ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ's Center for Economic Development and Business Research will release the updated Kansas, Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City industry-level employment forecasts to the public at 1 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6.
The reports will be made available through a news release from ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ and at outlook.cedbr.org.
A pre-publication embargoed copy will be made available upon request to Jeremy Hill
at jeremy.hill@wichita.edu or 316-213-3673.
In conjunction with the release of the state employment forecast, CEDBR is hosting
the Kansas Economic Outlook Conference from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the
Century II Convention Center.
Speakers will present on labor trends, local and national industry trends, and the state and local forecasts.
For more information about this event, visit .
Conference speakers will be available for interviews during the scheduled breaks and
at the conclusion of the event.
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