Osborne County, KS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Osborne County economy

• 3.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.3% the month before

• 1,725

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 3,473

  people in Osborne County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $59,408

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 39%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Osborne 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 down 10.7% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 5.8% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.5%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

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Osborne County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Osborne County 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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Employers hiring most in Osborne County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

1. Newell Brands1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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