Wichita, Kansas Job Growth

There were 295,100 jobs in Wichita, Kansas in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 293,692 employed persons for the month. Wichita lost 200 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 652 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wichita job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	295,100	-200	+300
CPS	293,692	+652	-1,912

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 17,000 jobs have been lost in Wichita according to the employer survey. From a trough of 282,300 in June 2011, Wichita has gained 12,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 309,623 for Wichita in January 2009. 15,931 jobs have been lost in Wichita since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 288,909, Wichita has added 4,783 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wichita, Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	295,100	-200	293,692	652
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
October 2017	294,300	-900	294,565	-693
September 2017	295,200	200	295,258	-171
August 2017	295,000	600	295,429	-27
July 2017	294,400	-500	295,456	89
June 2017	294,900	600	295,367	35
May 2017	294,300	-500	295,332	-272