Wichita, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wichita fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Wichita peaked in August 2009 at 9.2% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Wichita unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Kansas	3.3%	0.0	-0.2
Wichita	3.5%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 19,028 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,659 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 283. Wichita employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wichita, Kansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wichita	10,942	+283	-951

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wichita, Kansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kansas Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployment Rate	Wichita Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.5%	10,942
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.5%	10,659
August 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.6%	11,080
July 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.8%	11,672
June 2018	4.0%	3.4%	3.8%	11,635
May 2018	3.8%	3.4%	3.7%	11,520
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.8%	11,657
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