Labor force participation rate: Kansas

Latest value, 2026-08

66.6% Provisional

Source: BLS
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-09-30

Definition

The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.

Seasonally adjusted. US national figures come from the Current Population Survey; state figures are LAUS model-based estimates. The population excludes active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions. The age range and population scope differ from the existing activity-rate indicator.

Evolution

66.567.267.92021-082022-062023-042024-022024-122025-112026-08
Value
PeriodValue
2026-0866.6
2026-0766.7
2026-0667
2026-0567.2
2026-0467.4
2026-0367.6
2026-0267.8
2026-0167.9
2025-1268
2025-1168
2025-0968
2025-0868
2025-0767.9
2025-0667.8
2025-0567.8
2025-0467.7
2025-0367.7
2025-0267.7
2025-0167.6
2024-1267.6
2024-1167.6
2024-1067.5
2024-0967.5
2024-0867.5
2024-0767.4
2024-0667.3
2024-0567.2
2024-0467.1
2024-0367.1
2024-0267
2024-0166.9
2023-1266.9
2023-1166.9
2023-1066.9
2023-0966.9
2023-0867
2023-0767
2023-0667
2023-0567.1
2023-0467.1
2023-0367.1
2023-0267.1
2023-0167
2022-1266.9
2022-1166.8
2022-1066.8
2022-0966.7
2022-0866.7
2022-0766.8
2022-0666.8
2022-0566.8
2022-0466.8
2022-0366.7
2022-0266.6
2022-0166.5
2021-1266.4
2021-1166.4
2021-1066.4
2021-0966.5
2021-0866.6

Comparison with related places

Place2026-08
Kansas66.6
United States61.6
Mississippi54.7
Arkansas59.1
Iowa67
Nevada62.6
Utah66.3

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor force participation rate, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 08. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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