Economy at a Glance

Kansas

Kansas
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2008

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 1,485.1 1,494.6 1,491.2 1,489.7 1,493.6 (P) 1,501.4

Employment (1)

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 1,426.1 1,425.9 1,427.3 1,421.8 1,423.5 (P) 1,428.7

Unemployment (1)

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 59.0 68.7 63.9 67.9 70.1 (P) 72.6

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.7 (P) 4.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 1,383.5 1,385.4 1,380.2 1,389.9 1,391.2 (P) 1,389.8

12-month % change
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 0.6 0.6 -0.1 0.4 0.5 (P) 0.5

Natural Resources and Mining (3)

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 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 (P) 9.6

12-month % change
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 2.2 3.3 6.7 4.4 4.4 (P) 6.7

Construction (3)

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 63.3 64.6 65.3 66.1 66.6 (P) 66.2

12-month % change
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 -1.9 0.0 0.5 1.1 1.4 (P) 0.3

Manufacturing (3)

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 186.5 184.4 185.6 186.4 181.4 (P) 185.7

12-month % change
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 1.0 -0.3 0.2 0.4 -2.5 (P) -0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 263.3 263.2 264.1 263.8 264.6 (P) 263.7

12-month % change
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 0.2 0.0 0.3 -0.4 0.1 (P) -0.2

Information (3)

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 40.3 40.3 40.1 40.6 41.0 (P) 41.0

12-month % change
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 -1.7 -1.5 -1.7 -0.5 0.5 (P) 1.0

Financial Activities (3)

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 73.8 74.0 73.7 74.2 74.0 (P) 73.8

12-month % change
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 -0.3 -0.4 -0.8 -0.1 -0.5 (P) -0.8

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 147.0 147.6 148.0 147.8 147.0 (P) 147.4

12-month % change
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 2.7 2.5 2.9 1.4 0.7 (P) 0.7

Education & Health Services (3)

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 171.7 172.1 173.1 173.9 173.9 (P) 172.8

12-month % change
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 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 (P) 0.2

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 115.2 115.2 115.3 115.7 115.2 (P) 115.2

12-month % change
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 -0.7 -0.9 -0.7 -0.3 0.6 (P) 1.1

Other Services (3)

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 52.3 51.9 52.1 52.0 52.0 (P) 51.9

12-month % change
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 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 -1.1 -1.3 (P) -1.1

Government (3)

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 260.7 262.6 253.3 259.9 266.0 (P) 262.5

12-month % change
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 1.4 2.1 -2.6 0.7 3.1 (P) 2.0

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 5 12 12 8 4 6

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 359 893 927 731 291 478

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: November 20, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Kansas includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

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