Wichita Chamber of Commerce Archives

Large County Employment, Second Quarter 2023

Employment in large counties, including Sedgwick County and others of interest.

Employment in large counties, including Sedgwick County and others of interest.

Examining the economy of metropolitan areas in an interactive visualization. Wichita examples included.

The Wichita metro population grew from 2010 to 2020, but at a slow rate.

There’s been much investment in downtown Wichita. But it isn’t evident in the assessed value of property, although the recent trend is positive.

An interactive visualization of gross domestic product by metropolitan area and industry.

A visualization of employment, labor force, and the unemployment rate for metropolitan areas, now with data through May 2020.

A visualization of employment, labor force, and unemployment rate for metropolitan areas, now with data through February 2020.

In an index ranking counties in talent attraction, Sedgwick County has not performed well.