November 2025
Released January 08, 2026
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United States
Employment snapshot
The highest unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2.1 percent in South Dakota.
In November, payroll jobs rose in 35 states and fell in 15. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.3 percent in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, and Mississippi. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.4 percent in New Hampshire.
Kansas
Employment snapshot
In November, Kansas added 3,800 net payroll jobs. In the prior month, Kansas added 200 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, Kansas added 3,500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November. Kansas is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In November, Kansas’s private sector added 3,800 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 5,400 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Kansas added 1,700 net private payroll jobs.
Kansas
Payroll employment
Kansas added 3,800 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, Kansas added 200 jobs. Kansas nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November, or 0 percent. Kansas is tied for 34th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
Kansas added 3,800 private sector jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, Kansas added 1,700 jobs. Kansas private sector payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 69,000 jobs in November, or 0.1 percent. Kansas is tied for 35th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.
From October 2025 to November 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+1,500) and Manufacturing (+1,300).
- The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-300) and Federal Government (-100).
From November 2024 to November 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+3,600) and Financial Activities (+2,800).
- The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-3,900) and Federal Government (-2,700).
Kansas
Labor force
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.
- Kansas ranks 8th in the nation.