Wichita, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wichita fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Wichita peaked in September 2009 at 9.2% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wichita unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Kansas	3.2%	-0.1	-0.1
Wichita	3.5%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 September 2009 at 29,888. There are now 18,933 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wichita employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wichita, Kansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wichita	10,955	-109	-238

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wichita, Kansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kansas Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.5%	10,955
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.6%	11,064
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.6%	11,218
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	11,497
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	11,552
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%	11,673
February 2019	3.8%	3.4%	3.7%	11,535
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.7%	11,439
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.6%	11,235
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.6%	11,215
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.6%	11,179