Kansas includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Lawrence, KS
• Manhattan, KS
• St. Joseph, MO-KS
• Topeka, KS
• Wichita, KS

How to View PDF Files

Inflation and Consumer Spending

Consumer Price Index

News Releases

• Midwest Region (HTML) (PDF)
• Kansas City (Semiannual) (HTML) (PDF)

Data Tables

CPI data is available on a monthly basis for the U.S., Midwest Region and the West Region and semi-annually for the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Denver areas.

• Current Issue CPI Data Summary (Blue Card)
• Previous Issues (2000-present)

Historical data tables for the CPI-U and CPI-W, all items, (1982-84=100)

• Midwest Region (HTML)
• Annual averages U.S., Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis (HTML)

CPI Technical Information

• CPI Frequently Asked Questions
• How to Escalate Contracts Using the CPI
• Revision in January to August 2000 CPI Data -- 9/28/2000
• 1999 Planned change in the Consumer Price Index formula
• 1998 CPI Revision - Brief Description
• 1998 CPI Revision - Detailed Documents

Consumer Expenditure Survey

• Regional Data Tables (HTML) (PDF)

CEX Technical Information

• CEX Frequently Asked Questions

Employment & Unemployment

News Releases

• Nonfarm Employment — Kansas City, Mo-Ks. MSA (Quarterly) (HTML) (PDF)
• Unemployment — West North Central Census Division and States (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)

Tables of Data

• Kansas
  • St. Joseph, MO-KS
  • Lawrence, KS
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Topeka, KS
  • Wichita, KS
  • Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic orgin
• Rankings by Unemployment Rates for all States
• Rankings by Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

Employment Technical Information

• CPS Frequently Asked Questions
• CES Frequently Asked Questions
• LAUS Frequently Asked Questions

Pay and Benefits

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

News Releases

• County Employment and Wages – Kansas (HTML) (PDF)

CEW Technical Information

• CEW Frequently Asked Questions

Compensation Costs

News Releases

• Employment Cost Index – Quarterly Regional Report (HTML) (PDF)
• Employer Costs For Employee Compensation – Quarterly Regional Report (HTML) (PDF)

Data Tables

• Average Hourly Earnings in Mining and Manufacturing

Compensation Costs Technical Information

• Compenstion Costs Frequently Asked Questions
• EBS Frequently Asked Questions

National Compensation Survey

• Wage surveys are no longer produced by the National Compensation Survey. Occupational employment and wage news releases for selected areas are published using Occupational Employment Statistics program data.

Occupational Employment and Wages Estimates

News Releases

• Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. (HTML) (PDF)

Safety and Health

Occupational Injury and Fatality Statistics

News Releases

• Fatal Occupational Injuries in Kansas – 2011 (HTML) (PDF)

• Mountain-Plains Occupational Injury and Fatality Chart Package

Safety and Health Technical Information

• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

• Consumer Price Indexes FAQ
• Consumer Expenditure Survey FAQ
• State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings FAQ
• Mass Layoff Statistics FAQ
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics FAQ
• Compensation Cost Trends FAQ
• National Compensation Survey FAQ
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities FAQ

Ways To Obtain Data

• Telephone Hotlines
  CPI Hotline: Recorded CPI messages available 24 hours a day.

(816) 285-7000 menu option 1

• Library
  

  Telephone: The Economic Analysis & Information staff is available for phone assistance from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Central Time at (816) 285-7000, menu option 0.

  Location: The office is open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and is located at:

  Bureau of Labor Statistics Two Pershing Square Building 2300 Main Street, Suite 1190 Kansas City, MO 64108

• Sales of BLS publications

Contact Us

• BLS Information Office in Kansas City, Missouri