For the Wichita metropolitan area in November 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is mixed.
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The reported number of jobs in Downtown Wichita rose in 2018, but there is an issue with the data.
In the third quarter of 2020, the Kansas economy grew at the annual rate of 34.3 percent, compared to contraction of 30.6 percent in the previous quarter. GDP grew in all states, with Kansas performing in the middle.
In Kansas for November 2020, the labor force grew while the number of people working fell, resulting in a rise in the unemployment rate.
New Census Bureau data shows the population growing in downtown Wichita.
For the Wichita metropolitan area in October 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive.
In Kansas for October 2020, the unemployment rate continued to fall, and both the labor force and the number of jobs rose.
For the Wichita metropolitan area in September 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive, although Wichita is recovering slower than the nation.
In Kansas for September 2020, the unemployment rate continued to fall, but both the labor force and the number of jobs also fell.
A truthful accounting of the finances of Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita shows a large loss.
Kansas has nearly the highest number of local government employees per resident, compared to other states.
Looking at the number of state government employees in proportion to population, Kansas has many compared to other states.
In the second quarter of 2020, the Kansas economy contracted at the annual rate of 30.3 percent, compared to contraction of 3.5 percent in the previous quarter. While GDP fell in all states, Kansas performed better than most, ranking nineteenth.
For the Wichita metropolitan area in August 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive, although Wichita is recovering slower than the nation.
Charts of Kansas school spending presented in different forms.
The employment situation in Kansas rose continued to improve in August 2020 as the response to the pandemic continued to affect the economy.
For the Wichita metropolitan area in July 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive, and the effects of the pandemic have been less severe for Wichita than for the nation.
Economic indicators in the states, an interactive visualization.
The employment situation in Kansas continued to improve in July 2020 as the response to the pandemic continued to affect the economy.
Airport traffic data presented in an interactive visualization, updated through 2019.