Edgerton, KS jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Edgerton

• Food Safety Compliance LeadHershey
• Electrical Project Director- Data CenterMastec
• Test & Commissioning ManagerMastec
• Project Manager LV- Data centerMastec
• Senior Safety Manager/ Safety ManagerMastec
• Project Logistics CoordinatorMastec
• Senior Electrical Project ManagerMastec
• Project EngineerHershey
• HR GeneralistHershey
• Project Manager – Data Center ConstructionINSPYR Solutions

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Employers hiring most in Edgerton

1. American Civil Constructors7 open roles
2. Mastec6 open roles
3. Hershey2 open roles
4. Hershey2 open roles
5. INSPYR Solutions1 open role

Edgerton layoffs

• 2

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 0

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Johnson County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 3.3% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 4.2% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,035 jobs), manufacturing (+2,837 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−4,837 jobs), finance & insurance (−519 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Edgerton. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Children’s Mercy WARN Act Investigationstraussborrelli.com · Nov 6, 2026
• Children's Mercy Layoffs Spark Concern For Kansas City ParentsTony's Kansas City · Nov 2, 2026
• Chiefs receiver injury fallout: Tyquan Thornton faces 12–16 week layoff; Kelce hails 'such a good guy'The Times of India on MSN · Oct 8, 2026
• Kansas City Star layoffs left the region with even less government accountability. It may get worseKCUR · Sep 29, 2026

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• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Edgerton. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Kansas? How to file for unemployment in Kansas (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• Workforce Partnership Workforce Development Board

  Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte

Johnson County economy

• 3.7%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.4% the month before

• 359,827

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 614,764

  people in Johnson County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $107,261

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 56%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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