Last month, Gov. Laura Kelly hailed Kansas’ newly unveiled unemployment benefits system as a transformative tool for people who find themselves out of work in the state. Kansas job seekers have ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Labor secretary Amber Shultz announce the launch of the state's new online unemployment system Nov. 22, 2024, at the Statehouse. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas ...

Kansas unemployment numbers holding steady in December.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) – The Kanas Labor Report for December 2024 has been released, citing a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increase of 3.6%. The Kansas Department of Labor says December’s ...

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Kansas officials touted the release of an updated unemployment insurance system, replacing one that was implemented in the 1970s that used outdated technology in coding languages that are no longer ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KANSAS REFLECTOR) - The 0.5 percentage point climb in the Kansas unemployment rate during the past year fell in the middle range of increases reported across the board in a five-state ...

Amber Shultz, the secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor, tells legislators at a Jun. 10, 2025, hearing about the status of the funds recovered after an unprecedented amount of fraudulent ...

Private sector jobs increased by 3,800 over the month.

TOPEKA — The unemployment rate in Kansas increased to 2.9% in May to continue escalation in the percentage of out-of-work state residents that began taking shape in February, state and federal labor ...

Gov. Laura Kelly delivers remarks about Kansas’ revamped unemployment insurance system portal next to Secretary of Labor Amber Shultz. Courtesy of Governor Laura Kelly's Office Last month, Gov. Laura ...