the bureau of economic analysis estimates that kansas's total gross domestic product in 2014 was billion. in 2015, the job growth rate in was .8%. this was one of the lowest rate in america with only "10,900 total nonfarm jobs" added that year. the kansas department of labor's 2016 report found the average yearly wage was $42,930 in 2015. in april 2016, the state's unemployment rate was 4.2%.