December 2007 Labor Report

January 18, 2008

Unemployment in Kansas and MSAs

Place of Residence Data

December ‘07 November‘07 December ‘06

Kansas
Civilian Labor Force 1,484,050 1,489,599 1,470,919
Employment 1,424,543 1,434,095 1,410,769
Unemployment 59,507 55,504 60,150
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.7 4.1

Lawrence MSA
(Douglas County)
Civilian Labor Force 63,824 64,185 63,320
Employment 61,675 62,245 61,138
Unemployment 2,149 1,940 2,182
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.0 3.4

Topeka MSA
(Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee and Wabaunsee Counties)
Civilian Labor Force 124,073 124,260 120,853
Employment 118,180 119,299 115,208
Unemployment 5,893 4,961 5,645
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.0 4.7

Wichita MSA
(Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick and Sumner Counties)
Civilian Labor Force 318,257 320,829 312,628
Employment 306,088 309,434 299,478
Unemployment 12,169 11,395 13,150
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.6 4.2

Kansas City Area

(Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and Wyandotte Counties)
Civilian Labor Force 435,616 438,275 433,091
Employment 415,938 419,161 414,108
Unemployment 19,678 19,114 18,983
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.4 4.4

Developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.