Kansas Job Growth

There were 1,430,400 jobs in Kansas in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,430,121 employed persons for the month. Kansas added 2,500 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 262 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kansas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,430,400	+2,500	+14,200
CPS	1,430,121	+262	-3,232

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 in July 2019 for Kansas is at a new high of 1,430,400.

CPS employment in Kansas reached a maximum of 1,437,082 in January 2019. 6,961 jobs have been lost in Kansas since then according to the household survey. From a June 2019 low of 1,429,859, Kansas has added 262 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	1,430,400	2,500	1,430,121	262
June 2019	1,427,900	1,200	1,429,859	-648
May 2019	1,426,700	1,600	1,430,507	-1,510
April 2019	1,425,100	7,400	1,432,017	-2,575
March 2019	1,417,700	-1,600	1,434,592	-2,189
February 2019	1,419,300	-3,500	1,436,781	-301
January 2019	1,422,800	-500	1,437,082	390
December 2018	1,423,300	100	1,436,692	-91
November 2018	1,423,200	3,500	1,436,783	95
October 2018	1,419,700	2,400	1,436,688	901
September 2018	1,417,300	-6,300	1,435,787	1,212
August 2018	1,423,600	7,400	1,434,575	1,222