Kansas Job Growth

There were 1,443,400 jobs in Kansas in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,449,063 employed persons for the month. Kansas added 3,400 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,889 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kansas job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,443,400	+3,400	+20,100
CPS	1,449,063	+2,889	+12,371

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 December 2019 for Kansas is at a new high of 1,443,400.

CPS employment in Kansas for December 2019 is at a new high of 1,449,063.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	1,443,400	3,400	1,449,063	2,889
November 2019	1,440,000	1,200	1,446,174	4,218
October 2019	1,438,800	500	1,441,956	4,940
September 2019	1,438,300	-2,300	1,437,016	4,321
August 2019	1,440,600	9,400	1,432,695	2,593
July 2019	1,431,200	3,300	1,430,102	243
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