June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025
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United States
Employment snapshot
In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.
The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.
In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.
Kansas
Employment snapshot
In June, Kansas added 3,800 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 percent. In the prior month, Kansas added 1,800 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, Kansas added 10,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points from 3.6 percent.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Kansas is tied for 31st in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In June, Kansas’s private sector added 3,200 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 6,700 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Kansas added 1,500 net private payroll jobs.
In June, employment in Kansas rose by 948, and over the past 12 months it rose by 3,768.
Kansas’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 67 percent in June and ranks 9th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.2 percentage points.
Kansas
Payroll employment
Kansas added 3,800 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Kansas added 1,800 jobs. Kansas nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Kansas is tied for 31st in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
Kansas added 3,200 private sector jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Kansas added 1,500 jobs. Kansas private sector payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Kansas is tied for 29th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.
From May 2025 to June 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+1,900) and Leisure and Hospitality (+900).
- The worst performing sectors were Construction (-800) and Professional and Business Services (-700).
From June 2024 to June 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+4,800) and State and Local Government (+4,100).
- The worst performing sectors were Manufacturing (-2,000) and Professional and Business Services (-1,700).
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.
The labor force participation rate in Kansas remained unchanged at 67 percent in June.
Kansas ranks 9th in the nation.
The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Kansas was 67.8 percent occurring in February 2016, and the 10-year low was 66.3 percent in April 2020.
The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.