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Manhattan, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Manhattan fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Manhattan peaked in April 2020 at 9.0% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Manhattan unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Kansas 2.9% 0.0 +0.4
Manhattan 2.8% 0.0 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Manhattan, Kansas, National

Manhattan, Kansas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Manhattan, Kansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Manhattan peaked in April 2020 at 4,001. There are now 2,702 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,039 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 260.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Manhattan 1,299 +13 +221

Number of Unemployed Persons

Manhattan, Kansas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Kansas
Unemployment Rate		 Manhattan
Unemployment Rate		 Manhattan
Unemployed
February
2023		 3.6% — — —
January
2023		 3.4% 2.9% 2.8% 1,299
December
2022		 3.5% 2.9% 2.8% 1,286
November
2022		 3.6% 2.9% 2.6% 1,231
October
2022		 3.7% 3.0% 2.6% 1,198
September
2022		 3.5% 2.9% 2.5% 1,147
August
2022		 3.7% 2.8% 2.4% 1,117
July
2022		 3.5% 2.7% 2.3% 1,087
June
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 2.3% 1,067
May
2022		 3.6% 2.5% 2.3% 1,055
April
2022		 3.6% 2.4% 2.2% 1,039
March
2022		 3.6% 2.4% 2.3% 1,049

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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