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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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Additional Civilian Labor Force data can

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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

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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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Top 10 Job VacanciesLocal Area III

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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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%

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Vacancies by Benefits Offered and Employment SizeLocal Area III

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

Email LMIS to obtain employment and wage data by industry for all counties in Kansas.

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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Note: Projections for Local Area III reflect the Kansas City projection region. This projection region includes Miami county.

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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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