Wichita, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wichita fell 4.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.2 percentage points higher than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Wichita peaked in April 2020 at 18.2% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wichita unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Kansas	10.0%	-1.9	+6.9
Wichita	14.2%	-4.0	+10.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Wichita, Kansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Wichita, Kansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Wichita peaked in April 2020 at 61,061. There are now 14,143 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wichita employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wichita, Kansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wichita	46,918	-14,143	+36,376

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wichita, Kansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kansas Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	7.5%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.0%	14.2%	46,918
April 2020	14.7%	11.9%	18.2%	61,061
March 2020	4.4%	2.8%	3.4%	10,873
February 2020	3.5%	3.1%	3.5%	10,962
January 2020	3.6%	3.1%	3.4%	10,746
December 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.4%	10,729
November 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.4%	10,659
October 2019	3.6%	3.1%	3.4%	10,599
September 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.3%	10,549
August 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.3%	10,511
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.3%	10,483