How many jobs were added in last month?

Updated Apr. 14, 2026Refreshed monthly
Kansas gained 1,900 jobs in January 2026, ranking it 31st among states in job growth. Those figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 1,600 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.

+1.9K

month to month change in number of jobs (January 2026)

31st

rank among states in monthly job growth (January 2026)
Kansas’s job gain of 1,900 January 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was up from the 1,400 loss in December 2025.
During the latest five year period (February 2021 to January 2026), Kansas gained jobs in 44 out of 60 months. January 2026 had the 26th-highest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in July 2022 (+15,200) while job growth was weakest in September 2021 (-11,500).

There were 1,900 more jobs in January 2026 in Kansas than the previous month.

Monthly change in nonfarm employment, February 2021–January 2026, seasonally adjusted

Which Kansas sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in January 2026?

The three supersectors with the highest job growth in January 2026 were state government, transportation, warehousing, and utilities, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. State government added 1,400 jobs, transportation, warehousing, and utilities gained 1,000 jobs, while administrative and support and waste management and remediation services added 900. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.

The health care and social assistance sector gained 500 jobs during January 2026.

Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Kansas (January 2026)

How does Kansas's job growth in 2025 compare to previous years?

In 2025, the state has lost an average of 117 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 792, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as fourth-lowest in job growth since 2020.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 5,100 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 1,600 on average every month in 2013.

In 2025, Kansas lost an average of 117 jobs every month.

Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted

Job growth among four metro areas at least partially in Kansas during January 2026 ranged from a loss of 300 jobs in the Topeka, KS area to a gain of 1,300 jobs in the Wichita, KS area metro area.

Monthly job growth, by metro area

Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Kansas

Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areaChange in jobs

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The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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