State of Kansas
Recent News About State of Kansas
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Wichita sees 291,800 nonfarm payroll employees in June
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Kansas' Wichita metropolitan statistical area was 291,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kansas increases from Q3 to Q4 2020
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kansas in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $238,125, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index
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Less than 10 people die in Kansas from influenza and pneumonia in week ending May 15
There were less than 10 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 15, a decrease from the previous week.
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Kansas ranked 45th in average VA home loan amount in Q2
With $226,304 in loans issued, Kansas ranked 45th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the second quarter, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.
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Kansas collected 9.5% more in taxes on public utilities licenses in 2020
Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, $5.7 million came from taxes on public utilities licenses, a 9.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Kansas collected $42.1 million in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2020
Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, 0.4 percent, or $42.1 million, came from miscellaneous selective sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Rental vacancies in Kansas down 0.8% from Q2 to Q3 2018
Rental vacancies in Kansas were 10.7 percent in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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11 people die in Kansas from diabetes mellitus in week ending May 15
There were 11 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 15, a 21.4 percent decrease from the previous week.
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VA provides 863 home purchase loans in Kansas in Q2
There were 863 VA home purchase loans issued in Kansas in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 totaling $206.9 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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Kansas ranks 36th in total VA home loans during Q2
Kansas ranked 36th in VA home loans in the second quarter of 2021 with 2,993 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.
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Home vacancies in Kansas down 0.7 percent in Q2
Kansas’ home vacancy rate was 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.
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Kansas’ combined tax revenues up 49.2 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year
Kansas collected $3.7 billion in combined tax revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Kansas’ sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 5.4 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter
Kansas collected $1.3 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Kansas reports $124 million in license tax revenue in Q2
Kansas collected $124 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Kansas’ sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 23.4 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year
Kansas collected $1.3 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Kansas’ license tax revenue down 21 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter
Kansas collected $124 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Kansas’ license tax revenue up 9.7 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year
Kansas collected $124 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
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Topeka sees 109,700 nonfarm payroll employees in June
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Kansas' Topeka metropolitan statistical area was 109,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Topeka nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.6% since June 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Topeka metropolitan statistical area was 109,000, a 0.6 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Rental vacancies in Kansas up 0.2% from Q1 to Q2 2018
Rental vacancies in Kansas were 11.5 percent in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 0.2 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.