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CEDBR Releases a Metro Area Comparison
 The Center for Economic Development and Business Research has released a slide presentation comparing the demographic and economic characteristics of the Wichita MSA to those of four other metropolitan areas. Those four metros were chosen because their demographics and industry mix are similar to Wichita.
View this presentation.
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misery index |
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Wichita Residents Are More Miserable than Other Kansas Residents
 The Misery Index indicates that people in the United States, as a whole, continue to be more miserable than people in Wichita or Kansas. Wichita residents have continued to be more miserable than Kansas residents in general, but the gap has narrowed from a year ago. This can be attributed to larger declines in the unemployment rate in Wichita compared to the state.
The Misery Index calculated by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) includes the following information:
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- House Price Index (HPI) from the Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Unemployment Rates (UR) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Read the full third quarter report.
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WSU current conditions index |
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Reduced Home Sales Continue to Impact WSU Index
 The WSU Current Conditions Index dropped 0.7 percent from September to October. Although employment increased slightly, 0.4 percent, and the unemployment rate dropped 0.8 percentage points, these improvements were not enough to counter the negative impact of a 21.7 percent decline in the number of home sales in the Wichita area for that time period.
When comparing the 12 months ending in October to the previous 12 months, the decline in home sales appears less bleak, with only a 7.6 percent decrease. During that same time period, the overall Index value declined only 0.2 percent, reflecting some stability among the Index indicators.
Read more.
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WSU Leading Index |
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Local Index Benefits From Improving U.S. Indicators
 Six of the nine WSU Leading Index indicators showed improvement from September to October; yet, the overall Index value increased only 0.2 percent from month to month. The indicators showing the largest percentage increase were the value of residential and nonresidential building permits, 15.1 and 26 percent, respectively.
Year-to-year average data for the 12 months ending in October represented an 8.9 percent increase in the overall Index. A 7.3 Index point gain in The Conference Board’s national Leading Economic Indicators Index contributed to that year-to-year boost to the WSU Index.
Read more.
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Indicators
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Contact Us |
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Center for Economic Development and Business Research
1845 Fairmount
2nd Floor, Devlin Hall
Wichita, KS 67260-0121
Phone: (316) 978-3225
FAX: (316) 978-3950
e-mail: cedbr@wichita.edu
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Forecast
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In the news
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Building America's Job Skills with Effective Workforce Programs: A Training Strategy to Raise Wages and Increase Work Opportunities, The Hamilton Project, Strategy Paper, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, November 2011.
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Riding the New Wave in Manufacturing to More Jobs and a Better Economy, Research & Policy Brief Series, Issue Number 44, Community & Regional Development Institute, Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University, Susan Christopherson, November 2011.
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Incubating Success. Incubation Best Practices that Lead to Successful New Ventures, Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, University of Michigan, David A. Lewis, Elsie Harper-Anderson, and Lawrence A. Molnar, 2011.
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The Fiscal Survey of States: An Update of State Fiscal Conditions, A report by The National Governors Association and The National Association of State Budget Officers, Fall 2011.
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U.S. States with Exposure to a European Recession, Economics Group, Special Commentary, Wells Fargo Securities, Mark Vitner and Michael A. Brown, November 14, 2011.
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The Uninsured and Their Health Care Needs: How Have They Changed Since the Recession? Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Issue Paper, Emily Carrier, Tracy Yee, and Rachel L. Garfield, October 2011.
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Gender and Corporate Social Responsibility: It's a Matter of Sustainability, Catalyst Inc., Rachel Soares, Christopher Marquis, Ph.D., and Matthew Lee, November 2011.
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