Three industries account for 56.3 percent of unemployment insurance beneficiaries in the Wichita area; manufacturing, construction, administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. Each of these industries has a disproportionately high level of unemployment beneficiaries relative to their portion of the total employment in the Wichita economy. Although other industries, health care and social assistance, retail trade, and accommodation and food services, have a high number of unemployment beneficiaries, they are lower relative to their portion of total employment.
For more information about unemployment beneficiaries by manufacturing, construction, or administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, download the full report.
