In these days of coronavirus closures, about 103,000 of us are in essential industries in Sedgwick County and 117,000 are classified as non-essential.
And while Kansas is suffering less than most from the COVID-19 economic crisis in the short term, the state and Wichita in particular will likely have a harder time bouncing back than other areas that are bearing a bigger brunt now.
Those are among the key findings of economic research released in the past week by Wichita State University.
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