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25-1241-KAN
Monday, August 04, 2025

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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.)


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.

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.

 
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.

For more information

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.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

 

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.
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)
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.

 

Last Modified Date: Monday, August 04, 2025