Wichita, Kansas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wichita fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Wichita peaked in April 2020 at 18.7% and is now 15.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Wichita unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Kansas | 2.4% | 0.0 | -1.1 |
Wichita | 3.2% | 0.0 | -1.7 |
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 61,463. There are now 51,302 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wichita employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wichita, Kansas) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Wichita | 10,161 | -226 | -5,392 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Wichita, Kansas Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Kansas Unemployment Rate |
Wichita Unemployment Rate |
Wichita Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10,161 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10,387 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10,464 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10,822 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 11,348 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 11,277 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 11,395 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 12,069 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 12,956 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 13,835 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 14,531 |
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. ↩