A revised forecast anticipates the Kansas economy will improve slowly despite unknown factors locally and globally.

The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University Tuesday released its revised employment forecast for the Wichita metropolitan area and the state.

The state’s economy is expected to begin growing modestly, with 13,010 new jobs bringing a 1% uptick in employment.

The forecast anticipates job growth in Wichita this year, but at a slower pace than had been expected when the initial forecast was released in October. Since then, Boeing announced it was closing its Wichita plant.

Updated estimates anticipate a total gain of 1,735 jobs in Wichita. That represents just a fraction of an increase in 2012 employment.