Contact: Jeremy Hill, director, W. Frank Barton School of Business Center for Economic Development
and Business Research, 316-213-3673 or jeremy.hill@wichita.edu.
Wichita State University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research has
released an updated Wichita Employment Forecast.
From the fourth quarter of 2020 to the fourth quarter of 2021, Wichita’s total nonfarm
employment is forecast to grow 3.1% and add more than 8,000 jobs as the recovery from
the COVID-19 pandemic recession continues.
The production sectors are projected to grow the slowest among the private sectors,
increasing 2.8% from the fourth quarter of 2020 to the fourth quarter of 2021. Employment
in the trade, transportation and utilities sector is forecast to grow 4.2%, and the
service sectors are expected expand their employment by 3.2%. The government sector
is projected to have 1.8% employment growth.
The CEDBR also has released its forecast for Kansas City, Topeka and Kansas, complete
with graphs and tables for media use.
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling
more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries.
Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation
driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
