Wichita, Kansas Job Growth

There were 302,900 jobs in Wichita, Kansas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 300,080 employed persons for the month. Wichita added 1,300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,179 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Wichita job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	302,900	+1,300	+6,700
CPS	300,080	+1,179	+7,167

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 9,200 jobs have been lost in Wichita according to the employer survey. From a trough of 282,200 in June 2011, Wichita has gained 20,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 309,623 for Wichita in January 2009. 9,543 jobs have been lost in Wichita since then according to the household survey. From a June 2011 low of 288,909, Wichita has added 11,171 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wichita, Kansas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	302,900	1,300	300,080	1,179
January 2019	301,600	400	298,901	-219
December 2018	301,200	900	299,120	202
November 2018	300,300	900	298,918	568
October 2018	299,400	-1,600	298,350	567
September 2018	301,000	200	297,783	986
August 2018	300,800	1,100	296,797	987
July 2018	299,700	2,100	295,810	78
June 2018	297,600	-700	295,732	-33
May 2018	298,300	1,100	295,765	2,169
April 2018	297,200	400	293,596	556
March 2018	296,800	600	293,040	127