Topeka, Kan. - Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.3 percent in August. This was down from 3.4 percent in July and down from 3.6 percent in August 2017.
Seasonally adjusted job estimates indicate total Kansas nonfarm jobs increased by 3,600 from July. Private sector jobs, a subset of total nonfarm jobs, increased by 300 from the previous month.
“August estimates indicate a tightening labor market in Kansas. The number of private sector jobs continued to increase and employers reported over the year growth in average weekly earnings for both goods producing and service providing industries,” said Labor Economist, Emilie Doerksen. “The household survey also shows a tightening labor market, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.3 percent.”
Since August 2017, Kansas gained 26,600 seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs and 21,000 private sector jobs.
BLS revised seasonally adjusted preliminary total nonfarm jobs estimates for July upward by 100 jobs, from 1,426,600 to 1,426,700. Seasonally adjusted private sector jobs were revised downward by 500 jobs, from 1,168,200 to 1,167,700.
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For more information and to leave feedback on other data product requests please email us at KDOL.laborstats@ks.gov.
Learn the difference between not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted numbers here.
Procedures for producing Industrial Employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, e.g., nonfarm jobs, are available on the BLS website here.
Information on procedures for producing Household estimates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, e.g., labor force, is available on the BLS website here.
For more information on the unemployment insurance program, including tax and claims data, refer to the KDOL Unemployment Insurance Weekly Review.
Complete Kansas labor market information for August is available here.
The September 2018 Labor Report will be released on Friday, October 19.
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