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Construction (591k, updated 04/15/08)

Data starts as early as 1970 with varying degrees of detailand is usually available through the month preceding the current month. Data includes:

• Residential permits by county
• Census estimates of housing units by county
• Single-family permits by city
• Multi-family permits by city
• Residential building construction value
• Non-residential building construction value
• Non-building construction value
• Metropolitan square footage and value by year

Consumer Price Index/Cost of Living (500k, updated 04/16/08)

Consumer Price Index for the US from 1994 to 2008, and the MSA since 1918 through 2007, including:

• Detailed items for the MSA
• Annual inflation by month for the US and bi-yearly for the MSA
• ACCRA Cost of Living Indicators for the MSA

Employment by SIC Major Division, 1-digit, and 2-digit codes, and NAICS Super-sector and Sub-sector codes (806k, updated 04/10/08)

Monthly non-farm employment estimates for Kansas and Missouri (since 1939), the Kansas City MSA, and each side of the MSA (since 1970) through 2007.  Starting in 1990 data are reported using the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Prior data were reported using the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual through the end of 2002. 

Employment, Unemployment, and Civilian Labor Force (693k, updated 05/07/08)

Monthly estimates of the labor force, employment, unemployment and unemployment rates for the states of Kansas and Missouri, the Kansas City MSA, the CSA, their component counties, and Douglas County.

Employment, Unemployment and Civilian Labor Force by City (604k, updated 05/07/08)

Monthly estimates of the labor force, employment, unemployment and unemployment rates for cities in the CSA and Douglas County with populations of 25,000 and over.