BLS released its April jobs report. Unemployment hit 9.9% because the labor force jumped by 805,000 including almost 200,000 re-entrants. Payroll jobs were up 260,000. Private jobs up 231,000 including 44,000 manufacturing jobs.
Although the unemployment rate rose, the household survey showed employment growing faster than population for the fourth straight month.
As for Wichita's unemployment situation, aviation is the core of its economic base. There was no evidence of a rise in aviation jobs in the report motor vehicle manufacturing jobs rose by 4,100 jobs while other transportation equipment employment fell by 4,000.
Correction: The last sentence should read: "There was no evidence of a rise in aviation jobs in the report: motor vehicle manufacturing jobs rose by 4,100 jobs while other transportation equipment employment fell by 400."
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