Wyandotte County, KS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wyandotte County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 156 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Wyandotte County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
83,023
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
167,277
people in Wyandotte County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,582
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wyandotte 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 3.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.5%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,320 jobs), construction (+1,425 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−811 jobs), admin & staffing (−538 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Wyandotte County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Children’s Mercy is making more money and growing. So why is it cutting jobs?The Beacon on MSN · Nov 9, 2026
Children’s Mercy WARN Act Investigationstraussborrelli.com · Nov 6, 2026
Children's Mercy Layoffs Spark Concern For Kansas City ParentsTony's Kansas City · Nov 2, 2026
Chiefs receiver injury fallout: Tyquan Thornton faces 12–16 week layoff; Kelce hails 'such a good guy'The Times of India on MSN · Oct 8, 2026
Kansas City Star layoffs left the region with even less government accountability. It may get worseKCUR · Sep 29, 2026

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Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Wyandotte County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Wyandotte 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Wyandotte 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.

Dairy Farmers of America14 open roles
Amazon11 open roles
Kansas City Kansas Community College9 open roles
Buc-ee's3 open roles
Kiewit Infrastructure West3 open roles
Prime Healthcare3 open roles
Associated Wholesale Grocers2 open roles
Construction Project Management Services2 open roles
Coregroupresources2 open roles
Empower Brands2 open roles

Colleges in Wyandotte County

Colleges in Wyandotte County
College	City	Type	Students
Donnelly College	Kansas City	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wyandotte County. 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 Partnership Workforce Development Board
Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte

Wyandotte County Workforce Partnership
Kansas City · Comprehensive · 913-279-2600
M, Wed, Th, F 8am - 5pm: Tues 9am - 5pm

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Kansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Kansas unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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