Tag: Economics
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Kansas Employment Situation, July 2024
In Kansas in July 2024, the labor force rose, the number of jobs fell, and the unemployment rate rose compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is near the midpoint of states in job growth.
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Kansas Tax Revenue, July 2024
For July 2024, Kansas tax revenue was 3.0 percent lower than July 2023, and 1.0 percent less than estimated.
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Trump’s Inflation Data
Donald Trump presents price data that is accurate, as far as it goes.
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Loan and Credit Card Balances
Household loan and credit card balances, adjusted for inflation.
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Inflation and Consumer Price Index, July 2024
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
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Oil Reserves in the World
Where does the United States rank in oil reserves, according to Donald Trump?
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Wichita Employment Situation, June 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in June, most employment indicators worsened from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Inflation in the World
Inflation has been a problem throughout the world, but the rate is coming down.
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Kansas Employment Situation, June 2024
In Kansas in June 2024, the labor force was steady, the number of jobs and the number of unemployed people rose, and the unemployment rate rose compared to the previous month. Over the year, Kansas is near the midpoint of states in job growth.*
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Inflation and Consumer Price Index, June 2024
Looking at inflation calculations in a different way.
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GDP in the States, First Quarter 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the Kansas economy contracted at the annual rate of 3.9 percent. Real Gross Domestic Product increased in 39 states and the District of Columbia, ranging from 5.0 percent at an annual rate in Idaho to –4.2 percent in South Dakota. Kansas ranked forty-eighth.
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Wichita Employment Situation, May 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in May, most employment indicators changed only slightly from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.