Mountain-Plains Information Office

Manhattan

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPay
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2023	Employment	News Release	Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Manhattan — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2024

Manhattan, KS Economy at a Glance:

Manhattan, KS

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)65.9	(2)65.9	(2)64.9	64.3	66.1	(p)65.7
Employment(1)		(2)63.6	(2)63.9	(2)63.0	62.0	63.5	(p)63.3
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.3	(2)2.0	(2)2.0	2.3	2.6	(p)2.4
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.5	(2)3.0	(2)3.0	3.6	3.9	(p)3.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		57.2	57.7	56.8	54.8	56.7	(p)56.7
12-month % change		1.2	1.4	1.6	0.9	1.6	(p)1.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		3.2	3.1	3.0	2.9	3.0	(p)3.1
12-month % change		10.3	10.7	7.1	20.8	15.4	(p)14.8
Manufacturing(4)		3.5	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.6	(p)3.6
12-month % change		0.0	2.9	2.9	0.0	2.9	(p)2.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		8.9	9.1	9.3	9.0	8.9	(p)8.9
12-month % change		0.0	2.2	4.5	4.7	2.3	(p)2.3
Information(4)		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(4)		2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change		-3.8	-3.8	0.0	4.0	4.0	(p)4.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.8	(p)4.8
12-month % change		-3.9	-5.9	-4.0	-4.1	-2.0	(p)-2.0
Education and Health Services(4)		6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	(p)6.3
12-month % change		5.0	3.3	3.3	5.0	3.2	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		6.2	6.2	6.1	5.8	5.8	(p)5.8
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.6	-1.6	0.0	-4.9	(p)-4.9
Other Services(4)		2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change		8.0	3.8	4.0	8.3	4.0	(p)4.0
Government(4)		18.6	19.0	18.1	17.0	18.6	(p)18.6
12-month % change		1.6	2.2	1.1	-4.5	1.1	(p)2.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary