Mountain-Plains Information Office

Manhattan

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2025	Employment	News Release	Jul 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming — Fourth Quarter 2025	Employment	News Release	Jul 2026

Manhattan, KS Economy at a Glance:

Manhattan, KS

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		64.8	64.5	63.1	62.0	(p)61.3
Employment(1)		62.5	62.5	60.7	59.3	(p)58.5
Unemployment(1)		2.3	2.0	2.4	2.7	(p)2.8
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.5	3.1	3.8	4.4	(p)4.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		56.2	56.6	55.5	53.5	52.3	(p)52.2
12-month % change		-0.9	-2.1	-2.1	-0.9	-1.9	(p)-2.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		3.0	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change		7.1	6.7	3.2	3.1	3.1	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		3.4	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
12-month % change		-5.6	-8.3	-5.7	-2.9	-2.9	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	(p)8.7
12-month % change		-2.2	-3.3	-2.2	1.2	0.0	(p)-1.1
Information(3)		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.5
12-month % change		0.0	-3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-3.8
Professional and Business Services(3)		4.7	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	(p)4.7
12-month % change		-2.1	-4.0	-4.1	-4.1	-2.0	(p)-2.1
Education and Health Services(3)		6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	(p)6.4
12-month % change		1.6	0.0	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		6.1	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.3	(p)6.3
12-month % change		-3.2	-4.5	0.0	1.6	0.0	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)		3.1	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		6.9	3.4	7.4	16.0	16.0	(p)11.5
Government(3)		17.9	18.0	16.9	15.0	13.7	(p)13.6
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.6	-5.6	-6.3	-9.3	(p)-10.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary