Wichita, Kansas Job Growth

There were 296,500 jobs in Wichita, Kansas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 298,219 employed persons for the month. Wichita lost 900 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 436 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wichita job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	296,500	-900	+2,200
CPS	298,219	+436	+3,654

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Wichita, Kansas Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Wichita 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 for Wichita, Kansas

CES employment for Wichita peaked in July 2008 at 312,100. Since then 15,600 jobs have been lost in Wichita according to the employer survey. From a trough of 282,300 in June 2011, Wichita has gained 14,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 309,623 for Wichita in January 2009. 11,404 jobs have been lost in Wichita since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 288,909, Wichita has added 9,310 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wichita, Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	296,500	-900	298,219	436
September 2018	297,400	-1,800	297,783	986
August 2018	299,200	1,300	296,797	987
July 2018	297,900	2,200	295,810	78
June 2018	295,700	-2,900	295,732	-33
May 2018	298,600	3,100	295,765	2,169
April 2018	295,500	200	293,596	556
March 2018	295,300	500	293,040	127
February 2018	294,800	-200	292,913	-937
January 2018	295,000	700	293,850	267
December 2017	294,300	1,500	293,583	-240
November 2017	292,800	-1,500	293,823	-742