Kansas Job Growth

There were 1,346,400 jobs in Kansas in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,409,180 employed persons for the month. Kansas added 100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 2,425 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kansas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,346,400	+100	+8,300
CPS	1,409,180	-2,425	+7,163

Kansas Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Kansas as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Kansas

CES employment peaked in April 2008 for Kansas at 1,396,500. Since then 50,100 jobs have been lost in Kansas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,319,700 in March 2010, Kansas has gained 26,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Kansas reached a maximum of 1,417,906 in March 2008. 8,726 jobs have been lost in Kansas since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,391,917, Kansas has added 17,263 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,346,400	100	1,409,180	-2,425
March 2012	1,346,300	-200	1,411,605	-4,381
February 2012	1,346,500	-5,200	1,415,986	-1,817
January 2012	1,351,700	15,900	1,417,803	1,701
December 2011	1,335,800	-1,300	1,416,102	3,713
November 2011	1,337,100	600	1,412,389	3,708
October 2011	1,336,500	-1,400	1,408,681	4,226
September 2011	1,337,900	1,400	1,404,455	2,984
August 2011	1,336,500	4,600	1,401,471	1,962
July 2011	1,331,900	3,900	1,399,509	133
June 2011	1,328,000	-10,200	1,399,376	-984
May 2011	1,338,200	100	1,400,360	-1,657
April 2011	1,338,100	7,100	1,402,017	-876