If you’ve been searching for a job in the Sunflower State, you may have discovered this discouraging fact: Kansas has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, sitting at #39 of 50. Don’t let this discourage you, though–We have done our research and found the 8 best cities in Kansas to find a job and their best companies (based on the size of the company and how often they hire.)
- Salina
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: Schwans Food Company - Tony’s Pizza (2,000+ employees), Raytheon Aircraft (500+ employees), and Great Plains Manufacturing (500+ employees).
- Topeka
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: State of Kansas (8.402 employees), Stormont-Vail HealthCare (3,100 employees), and Topeka USD #501 (2,538 employees).
- Lawrence
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: The University of Kansas (9,396 employees), Pearson Government Solutions (1,800 employees), and Lawrence Public Schools (1,710 employees).
- Kansas City
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: DST Systems Inc. (5,000+ employees), St. Luke’s-Shawnee Mission Health Systems (5,000+ employees), and Ford Motor Company (5,000+ employees).
- Manhattan
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: Kansas State University (5,896 employees), Fort Riley Civilian Personnel (5,540 employees), and USD #383 (2,283 employees).
- Overland Park
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: Sprint Nextel (9,600 employees), Embarq (5,000 employees), and Shawnee Mission School District (3,620 employees).
- Olathe
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: Olathe District Schools (3,717 employees), Farmer’s Insurance Group (1,900 employees), and Olathe Medical Center (1,500 employees).
- Wichita
Wikimedia Commons 3 Top Employers: Cessna Aircraft Co. (9,393 employees), Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (9,300 employees), and Hawker Beechcraft (6,259 employees).
If somebody told you they were searching for a job in Kansas, where would you recommend they look?
Wikimedia Commons
3 Top Employers: Schwans Food Company - Tony’s Pizza (2,000+ employees), Raytheon Aircraft (500+ employees), and Great Plains Manufacturing (500+ employees).
3 Top Employers: State of Kansas (8.402 employees), Stormont-Vail HealthCare (3,100 employees), and Topeka USD #501 (2,538 employees).
3 Top Employers: The University of Kansas (9,396 employees), Pearson Government Solutions (1,800 employees), and Lawrence Public Schools (1,710 employees).
3 Top Employers: DST Systems Inc. (5,000+ employees), St. Luke’s-Shawnee Mission Health Systems (5,000+ employees), and Ford Motor Company (5,000+ employees).
3 Top Employers: Kansas State University (5,896 employees), Fort Riley Civilian Personnel (5,540 employees), and USD #383 (2,283 employees).
3 Top Employers: Sprint Nextel (9,600 employees), Embarq (5,000 employees), and Shawnee Mission School District (3,620 employees).
Wikimedia Commons
3 Top Employers: Olathe District Schools (3,717 employees), Farmer’s Insurance Group (1,900 employees), and Olathe Medical Center (1,500 employees).
3 Top Employers: Cessna Aircraft Co. (9,393 employees), Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (9,300 employees), and Hawker Beechcraft (6,259 employees).
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