Manhattan, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Manhattan fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2019 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Manhattan peaked in March 2010 at 5.1% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Manhattan unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Kansas	3.1%	-0.1	-0.2
Manhattan	2.8%	0.0	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Manhattan, Kansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Manhattan, Kansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Manhattan peaked in March 2010 at 2,449. There are now 1,105 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,331 in June 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 13.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Manhattan	1,344	+4	-50

Number of Unemployed Persons

Manhattan, Kansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kansas Unemployment Rate	Manhattan Unemployment Rate	Manhattan Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.1%	2.8%	1,344
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	2.8%	1,340
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	2.9%	1,356
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	2.9%	1,371
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.9%	1,398
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.1%	1,456
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.1%	1,470
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.1%	1,490
February 2019	3.8%	3.4%	3.1%	1,474
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.0%	1,449
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	2.9%	1,403