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Topeka sees 109,700 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 2021

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

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 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

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 2021

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.

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Kansas ranks 27th in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 2021

In 2020, Kansas collected $3.8 billion in income taxes, ranking it 27th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Kansas collected $422.8 million in insurance premiums sales tax in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, 4.4 percent, or $422.8 million, came from insurance premiums sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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11 people die in Kansas with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending May 8

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 2021

There were 11 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 8, a 45 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kansas increases from Q2 to Q3 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kansas in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $221,261, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Kansas collected 10.5% less in individual income taxes in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, $3.4 billion came from individual income taxes, a 10.5 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Manhattan sees 35,800 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Kansas' Manhattan metropolitan statistical area was 35,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Manhattan nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.8% since June 2021

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Manhattan metropolitan statistical area was 35,500, a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kansas ranks 37th in the U.S. for the most other license taxes paid in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

In 2020, Kansas collected $2.7 million in other license taxes, ranking it 37th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Kansas collected 6.6% more in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, $101.8 million came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, a 6.6 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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14 people die in Kansas with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending May 8

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

There were 14 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kansas during the week ending May 8, a 33.3 percent decrease from the previous week.

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VA Purchase Loans in Kansas average $240,851 for Q1

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kansas in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $240,851, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kansas ranked 23rd in home vacancy rate in Q4 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

Kansas' home vacancy rate was 23rd in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of one percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kansas ranked 14th in home vacancy rate in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

Kansas' home vacancy rate was 14th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.2 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kansas collected $101.8 million in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $9.7 billion in taxes collected by Kansas in 2020, 1.1 percent, or $101.8 million, came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kansas declines from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 2, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kansas in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $209,486, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Kansas ranked 42nd in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

With $232,551 in loans issued, Kansas ranked 42nd in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kansas' income tax revenue up 83.3 percent in year since Q2 2020

By Sunflower State News | Jul 1, 2021

Kansas collected $1.6 billion in individual income taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 83.3 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.