Manhattan, KS jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Manhattan

• Graphic DesignerKansas State University
• Director of StrategyAscension Calumet Hospital
• Business Office Manager Long Term CareAscension Calumet Hospital
• Assistant Administrator Long Term CareAscension
• Senior ScientistMerrick Medical Center
• Mechanical EngineerMerrick Medical Center
• Assistant Vice President of Research TechnologyKansas State University
• Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Security OfficerKansas State University
• Fleet Maintenance ManagerEcowaste Solutions
• Director | Strategic Finance Transformation (Consulting)Neos Talent

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Employers hiring most in Manhattan

1. Kansas State University23 open roles
2. Boden Talent2 open roles
3. Confidential2 open roles
4. GPAC2 open roles
5. Merrick Medical Center2 open roles
6. Robert Half2 open roles
7. We Are Legal Revolution2 open roles
8. 24 Seven Talent1 open role
9. 61st Street Service1 open role
10. ABG Print1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Manhattan

• Kansas State University1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Manhattan layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Manhattan in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Colleges in Manhattan

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Manhattan. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

• Kansas Local Area I Workforce Development Board

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• Manhattan Workforce Center

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Riley County economy

• 4.4%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  3.8% the month before

• 34,923

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 71,710

  people in Riley County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $59,560

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 45%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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