Wichita, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wichita fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Wichita peaked in August 2009 at 9.2% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Wichita unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Kansas	3.4%	0.0	-0.2
Wichita	3.8%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 August 2009 at 29,970. There are now 18,274 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,249 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 447. Wichita employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wichita, Kansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wichita	11,696	-41	-1,172

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wichita, Kansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kansas Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	3.4%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.8%	11,696
March 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.9%	11,737
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.8%	11,646
January 2018	4.1%	3.5%	3.7%	11,249
December 2017	4.1%	3.5%	3.9%	11,862
November 2017	4.1%	3.5%	3.9%	11,833
October 2017	4.1%	3.5%	3.9%	11,893
September 2017	4.2%	3.6%	4.0%	12,325
August 2017	4.4%	3.6%	4.2%	12,837
July 2017	4.3%	3.6%	4.2%	12,972
June 2017	4.3%	3.6%	4.2%	12,890