Wichita, KS jobs, layoffs and employers
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- 3rd Shift Production SupervisorHormel
- Account ManagerDayton Freight Lines
- Claim Examiner- WCCrawford & Company
- 2nd Shift Production SupervisorHormel
- Management TraineeDayton Freight Lines
- Manufacturing EngineerViavi Solutions
- Senior Manager, Product ManagementAmetek
- Front of House Operations ManagerTopgolf
- Specialty Account Manager, Symbravo (Wichita, KS)Axsome Therapeutics
- Territory Account Manager - Wichita, KSHeartflow
Employers hiring most in Wichita
- Spirit AeroSystems55 open roles
- Ascension6 open roles
- Cargill6 open roles
- Shield AI6 open roles
- Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics4 open roles
- Ascension3 open roles
- Gecko Hospitality3 open roles
- Koch Industries3 open roles
- NextPlay Jobs3 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
Wichita layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wichita 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.
Colleges in Wichita
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita State University | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Friends University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Newman University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Kansas Health Science University | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Wichita
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Wichita.
- Starting a businessNov 18, 2026 · Wichita, KS · Free
SBDC / SBA partner: US Small Business Administration
Conferences in Wichita
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Wichita. 1 with dates announced.
- SRM Annual Meeting
Feb 14 to Feb 18, 2027 · Wichita, KS
Paid ticket. Registration open via SRM online form; price not read.
Where Wichita ranks
Where Wichita placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #15Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest19% · of 54
- #18Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest33 jobs · of 51
- #23Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Midwest67 openings · of 59
- #25Best college towns for junior jobs in the Midwest34% · of 51
- #25Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Midwest53% · of 69
Sedgwick 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,677 jobs), manufacturing (+3,032 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,676 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Wichita. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Boeing to cut 5% of workforce in commercial airplane division through layoffs, attritionThe Business Journals · Nov 9, 2026
- Wichita workers included in Bell Textron layoffsksn.com · Oct 1, 2026
Learn and get funded in Wichita
- 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 Wichita. 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 Alliance Local Workforce Development Board
Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner
Wichita Workforce Center
Wichita · Comprehensive · 316-771-6800
M-Th 7am - 6pm, Friday 9am - 12pm
Sedgwick County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
271,861
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
524,810
people in Sedgwick County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,675
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
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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