collections
Kansas hotel guest tax collections presented in an interactive visualization. Updated with data through March 2024.
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Kansas Employment Situation, March 2024
In Kansas in March 2024, the labor force fell slightly, the number of jobs rose, and the unemployment was unchanged compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is at the midpoint of states in job growth.
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Consumer Price Index, March 2024
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
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Employment, pre- and post-Covid
Comparing job growth before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.
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National Employment Situation, March 2024
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 333,000 in March 2024 from February 2024. The unemployment rate fell from 3.9 percent to 3.8 percent.
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Wichita Employment Situation, February 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in February 2024, most employment indicators changed only slightly from the prior month, and the unemployment rate did not change. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, March 2024
For March 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 0.3 percent higher than March 2023, and 0.9 percent higher than estimated.
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Kansas GDP, Fourth Quarter of 2023
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 0.6 percent. Real Gross Domestic Product rose in all states, with Kansas ranking forty-ninth.