Hays, KS jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Hays

• Credit Analyst - (Hays, KS)Equity Bank
• Clinical Director - $10,000 Sign on Bonus!Kvc Hospitals
• Clinical Manager - $10,000 Sign on Bonus!Kvc Hospitals
• Marketing Communications CoordinatorFarm Credit
• Energy Manager, Energy DivisionFort Hays State University
• Senior Manufacturing EngineerAgiliti Health
• Staff Administrative Specialist (GS-9)U.S. Army Reserve Command
• Senior Administrative Assistant, Department of Advanced Education ProgramsFort Hays State University
• Executive Administrative Assistant, Office of the PresidentFort Hays State University
• Athletic Event & Facility Operations SpecialistFort Hays State University

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Employers hiring most in Hays

1. Fort Hays State University4 open roles
2. Kvc Hospitals2 open roles
3. Agiliti Health1 open role
4. Equity Bank1 open role
5. Farm Credit1 open role
6. KVC Health Systems1 open role
7. U.S. Army Reserve Command1 open role
8. Walmart1 open role

Hays layoffs

No layoff notices naming Hays in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Colleges in Hays

Ellis 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 down 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago

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Workforce development and job centers

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

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• Kansas Local Area I Workforce Development Board

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Ellis County economy

• 3.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.0% the month before

• 16,704

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 28,870

  people in Ellis County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $59,889

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 41%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS