kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
No better. No worse. The unemployment rate for the Kansas City metropolitan area was unchanged in September at 8.9 percent. The non-seasonally adjusted estimate was released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
strong><span class="subhead">Regional jobs</span></strong> The unemployment rate in Kansas is 2.3 percentage points (or 106,200 workers) above where it was in September a year ago. The Missouri rate is 3.2 percentage points (or 285,800 workers) higher than it was a year ago. But new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics give cause for hope.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Kansas' unemployment rate declined in September, but officials say there are signs the economy the state's economy remains weak.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Kansas' unemployment rate declined in September, but officials say there are signs the economy the state's economy remains weak.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
The Kansas City area's unemployment rate improved a tad from July to August -- slipping from 8.9 percent to 8.8 percent.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
The jobless rate in Kansas rose from 7 percent to 7.4 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said today. That's still better than the national average of 9.4 percent for that month. Missouri's unemployment rate of 9.3 percent stayed fairly steady.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
strong><span class="subhead">TOPEKA | A federal boost for the jobless</span></strong> Kansas will get $69 million in federal stimulus funds for unemployment benefits, the state announced Thursday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/22/2009
In April 2009, there were 34,900 fewer payroll jobs in Kansas and 68,300 fewer in Missouri than there were in April 2008. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the unemployment rate in Kansas rose 2.2 percentage points over that year-to-year period, and the Missouri rate rose 2.7 percentage points. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate last month in Kansas was 6.4 percent and in Missouri...
The Kansas City Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/29/2009
The Kansas City area’s unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in March, down from 8.4 percent in February and up from 5.3 percent in March 2008, according to statistics the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday.
The Kansas City Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/17/2009
Kansas had a 6.5 percent unemployment rate in March, up from 6.2 percent in February and 4.2 percent in March 2008, according to statistics the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
The Wichita Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/17/2009
Kansas’ unemployment rate rose 0.3 percent in March according to the monthly employment report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 04/17/2009
The unemployment rate in Kansas, 6.1 percent in March, continued to be significantly lower than the 8.5 percent rate nationally.
Tony's Kansas City (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Some of the metro stories I liked enough to link this afternoon: Don't hold your breath for the end of the recession: Kansas City-area unemployment rises in February It's fun to watch small town hipsters make believe: Kansas City Fashion Week Announced Thankfully, I think they did this without interrupting TV: Leawood Boy Found With New Alert System Suspect Named in KCK Murder A different kind of KC...
The Kansas City Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
The Kansas City area’s unemployment rate was 8.4 percent in February, up from 8.3 percent in January and 5.2 percent in February 2008, according to statistics the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday.
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