Topeka, Kansas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Topeka 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 Topeka peaked in April 2020 at 12.2% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Topeka 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 |
Topeka | 2.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Topeka, Kansas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Topeka, Kansas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Topeka peaked in April 2020 at 14,587. There are now 11,168 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,920 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 499. Topeka employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Topeka, Kansas) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Topeka | 3,419 | -9 | +393 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Topeka, Kansas Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Kansas Unemployment Rate |
Topeka Unemployment Rate |
Topeka Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3,419 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3,428 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3,351 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3,292 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3,202 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3,165 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3,121 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3,077 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3,022 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2,933 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2,939 |
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. ↩