From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 68,830, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 63,379, 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 5,451 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2023. During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 4,179. (See chart 1.)

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 2023, gross job gains represented 5.8 percent of private-sector employment in Kansas; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.9 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 54,427 in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 2,888 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 14,403 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2023, a decrease of 1,148 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2023, gross job losses represented 5.4 percent of private-sector employment in Kansas; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.6 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 48,615 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2023, a decrease of 8,190 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 14,764 jobs, an increase of 300 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 5 of the 10 industry sectors in Kansas in the fourth quarter of 2023. Education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 2,257 jobs. This was the result of 10,669 gross job gains and 8,412 gross job losses. The construction industry had the second largest net gain of 2,033 jobs. Professional and business services showed a net loss of 921 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 2024 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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)
	Dec. 2022	Mar. 2023	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Dec. 2022	Mar. 2023	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	73,945	71,362	71,788	67,090	68,830	6.3	6.1	6.1	5.7	5.8
At expanding establishments	57,379	58,125	56,784	51,539	54,427	4.9	5.0	4.8	4.4	4.6
At opening establishments	16,566	13,237	15,004	15,551	14,403	1.4	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2
Gross job losses	65,323	63,683	70,057	71,269	63,379	5.6	5.4	6.0	6.0	5.4
At contracting establishments	50,519	51,885	55,819	56,805	48,615	4.3	4.4	4.8	4.8	4.1
At closing establishments	14,804	11,798	14,238	14,464	14,764	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3
Net employment change (2)	8,622	7,679	1,731	-4,179	5,451	0.7	0.7	0.1	-0.3	0.4
Construction
Gross job gains	6,164	7,226	5,673	5,399	7,042	9.5	10.5	8.2	8.1	10.3
At expanding establishments	4,554	5,659	4,537	4,141	5,685	7.0	8.2	6.6	6.2	8.3
At opening establishments	1,610	1,567	1,136	1,258	1,357	2.5	2.3	1.6	1.9	2.0
Gross job losses	4,751	4,791	6,359	6,097	5,009	7.2	6.9	9.2	9.1	7.3
At contracting establishments	3,816	3,663	4,844	4,893	3,654	5.8	5.3	7.0	7.3	5.3
At closing establishments	935	1,128	1,515	1,204	1,355	1.4	1.6	2.2	1.8	2.0
Net employment change (2)	1,413	2,435	-686	-698	2,033	2.3	3.6	-1.0	-1.0	3.0
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	6,188	5,012	5,596	4,255	5,549	3.6	2.9	3.2	2.5	3.2
At expanding establishments	5,780	4,746	5,178	3,606	5,104	3.4	2.7	3.0	2.1	2.9
At opening establishments	408	266	418	649	445	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3
Gross job losses	3,567	4,671	5,024	5,000	4,147	2.1	2.7	2.9	2.9	2.3
At contracting establishments	3,053	4,216	4,552	4,331	3,543	1.8	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.0
At closing establishments	514	455	472	669	604	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3
Net employment change (2)	2,621	341	572	-745	1,402	1.5	0.2	0.3	-0.4	0.9
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	3,262	2,807	2,786	2,817	3,155	5.6	4.7	4.8	4.7	5.3
At expanding establishments	2,522	2,186	2,158	2,199	2,379	4.3	3.7	3.7	3.7	4.0
At opening establishments	740	621	628	618	776	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.3
Gross job losses	2,603	2,650	2,736	2,443	2,510	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.1	4.1
At contracting establishments	1,883	2,054	2,202	1,920	1,949	3.2	3.5	3.7	3.2	3.2
At closing establishments	720	596	534	523	561	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9
Net employment change (2)	659	157	50	374	645	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.2
Retail trade
Gross job gains	7,843	7,894	8,908	7,847	7,071	5.6	5.6	6.2	5.4	5.0
At expanding establishments	6,626	6,767	7,760	6,644	6,190	4.7	4.8	5.4	4.6	4.4
At opening establishments	1,217	1,127	1,148	1,203	881	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.6
Gross job losses	8,093	6,517	8,618	8,291	7,645	5.7	4.6	6.0	5.8	5.3
At contracting establishments	7,042	5,669	7,650	7,189	6,454	5.0	4.0	5.3	5.0	4.5
At closing establishments	1,051	848	968	1,102	1,191	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8
Net employment change (2)	-250	1,377	290	-444	-574	-0.1	1.0	0.2	-0.4	-0.3
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	5,976	3,223	3,540	3,026	4,872	9.2	4.9	5.4	4.8	7.6
At expanding establishments	5,282	2,609	3,126	2,654	4,495	8.1	4.0	4.8	4.2	7.0
At opening establishments	694	614	414	372	377	1.1	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.6
Gross job losses	3,420	5,201	3,771	4,921	3,282	5.3	7.9	5.8	7.7	5.2
At contracting establishments	2,836	4,868	3,041	4,212	2,800	4.4	7.4	4.7	6.6	4.4
At closing establishments	584	333	730	709	482	0.9	0.5	1.1	1.1	0.8
Net employment change (2)	2,556	-1,978	-231	-1,895	1,590	3.9	-3.0	-0.4	-2.9	2.4
Financial activities
Gross job gains	3,699	3,325	3,868	3,555	3,206	5.1	4.6	5.3	4.8	4.4
At expanding establishments	2,729	2,544	2,821	2,497	2,341	3.8	3.5	3.9	3.4	3.2
At opening establishments	970	781	1,047	1,058	865	1.3	1.1	1.4	1.4	1.2
Gross job losses	3,722	3,614	3,518	3,451	3,549	5.2	5.0	4.8	4.7	4.8
At contracting establishments	2,739	2,840	2,478	2,530	2,507	3.8	3.9	3.4	3.4	3.4
At closing establishments	983	774	1,040	921	1,042	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.4
Net employment change (2)	-23	-289	350	104	-343	-0.1	-0.4	0.5	0.1	-0.4
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	12,970	13,544	13,903	13,108	11,692	7.2	7.6	7.8	7.4	6.7
At expanding establishments	8,853	10,281	10,132	9,107	8,181	4.9	5.8	5.7	5.1	4.7
At opening establishments	4,117	3,263	3,771	4,001	3,511	2.3	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.0
Gross job losses	14,882	14,020	13,962	15,147	12,613	8.2	7.9	7.9	8.6	7.2
At contracting establishments	10,644	11,174	10,655	11,440	9,158	5.9	6.3	6.0	6.5	5.2
At closing establishments	4,238	2,846	3,307	3,707	3,455	2.3	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.0
Net employment change (2)	-1,912	-476	-59	-2,039	-921	-1.0	-0.3	-0.1	-1.2	-0.5
Education and health services
Gross job gains	10,805	9,130	9,930	10,156	10,669	5.4	4.5	4.9	5.0	5.2
At expanding establishments	8,043	7,632	7,642	7,911	8,225	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0
At opening establishments	2,762	1,498	2,288	2,245	2,444	1.4	0.7	1.1	1.1	1.2
Gross job losses	8,507	8,568	7,993	8,824	8,412	4.3	4.3	3.9	4.3	4.1
At contracting establishments	6,115	6,639	6,340	6,377	6,011	3.1	3.3	3.1	3.1	2.9
At closing establishments	2,392	1,929	1,653	2,447	2,401	1.2	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.2
Net employment change (2)	2,298	562	1,937	1,332	2,257	1.1	0.2	1.0	0.7	1.1
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	11,563	12,997	11,544	11,883	10,749	9.0	9.8	8.7	9.0	8.1
At expanding establishments	9,134	10,722	8,904	8,963	8,260	7.1	8.1	6.7	6.8	6.2
At opening establishments	2,429	2,275	2,640	2,920	2,489	1.9	1.7	2.0	2.2	1.9
Gross job losses	10,360	8,843	12,694	11,627	10,929	8.0	6.7	9.5	8.8	8.3
At contracting establishments	8,342	7,176	9,886	9,672	8,466	6.4	5.4	7.4	7.3	6.4
At closing establishments	2,018	1,667	2,808	1,955	2,463	1.6	1.3	2.1	1.5	1.9
Net employment change (2)	1,203	4,154	-1,150	256	-180	1.0	3.1	-0.8	0.2	-0.2
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	2,754	3,647	3,132	2,535	2,338	8.3	10.6	9.0	7.2	6.7
At expanding establishments	2,023	2,985	2,477	2,009	1,697	6.1	8.7	7.1	5.7	4.9
At opening establishments	731	662	655	526	641	2.2	1.9	1.9	1.5	1.8
Gross job losses	2,682	2,218	2,734	2,800	2,534	8.0	6.5	7.8	8.0	7.3
At contracting establishments	1,906	1,642	2,141	2,143	1,971	5.7	4.8	6.1	6.1	5.7
At closing establishments	776	576	593	657	563	2.3	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.6
Net employment change (2)	72	1,429	398	-265	-196	0.3	4.1	1.2	-0.8	-0.6
(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)
	Dec. 2022	Mar. 2023	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023	Dec. 2022	Mar. 2023	June 2023	Sept. 2023	Dec. 2023
United States(1)	6.3	6.2	6.2	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.4	5.9	5.9	5.6
Alabama	6.6	6.4	5.9	5.9	6.2	6.1	5.5	5.7	6.0	5.8
Alaska	10.9	10.4	11.0	8.5	10.1	9.2	8.0	8.9	10.5	9.9
Arizona	6.6	5.9	7.0	6.7	6.6	6.0	5.4	6.5	5.9	6.9
Arkansas	6.2	5.8	5.8	5.6	6.1	5.2	5.0	6.0	5.7	5.3
California	6.6	6.1	6.7	6.2	6.3	6.6	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5
Colorado	7.6	7.2	7.3	5.5	8.4	6.9	6.5	6.6	6.2	7.5
Connecticut	5.9	6.1	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.9	5.3	5.7	6.2	5.7
Delaware	7.0	6.7	6.0	6.0	6.2	7.5	5.2	5.7	6.5	5.9
District of Columbia	5.6	5.9	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.5	4.8	5.3	5.4	5.6
Florida	6.2	6.3	6.8	6.5	5.9	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.8
Georgia	6.7	6.2	6.4	6.1	6.1	5.9	5.8	6.5	6.1	5.7
Hawaii	6.0	5.5	5.7	5.3	6.1	4.9	5.0	5.2	6.9	5.0
Idaho	8.4	7.9	7.9	7.3	8.5	6.9	7.5	7.5	8.2	5.8
Illinois	5.4	5.8	5.4	4.8	4.9	5.1	4.8	5.3	5.5	5.1
Indiana	5.7	5.5	5.5	5.8	5.6	5.2	5.0	6.1	5.8	5.3
Iowa	6.4	6.0	6.0	5.5	6.0	6.2	5.4	5.9	5.8	5.7
Kansas	6.3	6.1	6.1	5.7	5.8	5.6	5.4	6.0	6.0	5.4
Kentucky	6.0	6.1	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.3	4.9	5.9	5.5	5.2
Louisiana	6.1	6.3	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	5.6	6.4	6.0	6.1
Maine	7.4	7.7	7.6	6.8	7.3	6.8	6.2	7.6	7.8	7.0
Maryland	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.4	6.3	6.9	5.6	6.3	6.5	5.9
Massachusetts	5.5	5.8	5.9	5.4	5.3	5.8	4.7	5.7	6.1	5.6
Michigan	5.9	5.7	5.9	5.2	5.5	5.2	4.9	5.3	5.9	5.6
Minnesota	5.9	5.7	6.0	3.1	6.8	5.8	4.9	5.6	4.2	7.0
Mississippi	6.8	6.1	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.2	5.7	6.6	6.2	5.7
Missouri	6.1	6.5	5.9	5.6	6.0	5.8	5.1	5.9	5.8	5.6
Montana	9.2	8.7	7.8	7.7	8.8	7.8	7.1	8.4	8.5	7.2
Nebraska	6.0	6.3	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.7	5.1	5.6	5.9	5.6
Nevada	6.4	6.2	6.6	6.5	6.6	6.1	5.7	6.0	5.5	5.1
New Hampshire	6.7	7.0	6.7	5.9	6.2	6.0	5.9	6.3	6.7	5.9
New Jersey	6.8	6.1	6.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.8
New Mexico	6.7	6.8	6.4	6.1	6.9	6.2	5.9	6.2	6.7	5.8
New York	5.9	6.5	6.3	5.8	5.8	6.0	5.1	5.7	6.1	5.7
North Carolina	6.6	6.4	6.1	5.6	6.1	5.7	5.3	5.7	6.2	4.7
North Dakota	6.4	7.6	6.9	6.6	6.7	6.7	5.6	6.7	6.6	6.3
Ohio	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.2	5.3	5.7	4.9	5.7	5.7	5.2
Oklahoma	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	5.9	5.3	6.0	6.0	5.7
Oregon	6.5	7.3	6.4	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.1	6.9	6.9	6.3
Pennsylvania	5.5	5.5	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	4.6	5.5	5.2	4.9
Rhode Island	6.9	7.5	6.7	6.5	6.8	6.4	5.9	7.0	6.8	6.4
South Carolina	6.9	6.8	6.4	6.8	6.2	6.2	5.8	6.8	5.7	5.4
South Dakota	6.5	7.2	6.8	6.3	6.6	6.5	5.9	6.2	6.3	5.9
Tennessee	5.8	5.9	5.9	2.7	4.9	5.6	5.0	5.5	4.2	4.6
Texas	6.2	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.3	5.0	5.4	5.5	5.2
Utah	6.9	7.0	6.8	6.8	6.4	6.6	6.2	6.2	6.5	6.2
Vermont	7.8	8.2	7.4	6.3	7.2	7.0	6.0	7.5	8.0	6.6
Virginia	6.2	6.2	6.0	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.2	5.8	6.0	5.6
Washington	5.9	6.4	6.0	5.4	6.0	5.3	5.5	5.6	6.0	5.2
West Virginia	6.6	7.1	6.1	6.5	6.1	6.4	5.3	6.1	6.5	6.5
Wisconsin	6.0	6.0	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.5	4.9	5.9	5.9	5.1
Wyoming	9.2	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.8	7.9	7.8	8.7	8.2	8.3
Puerto Rico	6.6	5.1	5.8	5.7	4.9	6.1	5.7	4.9	5.4	4.8
Virgin Islands	5.9	7.5	7.4	8.2	5.7	4.7	6.5	6.8	7.1	5.8
(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.