Independence, KS jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Merchandising SpecialistO'Reilly Auto Parts
Employers hiring most in Independence
- O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
Independence layoffs
No layoff notices naming Independence 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.
Montgomery County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 0.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.4%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Independence. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Significant road pavement work on I-35 to begin in Emporia MondayKVOE · Nov 5, 2026
- Investing in Emporia's future, not closing doorsEmporia Gazette · Oct 30, 2026
- Equipment removal at Broadview Towers to close part of Merchant StreetEmporia Gazette · Oct 28, 2026
- Leaders discuss path forward after recent layoffs in Emporiaksn.com · Oct 8, 2026
- Emporia city manager calls Tyson layoffs a major 'setback'Fox2Now · Oct 4, 2026
Learn and get funded in Independence
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- 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 Independence. 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).
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Montgomery County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
13,635
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
31,143
people in Montgomery County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,242
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Kansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Kansas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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