Topeka, KS jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Topeka

• Benefits SpecialistLHH US
• Junior Software Engineer - RemoteSerco
• Sales ConsultantLa-Z-Boy
• Senior Associate, RFH OutsourcingAprio Advisory Group
• Tax Manager - Restaurant, Franchise & HospitalityAprio Advisory Group
• Regional Medical DirectorBehavioral Health Solutions
• Clinical Supervisor - Behavioral HealthBehavioral Health Solutions
• Assistant General ManagerGecko Hospitality
• Regional Quality Manager - Michels Power, Inc.Michels
• Director of Loan OperationsPark Avenue Group

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Employers hiring most in Topeka

1. Colgate Palmolive10 open roles
2. Ardent Health6 open roles
3. Boys & Girls Clubs Of America4 open roles
4. Army National Guard Units3 open roles
5. Advisors Excel2 open roles
6. Aprio Advisory Group2 open roles
7. Behavioral Health Solutions2 open roles
8. Equity Bank2 open roles
9. Foley Equipment2 open roles
10. ITC Holdings2 open roles

Topeka layoffs

No layoff notices naming Topeka 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 Topeka

Shawnee 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 5.4% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: professional & technical (+2,179 jobs), health care (+1,258 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−812 jobs), management of companies (−314 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Topeka

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Topeka. 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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• KANSASWORKS Topeka Workforce Center

  Topeka · Comprehensive · 785-235-5627

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Shawnee County economy

• 4.0%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.7% the month before

• 90,817

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 178,315

  people in Shawnee County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $66,043

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 40%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS