Reno County, KS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Reno County economy

• 3.9%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.7% the month before

• 29,518

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 61,693

  people in Reno County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $60,498

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 33%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Reno 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 3.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.9%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+349 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−430 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Reno County

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Reno County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Reno 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 Reno 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. The First National Bank of Hutchinson4 open roles
2. Cargill2 open roles
3. Hutchinson Regional Heath Care System2 open roles
4. Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
5. Data Center1 open role
6. Enterprise Mobility1 open role
7. Gecko Hospitality1 open role
8. Gentiva1 open role
9. Hansen Agri-Placement1 open role
10. Hibu1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Reno County. 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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