Sunflower State News

Lawrence sees 46,700 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Kansas' Lawrence metropolitan statistical area was 46,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lawrence nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.6% since June 2021

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Lawrence metropolitan statistical area was 46,400, a 0.6 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Kansas collects $13 million in miscellaneous taxes during Q2 2021

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

Kansas' miscellaneous tax revenue reached $13 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 160% compared to the previous quarter.

Kansas ranked 45th in home vacancy rate in Q2 2021

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

Kansas' home vacancy rate was 45th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.5 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Total non-farm payroll employees in Kansas decreases by 4.9% in June 2021

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

Kansas reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of June 2021 was 46,700, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Kansas receives $149.7 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

The VA issued 754 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Kansas during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Kansas collected $28 million in taxes on general corporation licenses in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, 0.3 percent, or $28 million, came from taxes on general corporation licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

110 people die in Kansas from heart disease in week ending May 8

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

There were 110 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 8, a 19.6 percent increase over the previous week.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kansas declines from Q1 to Q2

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kansas in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $239,691, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

Q2: VA home loan in Kansas averages $226,304

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Kansas during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $226,304, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Kansas ranks 32nd in the U.S. for the most occupation and business license, nec paid in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

In 2020, Kansas collected $101.8 million in occupation and business license, nec, ranking it 32nd in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Kansas collects $1.3 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q2

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

Kansas collected $1.3 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Kansas collected 1.5% more in taxes on general corporation licenses in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, $28 million came from taxes on general corporation licenses, a 1.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).