2014 Kansas Economic Outlook Revision

MSA State Nation Counties

In 2014, Kansas state employment is forecasted to grow at 1.4 percent, which is a slight improvement over 2013. Overall, there is a projected increase of more than 18,000 jobs in Kansas over the course of the year. With this growth, Kansas is forecasted to exceed its pre-recession peak in total nonfarm employment.

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Civilian labor force

Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons.

Unemployed persons include: all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available to for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find work sometime in the last four weeks. This series comes from the Current Population Survey. Source: BLS

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MSA State Nation Counties

Civilian Labor Force - Nation