Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2024

From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 69,958, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 61,651, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 8,307 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2024. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 2,930. (See chart 1.)

Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Kansas, December 2019-December 2024, seasonally adjusted

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Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Kansas, December 2019–December 2024, seasonally adjusted
Period	Gross job gains	Gross job losses
Dec 2019	71,918	65,466
Mar 2020	62,399	68,962
Jun 2020	55,479	144,862
Sep 2020	85,144	63,255
Dec 2020	76,153	64,886
Mar 2021	69,554	62,214
Jun 2021	68,156	67,575
Sep 2021	72,984	72,832
Dec 2021	85,517	59,413
Mar 2022	72,044	61,918
Jun 2022	73,984	81,437
Sep 2022	84,850	63,256
Dec 2022	73,891	65,434
Mar 2023	71,454	63,718
Jun 2023	71,528	69,821
Sep 2023	66,797	70,581
Dec 2023	68,723	63,206
Mar 2024	67,587	65,919
Jun 2024	68,607	67,960
Sep 2024	63,050	65,980
Dec 2024	69,958	61,651

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the fourth quarter of 2024, gross job gains represented 5.9 percent of private-sector employment in Kansas; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.8 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Kansas, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 55,672 in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 4,573 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 14,286 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 2,335 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 2. Private-sector gross job gains as a percent of employment, United States and Kansas, December 2019–December 2024, seasonally adjusted
Period	Kansas	United States
Dec 2019	6.3	6.2
Mar 2020	5.5	5.5
Jun 2020	5.0	4.8
Sep 2020	7.9	9.5
Dec 2020	6.9	7.4
Mar 2021	6.4	6.9
Jun 2021	6.2	6.8
Sep 2021	6.6	7.3
Dec 2021	7.6	7.7
Mar 2022	6.4	6.7
Jun 2022	6.5	6.5
Sep 2022	7.4	6.9
Dec 2022	6.3	6.3
Mar 2023	6.1	6.3
Jun 2023	6.1	6.2
Sep 2023	5.7	5.9
Dec 2023	5.8	6.0
Mar 2024	5.7	5.7
Jun 2024	5.8	5.8
Sep 2024	5.3	5.8
Dec 2024	5.9	5.8

Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2024, gross job losses represented 5.2 percent of private-sector employment in Kansas; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Kansas, contracting establishments lost 49,470 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 3,457 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 12,181 jobs, a decrease of 872 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 3. Private-sector gross job losses as a percent of employment, United States and Kansas, December 2019–December 2024, seasonally adjusted
Period	United States	Kansas
Dec 2019	5.5	5.7
Mar 2020	6.3	6.0
Jun 2020	16.8	13.1
Sep 2020	5.9	5.9
Dec 2020	5.7	6.0
Mar 2021	5.5	5.7
Jun 2021	5.9	6.1
Sep 2021	6.1	6.5
Dec 2021	5.4	5.3
Mar 2022	5.5	5.5
Jun 2022	6.2	7.1
Sep 2022	5.9	5.5
Dec 2022	5.9	5.7
Mar 2023	5.5	5.4
Jun 2023	5.9	6.0
Sep 2023	6.0	6.0
Dec 2023	5.7	5.3
Mar 2024	5.4	5.6
Jun 2024	5.9	5.7
Sep 2024	5.8	5.6
Dec 2024	5.7	5.2

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 7 of the 10 published industry sectors in Kansas in the fourth quarter of 2024. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 2,739 jobs. This was the result of 12,142 gross job gains and 9,403 gross job losses. The education and health services industry had a net gain of 2,379 jobs. Manufacturing showed a net loss of 716 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics Home.

The Business Employment Dynamics for First Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (CT).

Revisions to Business Employment Dynamics (BED) Data

The release of First Quarter 2025 Business Employment Dynamics data, scheduled for October 29, 2025, will incorporate annual revisions in accordance with standard procedures. The revisions will include the previous four quarters of not seasonally adjusted data and five years of seasonally adjusted data.

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Kansas, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	68,723	67,587	68,607	63,050	69,958	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.3	5.9
At expanding establishments	54,476	52,064	53,016	51,099	55,672	4.6	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.7
At opening establishments	14,247	15,523	15,591	11,951	14,286	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.2
Gross job losses	63,206	65,919	67,960	65,980	61,651	5.3	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.2
At contracting establishments	48,732	49,711	54,557	52,927	49,470	4.1	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.2
At closing establishments	14,474	16,208	13,403	13,053	12,181	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.0
Net employment change (2)	5,517	1,668	647	-2,930	8,307	0.5	0.1	0.1	-0.3	0.7
Construction
Gross job gains	7,050	7,310	5,760	5,797	6,410	10.3	10.3	8.1	8.2	8.8
At expanding establishments	5,692	5,748	4,555	4,811	5,454	8.3	8.1	6.4	6.8	7.5
At opening establishments	1,358	1,562	1,205	986	956	2.0	2.2	1.7	1.4	1.3
Gross job losses	4,826	4,722	5,884	5,492	4,762	7.0	6.7	8.2	7.7	6.6
At contracting establishments	3,670	3,672	4,861	4,560	3,708	5.3	5.2	6.8	6.4	5.1
At closing establishments	1,156	1,050	1,023	932	1,054	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.5
Net employment change (2)	2,224	2,588	-124	305	1,648	3.3	3.6	-0.1	0.5	2.2
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	5,633	4,103	4,986	3,675	4,216	3.2	2.4	2.8	2.1	2.4
At expanding establishments	5,091	3,643	4,417	3,380	3,914	2.9	2.1	2.5	1.9	2.2
At opening establishments	542	460	569	295	302	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Gross job losses	4,256	4,687	3,914	5,267	4,932	2.4	2.7	2.2	3.1	2.8
At contracting establishments	3,550	4,058	3,495	4,824	4,565	2.0	2.3	2.0	2.8	2.6
At closing establishments	706	629	419	443	367	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2
Net employment change (2)	1,377	-584	1,072	-1,592	-716	0.8	-0.3	0.6	-1.0	-0.4
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	3,088	2,823	2,746	3,024	2,589	5.2	4.7	4.6	5.1	4.4
At expanding establishments	2,380	2,307	2,084	2,424	1,905	4.0	3.8	3.5	4.1	3.2
At opening establishments	708	516	662	600	684	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.2
Gross job losses	2,498	2,931	3,067	2,872	2,937	4.2	4.9	5.2	4.8	5.0
At contracting establishments	1,951	2,130	2,324	2,097	2,158	3.3	3.6	3.9	3.5	3.7
At closing establishments	547	801	743	775	779	0.9	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Net employment change (2)	590	-108	-321	152	-348	1.0	-0.2	-0.6	0.3	-0.6
Retail trade
Gross job gains	7,081	7,276	7,332	6,488	6,883	5.0	5.1	5.1	4.6	4.8
At expanding establishments	6,193	6,155	6,486	5,668	5,978	4.4	4.3	4.5	4.0	4.2
At opening establishments	888	1,121	846	820	905	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6
Gross job losses	7,501	6,513	7,851	7,151	7,271	5.3	4.5	5.4	5.0	5.1
At contracting establishments	6,473	5,611	6,661	6,462	6,368	4.6	3.9	4.6	4.5	4.5
At closing establishments	1,028	902	1,190	689	903	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.6
Net employment change (2)	-420	763	-519	-663	-388	-0.3	0.6	-0.3	-0.4	-0.3
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	4,846	2,984	2,754	3,536	4,925	7.6	4.6	4.4	5.6	7.7
At expanding establishments	4,470	2,573	2,216	3,152	4,554	7.0	4.0	3.5	5.0	7.1
At opening establishments	376	411	538	384	371	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.6	0.6
Gross job losses	3,266	4,696	2,857	2,824	3,524	5.1	7.3	4.5	4.5	5.5
At contracting establishments	2,824	4,165	2,453	2,454	3,079	4.4	6.5	3.9	3.9	4.8
At closing establishments	442	531	404	370	445	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.7
Net employment change (2)	1,580	-1,712	-103	712	1,401	2.5	-2.7	-0.1	1.1	2.2
Financial activities
Gross job gains	3,198	3,279	3,431	3,364	3,784	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.6	5.2
At expanding establishments	2,324	2,307	2,642	2,401	2,769	3.2	3.2	3.6	3.3	3.8
At opening establishments	874	972	789	963	1,015	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.4
Gross job losses	3,526	3,730	3,693	3,388	3,125	4.8	5.1	5.1	4.6	4.3
At contracting establishments	2,513	2,864	2,683	2,440	2,253	3.4	3.9	3.7	3.3	3.1
At closing establishments	1,013	866	1,010	948	872	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.2
Net employment change (2)	-328	-451	-262	-24	659	-0.4	-0.6	-0.4	0.0	0.9
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	11,717	12,051	13,053	12,004	12,599	6.7	6.9	7.5	6.9	7.2
At expanding establishments	8,201	8,745	9,383	8,770	8,947	4.7	5.0	5.4	5.0	5.1
At opening establishments	3,516	3,306	3,670	3,234	3,652	2.0	1.9	2.1	1.9	2.1
Gross job losses	12,515	12,458	13,435	13,015	11,792	7.1	7.2	7.6	7.5	6.8
At contracting establishments	9,168	9,028	10,397	9,741	9,220	5.2	5.2	5.9	5.6	5.3
At closing establishments	3,347	3,430	3,038	3,274	2,572	1.9	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.5
Net employment change (2)	-798	-407	-382	-1,011	807	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	-0.6	0.4
Education and health services
Gross job gains	10,804	9,716	12,479	9,141	10,814	5.2	4.7	6.0	4.3	5.1
At expanding establishments	8,350	7,038	9,035	7,621	8,178	4.0	3.4	4.3	3.6	3.9
At opening establishments	2,454	2,678	3,444	1,520	2,636	1.2	1.3	1.7	0.7	1.2
Gross job losses	8,621	11,174	9,396	9,544	8,435	4.2	5.4	4.5	4.5	4.0
At contracting establishments	6,026	6,468	7,519	6,937	6,361	2.9	3.1	3.6	3.3	3.0
At closing establishments	2,595	4,706	1,877	2,607	2,074	1.3	2.3	0.9	1.2	1.0
Net employment change (2)	2,183	-1,458	3,083	-403	2,379	1.0	-0.7	1.5	-0.2	1.1
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	10,470	12,610	10,725	10,665	12,142	7.9	9.4	8.0	8.0	9.0
At expanding establishments	8,197	9,384	8,304	8,575	9,663	6.2	7.0	6.2	6.4	7.2
At opening establishments	2,273	3,226	2,421	2,090	2,479	1.7	2.4	1.8	1.6	1.8
Gross job losses	10,927	10,009	12,721	11,415	9,403	8.2	7.4	9.5	8.5	7.0
At contracting establishments	8,487	7,933	10,152	9,486	7,576	6.4	5.9	7.6	7.1	5.6
At closing establishments	2,440	2,076	2,569	1,929	1,827	1.8	1.5	1.9	1.4	1.4
Net employment change (2)	-457	2,601	-1,996	-750	2,739	-0.3	2.0	-1.5	-0.5	2.0
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	2,345	2,881	3,032	2,892	3,052	6.7	8.2	8.6	8.1	8.4
At expanding establishments	1,704	2,208	2,268	2,403	2,471	4.9	6.3	6.4	6.7	6.8
At opening establishments	641	673	764	489	581	1.8	1.9	2.2	1.4	1.6
Gross job losses	2,533	2,386	2,561	2,624	2,875	7.3	6.9	7.2	7.3	7.9
At contracting establishments	1,970	1,805	1,924	2,056	2,290	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.7	6.3
At closing establishments	563	581	637	568	585	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.6
Net employment change (2)	-188	495	471	268	177	-0.6	1.3	1.4	0.8	0.5
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
Category	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024
United States(1)	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.8	5.7
Alabama	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.3
Alaska	10.2	10.5	10.2	7.9	10.3	9.9	8.6	9.6	9.7	9.6
Arizona	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.4	6.8	6.5	6.0
Arkansas	6.2	5.6	5.2	5.2	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.8	5.2	4.8
California	6.4	5.8	6.1	6.4	6.6	6.4	5.6	6.8	6.1	6.4
Colorado	8.2	6.4	6.5	6.3	6.1	7.6	7.7	6.2	6.7	6.7
Connecticut	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.6
Delaware	6.1	6.0	5.9	6.8	6.1	5.8	5.1	6.5	6.4	6.4
District of Columbia	5.2	5.1	5.1	4.9	5.0	5.6	4.9	6.0	5.0	5.5
Florida	6.1	5.8	6.0	6.6	6.0	5.9	5.4	5.9	5.7	6.2
Georgia	6.2	6.0	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.1	5.4
Hawaii	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.3	5.0	5.1	5.4	5.0	4.9
Idaho	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.2	8.2	5.8	8.3	7.4	7.6	6.8
Illinois	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.0	5.1	5.1	4.8	5.3	5.1	5.2
Indiana	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.4	5.1	5.0	5.5	5.4	5.2
Iowa	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.2	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.6
Kansas	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.3	5.9	5.3	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.2
Kentucky	5.7	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.9	5.5	5.5
Louisiana	6.3	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.2	5.8	5.7	6.3	5.8	5.4
Maine	7.4	7.2	7.3	6.2	6.7	7.0	6.1	7.0	7.0	7.0
Maryland	6.2	5.8	7.2	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.7	6.5	6.1	5.9
Massachusetts	5.5	5.2	5.7	4.9	5.3	5.5	5.1	5.6	5.8	5.6
Michigan	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.8	6.0
Minnesota	6.9	5.8	5.7	5.1	5.5	6.9	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.1
Mississippi	6.1	5.7	5.8	6.1	6.3	5.7	6.1	6.3	5.7	6.4
Missouri	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.3
Montana	8.8	8.1	7.9	7.3	8.4	7.2	7.5	7.6	8.1	7.8
Nebraska	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.1	5.6	5.6	5.5
Nevada	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.1	6.2	5.4	6.2	5.7	5.9	5.8
New Hampshire	6.2	6.5	6.1	5.5	6.3	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.7	5.9
New Jersey	5.9	5.5	5.9	5.3	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.4	5.8	5.3
New Mexico	6.9	6.0	6.0	6.2	5.8	5.8	6.0	6.3	6.3	5.9
New York	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.0	5.5	5.7	5.5
North Carolina	6.3	5.4	5.6	5.6	6.1	4.9	5.5	5.7	6.1	5.5
North Dakota	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.6	6.7
Ohio	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.4	5.2	4.8	5.4	5.4	5.1
Oklahoma	6.1	5.6	5.6	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.2	6.4	5.6	5.4
Oregon	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.4	6.6	6.8
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.2	4.8	4.6	5.1	5.1	4.8
Rhode Island	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.2	7.2	6.3	5.7	6.7	6.5	6.3
South Carolina	6.2	6.4	5.9	6.2	6.5	5.3	6.3	6.4	5.9	6.0
South Dakota	6.6	6.3	6.0	5.9	6.7	5.8	5.8	6.3	5.9	5.9
Tennessee	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.5	4.9	5.7	5.8	5.0
Texas	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.2	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.1
Utah	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6	6.1	6.2
Vermont	7.3	7.2	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.3	7.5	7.3	6.8
Virginia	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.5	5.5
Washington	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3
West Virginia	6.5	6.9	6.6	5.8	6.4	5.8	5.7	6.8	6.6	6.1
Wisconsin	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.2	4.8	5.5	5.4	5.0
Wyoming	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.6	8.8	8.4	8.3	9.0	9.0	8.4
Puerto Rico	4.9	5.4	5.6	5.4	4.4	4.8	4.6	4.9	5.1	5.5
Virgin Islands	6.0	5.6	4.3	4.4	4.0	5.9	4.5	5.1	6.1	12.6
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.

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Business Employment Dynamics in Kansas – Fourth Quarter 2024