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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Kansas > Lawrence

Lawrence

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment	News Release	Aug 2025
Lawrence Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay	Economic Summary	Apr 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lawrence — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming – Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment	News Release	Aug 2025

Lawrence, KS Economy at a Glance:

Lawrence, KS
Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)73.6	(2)71.8	71.7	72.3	(p)72.2
Employment(1)		(2)71.3	(2)69.6	68.9	69.5	(p)69.8
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.2	(2)2.2	2.7	2.8	(p)2.5
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.1	(2)3.1	3.8	3.9	(p)3.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		56.3	54.5	54.3	54.8	55.1	(p)56.1
12-month % change		-0.4	-2.5	3.2	-0.5	0.0	(p)-0.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		7.8	7.8	7.5	7.5	7.5	(p)7.5
12-month % change		0.0	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	-2.6	(p)-2.6
Professional and Business Services(4)		4.8	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.7	(p)4.8
12-month % change		-7.7	-4.0	-4.1	0.0	-2.1	(p)-4.0
Education and Health Services(4)		6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	(p)6.3
12-month % change		-3.1	0.0	0.0	-1.6	-1.6	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		7.9	7.6	7.4	7.5	7.5	(p)7.8
12-month % change		-2.5	-7.3	7.2	0.0	2.7	(p)-1.3
Government(4)		16.8	15.6	16.5	16.8	16.9	(p)17.0
12-month % change		0.0	-6.0	9.3	0.6	0.6	(p)1.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary