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Unemployed people in Lawrence, KS

Unemployed people in Lawrence, KS was 2,041 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.8% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,041
Change on 2024+10.8%
Rank6th of 19Cities in Kansas ranked
Series high3,1942009
Series low1,4112000

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Unemployed people in Lawrence, KS, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,840 persons1991: 1,835 persons1992: 1,816 persons1993: 2,067 persons1994: 2,059 persons1995: 2,110 persons1996: 2,120 persons1997: 1,949 persons1998: 2,023 persons1999: 1,802 persons2000: 1,411 persons2001: 1,665 persons2002: 1,982 persons2003: 2,081 persons2004: 2,274 persons2005: 2,176 persons2006: 2,061 persons2007: 2,091 persons2008: 2,200 persons2009: 3,194 persons2010: 3,146 persons2011: 2,965 persons2012: 2,715 persons2013: 2,444 persons2014: 2,101 persons2015: 1,916 persons2016: 1,841 persons2017: 1,634 persons2018: 1,543 persons2019: 1,525 persons2020: 3,116 persons2021: 1,720 persons2022: 1,433 persons2023: 1,499 persons2024: 1,842 persons2025: 2,041 persons1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019902002201420251990: 1,840 persons1991: 1,835 persons1992: 1,816 persons1993: 2,067 persons1994: 2,059 persons1995: 2,110 persons1996: 2,120 persons1997: 1,949 persons1998: 2,023 persons1999: 1,802 persons2000: 1,411 persons2001: 1,665 persons2002: 1,982 persons2003: 2,081 persons2004: 2,274 persons2005: 2,176 persons2006: 2,061 persons2007: 2,091 persons2008: 2,200 persons2009: 3,194 persons2010: 3,146 persons2011: 2,965 persons2012: 2,715 persons2013: 2,444 persons2014: 2,101 persons2015: 1,916 persons2016: 1,841 persons2017: 1,634 persons2018: 1,543 persons2019: 1,525 persons2020: 3,116 persons2021: 1,720 persons2022: 1,433 persons2023: 1,499 persons2024: 1,842 persons2025: 2,041 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
20252,041
20241,842
20231,499
20221,433
20211,720
20203,116
20191,525
20181,543
20171,634
20161,841
20151,916
20142,101
20132,444
20122,715
20112,965
20103,146
20093,194
20082,200
20072,091
20062,061
20052,176
20042,274
20032,081
20021,982
20011,665
20001,411
19991,802
19982,023
19971,949
19962,120
19952,110
19942,059
19932,067
19921,816
19911,835
19901,840

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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, Lawrence, 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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-ks. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-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, Lawrence, 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/lawrence-ks (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lawrence, KS?

Unemployed people in Lawrence, KS was 2,041 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.8% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Lawrence, KS?

3,194 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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