Labor Day: By the numbers

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Opinion

August 30, 2019 - 4:17 PM

With Labor Day upon us, let’s look at some numbers to help us assess the health of our economy and the jobs it provides those who call Kansas home.

1,430,121

That’s the number of people employed in Kansas in July 2019. As summer comes to an end, the state has shown gains in non-farm jobs over the last year.

Those working in agriculture, however, continue to battle problems created by nature and Washington. Tough times in farming have left overall employment down slightly. However, the number of non-farm jobs in the state increased by about 14,000 since July 2018.

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