Category: Economics
Student Loan Arithmetic
We see some student loan borrowers complaining that after paying for many years, they still owe a large portion of the loan. Here’s how the math works.
Large County Employment, Fourth Quarter 2023
Employment in large counties, including Sedgwick County and others of interest.
Business Formation in States
For both business applications and business formations, Kansas does better than some states, but lags many states and the nation.
State Financial Health Metrics: Credit Score
This chart shows the relationship between the median credit scores of residents in each U.S. state and the percentage of votes that Donald Trump received in the 2020 election.
State Government Employees in Kansas and the States
Kansas has more state government employees per resident than most states. The trend is steady after rising.
Cost of Living from 1958 to 2024
A meme popular on social media is only a starting point in understanding our economy.
Inflation Meme
A popular meme on social media contains serious mistakes and should be ignored.
Employment, pre- and post-Covid
Comparing job growth before and after the Covid pandemic, attempting to remove the effect of the pandemic.
Consumer Price Index, March 2024
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
