From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Kansas were 68,157, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 62,900, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 5,257 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 791. (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 2025, gross job gains represented 5.7 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 53,616 in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 1,004 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 14,541 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decrease of 1,043 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 5.3 percent of private-sector employment in Kansas; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.5 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 48,421 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decrease of 5,929 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 14,479 jobs, a decrease of 158 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 6 of the 10 published industry sectors in Kansas in the fourth quarter of 2025. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 2,527 jobs. This was the result of 12,462 gross job gains and 9,935 gross job losses. The education and health services industry had a net gain of 1,754 jobs. Retail trade showed a net loss of 1,283 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 homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for First Quarter 2026 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (CT).

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. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	69,865	66,217	64,878	68,196	68,157	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.8	5.7
At expanding establishments	55,735	52,572	51,557	52,612	53,616	4.7	4.4	4.3	4.5	4.5
At opening establishments	14,130	13,645	13,321	15,584	14,541	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.2
Gross job losses	62,140	64,219	74,984	68,987	62,900	5.2	5.4	6.3	5.8	5.3
At contracting establishments	49,765	51,104	58,468	54,350	48,421	4.2	4.3	4.9	4.6	4.1
At closing establishments	12,375	13,115	16,516	14,637	14,479	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.2
Net employment change (2)	7,725	1,998	-10,106	-791	5,257	0.7	0.1	-0.9	0.0	0.4
Construction
Gross job gains	6,430	7,993	5,735	5,589	6,501	8.9	10.6	7.7	7.7	8.8
At expanding establishments	5,473	6,590	4,628	4,220	5,299	7.6	8.7	6.2	5.8	7.2
At opening establishments	957	1,403	1,107	1,369	1,202	1.3	1.9	1.5	1.9	1.6
Gross job losses	4,831	5,507	8,860	6,026	5,124	6.7	7.3	11.8	8.4	6.9
At contracting establishments	3,777	4,442	7,343	4,878	3,990	5.2	5.9	9.8	6.8	5.4
At closing establishments	1,054	1,065	1,517	1,148	1,134	1.5	1.4	2.0	1.6	1.5
Net employment change (2)	1,599	2,486	-3,125	-437	1,377	2.2	3.3	-4.1	-0.7	1.9
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	4,187	3,982	4,446	3,828	4,852	2.4	2.3	2.6	2.2	2.8
At expanding establishments	3,887	3,666	3,974	3,249	4,335	2.2	2.1	2.3	1.9	2.5
At opening establishments	300	316	472	579	517	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Gross job losses	4,992	4,388	4,613	4,971	4,261	2.9	2.5	2.6	2.9	2.5
At contracting establishments	4,627	3,973	4,088	4,276	3,643	2.7	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.1
At closing establishments	365	415	525	695	618	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4
Net employment change (2)	-805	-406	-167	-1,143	591	-0.5	-0.2	0.0	-0.7	0.3
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	2,603	2,814	2,517	2,834	2,517	4.4	4.8	4.3	4.9	4.3
At expanding establishments	1,905	1,988	1,934	2,254	1,995	3.2	3.4	3.3	3.9	3.4
At opening establishments	698	826	583	580	522	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.9
Gross job losses	2,937	2,858	2,800	2,699	2,783	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.9
At contracting establishments	2,159	2,192	2,114	2,003	2,116	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.7
At closing establishments	778	666	686	696	667	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2
Net employment change (2)	-334	-44	-283	135	-266	-0.6	0.0	-0.5	0.2	-0.6
Retail trade
Gross job gains	6,904	6,997	6,639	7,294	6,573	4.8	4.9	4.7	5.2	4.7
At expanding establishments	6,000	6,114	5,644	6,148	5,731	4.2	4.3	4.0	4.4	4.1
At opening establishments	904	883	995	1,146	842	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.6
Gross job losses	7,274	6,471	8,076	7,298	7,856	5.1	4.5	5.7	5.1	5.7
At contracting establishments	6,369	5,449	6,940	6,260	6,518	4.5	3.8	4.9	4.4	4.7
At closing establishments	905	1,022	1,136	1,038	1,338	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7	1.0
Net employment change (2)	-370	526	-1,437	-4	-1,283	-0.3	0.4	-1.0	0.1	-1.0
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	4,909	2,991	3,175	4,049	4,947	7.7	4.7	5.0	6.5	7.8
At expanding establishments	4,536	2,442	2,850	3,437	4,389	7.1	3.8	4.5	5.5	6.9
At opening establishments	373	549	325	612	558	0.6	0.9	0.5	1.0	0.9
Gross job losses	3,569	4,178	3,758	4,754	3,611	5.6	6.5	6.0	7.5	5.7
At contracting establishments	3,125	3,781	3,210	4,042	3,086	4.9	5.9	5.1	6.4	4.9
At closing establishments	444	397	548	712	525	0.7	0.6	0.9	1.1	0.8
Net employment change (2)	1,340	-1,187	-583	-705	1,336	2.1	-1.8	-1.0	-1.0	2.1
Financial activities
Gross job gains	3,788	3,346	3,489	3,602	3,258	5.2	4.5	4.8	4.9	4.5
At expanding establishments	2,754	2,542	2,545	2,597	2,401	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.3
At opening establishments	1,034	804	944	1,005	857	1.4	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.2
Gross job losses	3,201	3,489	3,940	3,403	3,481	4.4	4.7	5.4	4.6	4.8
At contracting establishments	2,251	2,477	2,721	2,420	2,410	3.1	3.3	3.7	3.3	3.3
At closing establishments	950	1,012	1,219	983	1,071	1.3	1.4	1.7	1.3	1.5
Net employment change (2)	587	-143	-451	199	-223	0.8	-0.2	-0.6	0.3	-0.3
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	12,599	11,956	12,510	12,875	11,823	7.2	6.9	7.2	7.5	6.8
At expanding establishments	8,957	8,827	9,216	9,586	8,689	5.1	5.1	5.3	5.6	5.0
At opening establishments	3,642	3,129	3,294	3,289	3,134	2.1	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.8
Gross job losses	11,825	11,576	15,041	12,457	12,216	6.8	6.7	8.7	7.2	7.0
At contracting establishments	9,255	8,633	11,733	9,103	8,875	5.3	5.0	6.8	5.3	5.1
At closing establishments	2,570	2,943	3,308	3,354	3,341	1.5	1.7	1.9	1.9	1.9
Net employment change (2)	774	380	-2,531	418	-393	0.4	0.2	-1.5	0.3	-0.2
Education and health services
Gross job gains	10,696	9,038	10,310	10,324	9,989	5.1	4.3	4.8	4.8	4.6
At expanding establishments	8,226	7,382	8,670	8,175	7,503	3.9	3.5	4.0	3.8	3.5
At opening establishments	2,470	1,656	1,640	2,149	2,486	1.2	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.1
Gross job losses	8,426	8,172	9,512	9,531	8,235	4.0	3.8	4.4	4.4	3.8
At contracting establishments	6,359	6,151	6,674	7,413	5,626	3.0	2.9	3.1	3.4	2.6
At closing establishments	2,067	2,021	2,838	2,118	2,609	1.0	0.9	1.3	1.0	1.2
Net employment change (2)	2,270	866	798	793	1,754	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.8
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	12,141	10,558	10,852	11,978	12,462	9.0	7.8	8.2	9.0	9.3
At expanding establishments	9,667	8,440	8,075	8,633	9,614	7.2	6.2	6.1	6.5	7.2
At opening establishments	2,474	2,118	2,777	3,345	2,848	1.8	1.6	2.1	2.5	2.1
Gross job losses	9,560	11,906	12,237	12,356	9,935	7.2	8.8	9.2	9.4	7.4
At contracting establishments	7,606	9,438	9,192	9,739	8,009	5.7	7.0	6.9	7.4	6.0
At closing establishments	1,954	2,468	3,045	2,617	1,926	1.5	1.8	2.3	2.0	1.4
Net employment change (2)	2,581	-1,348	-1,385	-378	2,527	1.8	-1.0	-1.0	-0.4	1.9
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	3,065	3,509	2,768	3,126	2,614	8.4	9.5	7.6	8.6	7.2
At expanding establishments	2,482	2,693	2,160	2,367	1,852	6.8	7.3	5.9	6.5	5.1
At opening establishments	583	816	608	759	762	1.6	2.2	1.7	2.1	2.1
Gross job losses	2,882	3,004	3,474	2,889	2,610	7.9	8.2	9.5	7.9	7.1
At contracting establishments	2,297	2,421	2,556	2,158	2,059	6.3	6.6	7.0	5.9	5.6
At closing establishments	585	583	918	731	551	1.6	1.6	2.5	2.0	1.5
Net employment change (2)	183	505	-706	237	4	0.5	1.3	-1.9	0.7	0.1
(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. (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. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025
United States(1)	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.9	5.7	5.4	6.0	5.7	5.5
Alabama	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.4	6.1	5.3	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.4
Alaska	10.3	10.0	9.9	7.5	11.8	9.5	8.1	10.3	10.0	9.3
Arizona	6.1	5.8	5.3	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.3	6.3	5.5	5.4
Arkansas	5.8	5.1	5.1	5.3	6.0	4.8	5.1	5.5	5.3	5.0
California	6.7	6.0	6.6	6.2	6.8	6.4	6.2	6.7	6.0	6.1
Colorado	6.2	6.2	6.4	6.5	6.2	6.5	6.8	7.1	6.5	6.4
Connecticut	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.8	5.9	5.5
Delaware	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.3	5.5	6.3	5.3	6.1	6.1	5.5
District of Columbia	5.0	4.8	5.7	4.6	5.2	5.5	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.0
Florida	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.9	5.9	6.2	5.5	5.8	6.0	5.7
Georgia	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.9	5.4	5.7	5.6	5.8	5.5
Hawaii	5.3	4.9	4.8	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.2	4.8	4.7
Idaho	8.2	7.3	7.7	6.7	8.1	6.8	7.3	7.2	7.6	6.3
Illinois	5.1	5.0	5.2	4.7	5.3	5.1	5.0	5.2	5.0	5.3
Indiana	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.1	5.5	5.1	5.2	5.6	5.1	5.1
Iowa	5.6	5.8	5.6	4.8	6.3	5.6	5.5	5.8	5.9	5.4
Kansas	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.8	5.7	5.2	5.4	6.3	5.8	5.3
Kentucky	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.3	5.2	5.5	4.8	5.4	5.6	5.0
Louisiana	6.2	5.6	5.5	5.9	6.0	5.5	5.6	6.3	6.0	5.9
Maine	7.0	7.4	7.2	6.2	6.8	7.1	6.3	7.4	7.0	7.0
Maryland	6.0	5.9	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.9	5.7	6.2	6.5	5.6
Massachusetts	5.3	5.0	5.5	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.1	5.8	5.9	5.6
Michigan	5.4	5.2	5.8	4.9	5.6	5.9	5.3	5.5	5.9	5.3
Minnesota	5.5	5.1	5.8	5.3	5.6	5.1	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.5
Mississippi	6.3	5.7	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.2	6.1	6.5	6.1	5.8
Missouri	5.7	5.4	5.5	5.6	6.1	5.3	5.2	6.1	5.9	5.5
Montana	8.4	8.0	7.7	7.0	8.4	7.8	7.5	8.3	7.9	7.4
Nebraska	5.6	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.7	5.5	5.3	5.5	5.8	5.2
Nevada	6.1	5.4	6.2	6.9	6.2	5.6	5.9	6.3	5.2	5.4
New Hampshire	6.3	6.5	6.3	5.6	6.2	5.9	6.1	6.7	6.8	5.7
New Jersey	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.3	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.8	5.3
New Mexico	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.1	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.2	6.0
New York	5.7	6.6	5.9	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.0	7.0	5.8	5.6
North Carolina	6.1	5.4	5.6	5.4	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.1
North Dakota	6.5	6.7	6.4	6.2	6.9	6.6	6.5	6.7	6.6	6.4
Ohio	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.1	4.9	5.4	5.3	5.0
Oklahoma	6.0	5.5	5.5	6.0	6.2	5.5	5.3	6.2	6.4	5.1
Oregon	6.2	5.8	6.4	5.7	6.0	6.6	6.2	6.5	6.7	6.0
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.7	5.2	5.2	4.7
Rhode Island	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.0	6.6	6.3	5.9	6.7	6.7	6.2
South Carolina	6.4	6.1	5.8	6.3	6.7	5.9	5.5	6.6	6.5	5.5
South Dakota	6.7	6.2	6.0	5.9	6.0	5.9	6.5	6.1	6.0	5.6
Tennessee	5.5	5.4	5.1	5.7	6.2	6.2	5.1	5.9	5.2	5.2
Texas	5.8	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.6	5.2	5.1	5.4	5.3	4.9
Utah	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.5	6.3	6.0	6.6	6.4	6.1
Vermont	6.7	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.9	6.7	6.8	7.5	7.8	7.0
Virginia	5.8	5.6	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.5	5.1	5.8	6.1	5.1
Washington	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.3
West Virginia	6.5	6.4	5.5	5.8	5.9	6.1	5.7	6.3	6.0	6.0
Wisconsin	5.3	5.0	5.3	4.9	5.6	5.2	4.9	5.5	5.6	5.1
Wyoming	8.9	8.1	8.3	7.7	9.0	8.3	8.7	8.9	8.4	8.0
Puerto Rico	4.3	6.3	7.0	5.4	4.4	5.4	5.4	6.1	5.7	5.2
Virgin Islands	5.2	5.4	15.0	7.1	9.1	10.8	7.6	9.5	8.4	7.2
(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.