Wichita, Kansas Job Growth

There were 281,300 jobs in Wichita, Kansas in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 283,562 employed persons for the month. Wichita added 7,200 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9,736 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wichita job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	281,300	+7,200	-23,900
CPS	283,562	+9,736	-20,828

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 312,700. Since then 31,400 jobs have been lost in Wichita according to the employer survey. From a trough of 274,100 in April 2020, Wichita has gained 7,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 309,990 for Wichita in January 2009. 26,428 jobs have been lost in Wichita since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 273,826, Wichita has added 9,736 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wichita, Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	281,300	7,200	283,562	9,736
April 2020	274,100	-33,700	273,826	-33,512
March 2020	307,800	-2,000	307,338	676
February 2020	309,800	3,000	306,662	750
January 2020	306,800	500	305,912	199
December 2019	306,300	1,200	305,713	-18
November 2019	305,100	-200	305,731	45
October 2019	305,300	-1,000	305,686	73
September 2019	306,300	0	305,613	108
August 2019	306,300	600	305,505	171
July 2019	305,700	100	305,334	331
June 2019	305,600	400	305,003	613