Laura Kelly (Democratic) has been Governor of Kansas since 14 Jan 2019. Since Laura Kelly took office in January 2019, real state GDP has edged up 0.8% a year, against +2.5% for the United States. Among the 49 states with a year or more of figures, Kansas ranks 29th on jobs growth and 48th on GDP per person. The widest gap with the United States is in the average weekly pay: −0.5% a year against +0.4%; the gap was widest in Jan 2024, −10.0% against +1.2%. Under Jeff Colyer (2018 to 2019) the same series jumped 6.2% a year. Since day zero the house price index jumped 7.4% a year, 71.1% in all.

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