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Manhattan nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.5% since September 2021

By Sunflower State News | Oct 2, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October 2021 in the Manhattan metropolitan statistical area was 39,600, a 1.5 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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12 people die from diabetes mellitus in Kansas during week ending July 24

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

There were 12 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Kansas in the week ending July 24, making up 2.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

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13 people die from Alzheimer's disease in Kansas during week ending July 24

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

There were 13 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Kansas in the week ending July 24, making up 2.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

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86 people die in Kansas with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending August 7

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

There were 86 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kansas during the week ending August 7, a 79.2 percent increase over the previous week.

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Topeka nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.6% since March

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for April in the Topeka metropolitan statistical area was 107,600, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lawrence sees 51,200 nonfarm payroll employees in September

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for September in Kansas' Lawrence metropolitan statistical area was 51,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Home vacancies in Kansas up 0.5 percent in Q3

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas’ home vacancy rate was one percent in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 0.5 percent over the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.

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Rental vacancies in Kansas down 0.8% from Q3 to Q4 2021

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Rental vacancies in Kansas were 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lawrence nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.4% since September 2021

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October 2021 in the Lawrence metropolitan statistical area was 51,900, a 1.4 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Q3 2021 brings $12 million in miscellaneous tax revenue to Kansas

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas' miscellaneous tax revenue reached $12 million in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 7.7% compared to the previous quarter.

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Q3 2021: Kansas' combined tax revenues down 26.8% since Q2 2021

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas collected $2.7 billion in total tax revenues during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Q3: VA home loan in Kansas averages $232,551

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Kansas during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $232,551, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA home loan amount in Kansas increases in Q3

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

The average VA loan amount in Kansas during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $232,551, a 2.8 percent increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 2,705 home loans in Kansas totaling $629 million in Q3

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 2,705 home loans totaling $629 million in Kansas during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kansas collects $1.4 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q3 2021

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas collected $1.4 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Kansas ranked 16th in home vacancy rate in Q3 2021

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas' home vacancy rate was 16th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of one percent in the third quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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VA provides 1,093 home purchase loans in Kansas in Q3

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

There were 1,093 VA home purchase loans issued in Kansas in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 totaling $284.5 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kansas' income tax revenue down 22.7 percent in year since Q3 2020

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas collected $965 million in individual income taxes during the third quarter of 2021, a 22.7 percent decrease from the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Kansas increases by 3.2% in September 2021

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of September 2021 was 51,200, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

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Kansas ranks 35th in total VA home loans during Q3

By Sunflower State News | Oct 1, 2021

Kansas ranked 35th in VA home loans in the third quarter of 2021 with 2,705 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.