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Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Unemployment Insurance Statistics*Not Seasonally Adjusted** Data from May, 2015 – April, 2017 used to calculate the average duration values***All Other Industries, Combined includes the following industries: Agriculture; Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation; Educational Services; Information; Management of Companies & Enterprises; Mining; Other
Services (except Public Administration); Public Administration; Real Estate and Rental & Leasing; and Utilities.
By Age GroupApril, 2017
Initial Unemployment ClaimsBy Industry
Local Area III – April, 2017
By GenderApril, 2017
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Category April 2017 March 2017 April 2016
Average Duration** (in weeks) 10.2 10.2 11.7
Number of Claimants 3,324 3,471 2,708
Average Duration of Unemployment Claims & Number of Claimants
April, 2017
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Local Area III, Total 1,473 2,485 2,649
Construction 243 315 282
Adm. & Sup. & Waste Mgt. & Remed.
Svcs. 222 361 387
Professional, Scientific, & Technical
Services 139 145 206
Manufacturing 129 865 969
Health Care & Social Assistance 119 133 148
Retail Trade 117 136 134
Transportation & Warehousing 98 119 88
Finance & Insurance 81 74 57
Accommodation & Food Services 70 90 81
Wholesale Trade 61 74 73
All Other Combined** 194 173 224
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Local Area III, Total 1,473 2,485 2,649
Construction 243 315 282
Adm. & Sup. & Waste Mgt. & Remed. Svcs. 222 361 387
Professional, Scientific, & Technical
Services 139 145 206
Manufacturing 129 865 969
Health Care & Social Assistance 119 133 148
Retail Trade 117 136 134
Transportation & Warehousing 98 119 88
Finance & Insurance 81 74 57
Accommodation & Food Services 70 90 81
Wholesale Trade 61 74 73
Information 48 39 56
Real Estate and Rental & Leasing 34 26 28
Other Services (except Public
Administration) 34 34 45
Public Administration 22 26 36
Educational Services 21 19 44
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 18 12 7
Management of Companies & Enterprises 13 14 6
Mining 2 1 1
Agriculture 1 1 -
Utilities 1 1 1
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Second Quarter, 2016
The Job Vacancy Rate measures the percentage of jobs open for an area and in each occupation. For example, in Local Area III a job vacancy rate of 3.3% means that for every 100 jobs, 96.7 are filled and 3.3 are vacant.
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Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services, Second Quarter 2016 Job Vacancy Survey
Additional Job Vacancy Survey
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2016 Kansas Job Vacancy Survey
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Food Preparation and Serving Related 1,435 18.4%
Office and Administrative Support 1,021 6.3%
Sales and Related 916 5.4%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 430 14.0%
Transportation and Material Moving 421 7.5%
Computer and Mathematical 393 13.9%
Installation, Maintenance and Repair 377 4.2%
Construction and Extraction 315 3.1%
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Second Quarter, 20164 employees or less 5 to 49 employees 50 to 249 employees 250 employees or more
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Total, All Occupations 15,612 3.3%
Food Preparation and Serving Related 1,435 18.4%
Office and Administrative Support 1,021 6.3%
Sales and Related 916 5.4%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 430 14.0%
Transportation and Material Moving 421 7.5%
Computer and Mathematical 393 13.9%
Installation, Maintenance and Repair 377 4.2%
Construction and Extraction 315 3.1%
Business and Financial Operations 305 4.8%
Management 280 14.0%
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• Blue Valley Schools (USD 229)• Johnson County• Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (USD 500)• Olathe Public Schools (USD 233)• Shawnee Mission School District (USD 512)• Sprint• State of Kansas• United Parcel Service• University of Kansas Hospital Authority• Wal-Mart
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Additional employment and wage data by industry can be found at:Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
Employment By Industry- Fourth Quarter, 2016
Wages
Additional wage data can be found at:Kansas Wage Survey, 2016 Edition
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Wage information as of 2016:
For Local Area III: •The mean hourly wage is $23.48•The median wage is $18.11
For Kansas: •The mean hourly wage is $20.64•The median wage is $16.20
*All Other Industries, Combined includes the following industries: Construction; Information; Natural Resources & Mining; and Other Services. Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Occupational Employment Statistics
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•Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
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Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services; U.S. Census Bureau, Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
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Commuting Patterns
In 2014, 411,796 residents of Local Area III were employed. Of those residents, 256,672 peopleworked and lived in Local Area III.
107,570 residents of Local Area III commuted to jobs outside of Local Area III.155,124 people living outside of Local Area III commuted into Local Area III to work.
Of the people who are employed in Local Area III,approximately 71.7% live in one of three counties:
•Johnson County, KS (46.8% of Local Area III workers)•Jackson County, MO (14.0%)•Wyandotte County (10.9%)
Approximately 82.3% of workers who reside in LocalArea III also work in one of those three counties:
•Johnson County, KS (54.0% of Local Area II residents)•Jackson County, MO (15.2%)•Wyandotte County, KS (13.1%)
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Percent of Local Area III workers living in a given county*
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Percent of Local Area III residents working in a given county*
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