Mountain-Plains Information Office

Manhattan

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Dec 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment	News Release	Aug 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming – Fourth Quarter 2024	Employment	News Release	Aug 2025

Manhattan, KS Economy at a Glance:

Manhattan, KS

Data Series	Back Data	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		66.0	64.4	64.0	63.6	63.2	65.9
Employment(1)		63.9	62.3	61.3	60.8	60.6	63.6
Unemployment(1)		2.2	2.1	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.3	3.3	4.1	4.4	4.2	3.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		57.3	56.3	54.4	53.4	53.5	(p)56.3
12-month % change		1.1	3.3	0.7	0.9	-0.4	(p)-0.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change		14.3	10.3	6.5	3.2	3.2	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	(p)3.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)2.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		8.8	8.8	8.9	8.8	8.8	(p)8.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	0.0	(p)0.0
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)		2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change		4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	(p)4.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	(p)4.8
12-month % change		2.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)		6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	(p)6.3
12-month % change		3.2	1.6	5.0	3.3	1.6	(p)1.6
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		6.0	6.0	5.8	5.8	5.8	(p)5.9
12-month % change		-6.3	-4.8	-4.9	-4.9	-6.5	(p)-6.3
Other Services(3)		2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.6
12-month % change		4.0	8.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	(p)-3.7
Government(3)		18.7	17.9	16.1	15.3	15.4	(p)18.1
12-month % change		0.5	8.5	-1.8	1.3	-0.6	(p)-1.6
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