How many jobs were added in last month?

Updated May. 22, 2026Refreshed monthly
Kansas gained 4,300 jobs in April 2026, ranking it 20th 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 1,500 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.

+4.3K

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

20th

rank among states in monthly job growth (April 2026)
Kansas’s job gain of 4,300 April 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was up from the 1,800 jobs lost in March 2026.
During the latest five year period (May 2021 to April 2026), Kansas gained jobs in 42 out of 60 months. April 2026 had the 15th-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 4,300 more jobs in April 2026 in Kansas than the previous month.

Monthly change in nonfarm employment, May 2021–April 2026, seasonally adjusted

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

The three supersectors with the highest job growth in April 2026 were construction, health care and social assistance, and professional, scientific, and technical services. Construction added 1,600 jobs, more than the entire economy. Health care and social assistance gained 1,200 jobs, while professional, scientific, and technical services added 900. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.

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The health care and social assistance sector gained 1,200 jobs during April 2026.

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

How does Kansas's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?

In 2025, the state has gained an average of 42 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 1,300, and the smallest since 2024. The 2025 average ranks as 16th-highest in job growth since 2006.
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 gained an average of 42 jobs every month.

Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted

Job growth among four metro areas primarily in Kansas during April 2026 ranged from a loss of 300 jobs in the Manhattan, KS area to a gain of 1,100 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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USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

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

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