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County Employment and Wages in Kansas — First Quarter 2025

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25-1434-KAN
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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County Employment and Wages in Kansas - First Quarter 2025

Employment increased in all four of the largest counties in Kansas from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Shawnee County had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 3.2 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Kansas, March 2025
County Percent change, March 2025

Shawnee

3.2

Wyandotte

1.3

Johnson

0.8

Sedgwick

0.6

Among the four largest counties in Kansas, employment was highest in Johnson (367,900) in March 2025. Together, the four largest counties accounted for 58.1 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.4 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2024.)

Large county average weekly wages in the first quarter 2025

All four large Kansas counties reported average weekly wage gains over the year. (See chart 2.) Shawnee had the largest increase (+5.1 percent). Over-the-year wage gains for Kansas's other large counties ranged from 4.4 percent to 3.9 percent.

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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Kansas, first quarter 2025
County Percent change, first quarter 2025

Shawnee

5.1

Sedgwick

4.4

Johnson

3.9

Wyandotte

3.9

The weekly wage in 1 of the 4 largest counties in Kansas was above the national average of $1,589. Average weekly wages ranged from $1,599 in Johnson to $1,239 in Sedgwick.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2025

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 101 small counties in Kansas, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all 101 smaller counties were below the national average. Coffey reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,336). Wallace reported the lowest average weekly wage ($658) in the state.

Among all 105 Kansas counties, 29 reported average weekly wages of $849 or lower, 14 had wages from $850 to $899, 25 had wages from $900 to $949, 12 had wages from $950 to $999, and 25 had average weekly wages of $1,000 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1: Average weekly wages by county in Kansas, first quarter 2025

(U.S. average = $1,589)

Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

The County Employment and Wages release for the second quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

County Changes for the 2025 County Employment and Wages News Releases

Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2024 are included in this release and will be included in future 2025 releases. Four counties have been added to the nationwide publication tables: Pinal, AZ; Henry, GA; Wood, OH; and Comal, TX. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Gregg, TX.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the four largest counties in Kansas, first quarter 2025
Area Establishments,
first quarter
(thousands) 		Employment Average weekly wage (1)
March 2025
(thousands) 		Percent change,
March
2024-25 (2) 		National ranking
by percent change (3) 		First quarter
2025 ($) 		National ranking
by level (3) 		Percent change,
first quarter
2024-25 (2) 		National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

12,249.3 154,523.8 0.4 -- 1,589 -- 4.1 --

Kansas

104.3 1,428.0 0.8 -- 1,246 38 4.0 19

Johnson

31.4 367.9 0.8 105 1,599 78 3.9 121

Sedgwick

14.8 265.3 0.6 141 1,239 256 4.4 88

Shawnee

6.8 101.7 3.2 2 1,248 251 5.1 53

Wyandotte

4.2 94.3 1.3 56 1,328 196 3.9 121

(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications.
(3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Kansas, first quarter 2025
Area Establishments Employment March 2025 Average weekly wage ($) (1)

United States (2)

12,249,320 154,523,785 1,589

Kansas

104,323 1,427,993 1,246

Allen

414 5,741 889

Anderson

261 2,376 906

Atchison

435 5,483 1,035

Barber

215 1,526 895

Barton

896 11,259 965

Bourbon

416 5,528 843

Brown

352 4,341 1,012

Butler

1,737 19,955 956

Chase

85 738 857

Chautauqua

108 738 716

Cherokee

439 5,757 1,158

Cheyenne

144 837 776

Clark

87 854 878

Clay

285 2,857 751

Cloud

313 3,166 807

Coffey

264 3,349 1,336

Comanche

93 679 794

Cowley

797 13,573 989

Crawford

1,128 17,106 906

Decatur

134 825 770

Dickinson

570 6,217 873

Doniphan

237 2,855 987

Douglas

3,824 50,567 1,078

Edwards

134 953 926

Elk

87 630 686

Ellis

1,121 15,217 941

Ellsworth

190 2,323 1,058

Finney

1,152 20,796 973

Ford

873 18,293 1,001

Franklin

730 10,004 1,015

Geary

772 12,660 987

Gove

166 1,142 901

Graham

113 792 923

Grant

234 2,662 1,007

Gray

302 3,053 1,010

Greeley

75 631 828

Greenwood

210 1,523 741

Hamilton

109 1,519 938

Harper

228 2,472 928

Harvey

869 14,002 893

Haskell

169 1,806 948

Hodgeman

81 599 828

Jackson

345 4,448 880

Jefferson

442 3,947 1,167

Jewell

111 703 702

Johnson

31,352 367,931 1,599

Kearny

150 1,600 955

Kingman

254 2,696 912

Kiowa

102 1,113 723

Labette

509 8,553 942

Lane

89 596 910

Leavenworth

1,820 21,702 1,153

Lincoln

110 885 832

Linn

273 2,140 1,002

Logan

136 1,265 805

Lyon

888 14,773 947

Mcpherson

979 16,747 1,271

Marion

354 3,665 775

Marshall

412 4,267 924

Meade

170 1,574 1,083

Miami

992 9,109 1,032

Mitchell

276 3,038 906

Montgomery

2,310 14,297 956

Morris

167 1,563 786

Morton

96 727 871

Nemaha

437 5,681 977

Neosho

504 6,411 919

Ness

141 1,078 912

Norton

201 2,263 946

Osage

377 2,869 736

Osborne

169 1,233 762

Ottawa

159 1,247 748

Pawnee

215 2,553 1,032

Phillips

232 2,206 902

Pottawatomie

774 9,982 986

Pratt

403 4,584 938

Rawlins

121 973 856

Reno

1,708 26,393 1,008

Republic

217 1,875 796

Rice

363 3,847 923

Riley

2,072 30,582 1,045

Rooks

199 1,780 866

Rush

112 1,022 836

Russell

310 2,428 874

Saline

1,611 30,117 991

Scott

257 2,059 983

Sedgwick

14,809 265,300 1,239

Seward

593 11,111 1,015

Shawnee

6,764 101,741 1,248

Sheridan

125 1,013 919

Sherman

288 2,296 847

Smith

165 1,341 833

Stafford

174 1,174 838

Stanton

94 666 863

Stevens

206 2,118 1,061

Sumner

642 6,481 861

Thomas

424 4,109 921

Trego

131 1,017 850

Wabaunsee

189 1,418 805

Wallace

94 500 658

Washington

292 2,002 767

Wichita

116 794 949

Wilson

238 2,921 905

Woodson

96 698 738

Wyandotte

4,235 94,284 1,328

(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, first quarter 2025
State Establishments,
first quarter
(thousands) 		Employment Average weekly wage (1)
March 2025
(thousands) 		Percent change,
March
2024-25 		First quarter
2025 ($) 		National ranking
by level 		Percent change,
first quarter
2024-25 		National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

12,249.3 154,523.8 0.4 1,589 -- 4.1 --

Alabama

163.3 2,102.3 0.3 1,245 39 3.8 23

Alaska

25.3 323.5 1.3 1,452 20 5.8 4

Arizona

226.1 3,259.3 0.3 1,431 21 3.8 23

Arkansas

107.6 1,304.4 0.7 1,236 40 5.6 6

California

1,945.4 18,066.2 0.1 1,905 6 4.2 13

Colorado

242.4 2,862.7 0.1 1,681 8 4.2 13

Connecticut

148.5 1,671.7 0.5 1,980 4 3.8 23

Delaware

45.4 474.3 0.8 1,535 15 3.4 30

District of Columbia

51.5 748.9 -1.4 2,606 1 7.2 1

Florida

886.5 9,958.4 0.9 1,456 19 5.1 8

Georgia

394.8 4,860.7 0.4 1,491 17 3.4 30

Hawaii

60.3 644.8 0.6 1,363 27 6.7 2

Idaho

102.7 848.2 1.2 1,178 48 4.2 13

Illinois

407.1 5,988.9 0.2 1,662 9 3.2 38

Indiana

194.8 3,161.4 0.3 1,323 30 4.2 13

Iowa

111.3 1,537.7 -0.5 1,253 36 3.2 38

Kansas

104.3 1,428.0 0.8 1,246 38 4.0 19

Kentucky

159.6 1,986.3 0.0 1,213 44 2.4 51

Louisiana

157.0 1,921.2 0.5 1,227 42 2.8 49

Maine

66.6 629.6 0.1 1,283 34 2.7 50

Maryland

197.7 2,739.0 -0.2 1,634 10 3.2 38

Massachusetts

289.8 3,575.8 -0.7 2,107 3 4.6 11

Michigan

307.3 4,337.3 -0.3 1,391 24 2.9 48

Minnesota

211.8 2,878.6 -0.1 1,570 14 3.7 27

Mississippi

91.3 1,160.4 -0.4 1,018 51 4.1 17

Missouri

252.4 2,886.9 0.1 1,310 31 3.2 38

Montana

67.1 505.8 0.6 1,189 46 5.6 6

Nebraska

78.6 1,008.4 -0.1 1,231 41 3.1 42

Nevada

106.1 1,541.2 0.2 1,359 29 4.1 17

New Hampshire

66.3 681.0 0.1 1,606 11 4.8 9

New Jersey

338.9 4,259.0 1.1 1,815 7 3.0 44

New Mexico

66.8 868.2 0.3 1,203 45 3.9 22

New York

716.1 9,757.0 1.4 2,213 2 6.2 3

North Carolina

373.2 4,888.5 0.2 1,467 18 4.8 9

North Dakota

36.4 422.8 0.6 1,302 33 3.3 34

Ohio

344.2 5,466.8 0.2 1,361 28 3.5 28

Oklahoma

130.9 1,700.2 0.5 1,186 47 3.0 44

Oregon

186.2 1,965.7 -0.8 1,420 23 3.3 34

Pennsylvania

394.5 6,003.5 0.6 1,500 16 3.5 28

Rhode Island

49.0 489.3 1.0 1,429 22 3.0 44

South Carolina

198.7 2,304.9 1.7 1,247 37 4.4 12

South Dakota

40.5 450.5 0.2 1,163 49 3.0 44

Tennessee

221.0 3,251.5 -0.4 1,364 26 4.0 19

Texas

847.6 14,015.9 1.2 1,587 13 3.1 42

Utah

138.1 1,720.5 1.1 1,365 25 4.0 19

Vermont

33.5 306.8 -0.4 1,280 35 3.8 23

Virginia

321.9 4,108.8 0.8 1,605 12 3.4 30

Washington

240.9 3,583.7 0.9 1,935 5 5.8 4

West Virginia

61.9 694.6 0.0 1,149 50 3.3 34

Wisconsin

208.9 2,898.4 -0.2 1,305 32 3.4 30

Wyoming

31.0 274.6 0.0 1,216 43 3.3 34

Puerto Rico

52.0 946.1 -0.7 699 (3) 3.2 (3)

Virgin Islands

2.9 33.8 -7.5 1,034 (3) 2.7 (3)

(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(3) Data not included in the national ranking.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

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