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Unemployed people in Emporia, KS

Unemployed people in Emporia, KS was 683 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 52.8% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons683
Change on 2024+52.8%
Rank12th of 19Cities in Kansas ranked
Series high1,0212009
Series low3272022

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Unemployed people in Emporia, KS, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 698 persons1991: 650 persons1992: 666 persons1993: 689 persons1994: 681 persons1995: 684 persons1996: 654 persons1997: 617 persons1998: 574 persons1999: 559 persons2000: 516 persons2001: 671 persons2002: 727 persons2003: 765 persons2004: 810 persons2005: 779 persons2006: 711 persons2007: 705 persons2008: 945 persons2009: 1,021 persons2010: 1,008 persons2011: 954 persons2012: 868 persons2013: 893 persons2014: 639 persons2015: 540 persons2016: 514 persons2017: 478 persons2018: 423 persons2019: 419 persons2020: 585 persons2021: 379 persons2022: 327 persons2023: 356 persons2024: 447 persons2025: 683 persons2004006008001,0001,20019902002201420251990: 698 persons1991: 650 persons1992: 666 persons1993: 689 persons1994: 681 persons1995: 684 persons1996: 654 persons1997: 617 persons1998: 574 persons1999: 559 persons2000: 516 persons2001: 671 persons2002: 727 persons2003: 765 persons2004: 810 persons2005: 779 persons2006: 711 persons2007: 705 persons2008: 945 persons2009: 1,021 persons2010: 1,008 persons2011: 954 persons2012: 868 persons2013: 893 persons2014: 639 persons2015: 540 persons2016: 514 persons2017: 478 persons2018: 423 persons2019: 419 persons2020: 585 persons2021: 379 persons2022: 327 persons2023: 356 persons2024: 447 persons2025: 683 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025683
2024447
2023356
2022327
2021379
2020585
2019419
2018423
2017478
2016514
2015540
2014639
2013893
2012868
2011954
20101,008
20091,021
2008945
2007705
2006711
2005779
2004810
2003765
2002727
2001671
2000516
1999559
1998574
1997617
1996654
1995684
1994681
1993689
1992666
1991650
1990698

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Emporia, KS, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Emporia, KS, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/emporia-ks. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Emporia, KS, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/emporia-ks.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Emporia, KS, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/emporia-ks (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Emporia, KS?

Unemployed people in Emporia, KS was 683 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 52.8% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Emporia, KS?

1,021 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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