Ottawa, KS jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Ottawa
- Group Leader - Weekend Evening Shift (Fri-Sun 4:45pm-5am)(Saturdays 4:45pm-3am)American Eagle Outfitters
- General ManagerFreddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Employers hiring most in Ottawa
- American Eagle Outfitters1 open role
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers1 open role
Ottawa layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Ottawa in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Ottawa
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ottawa. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Kansas Local Area I Workforce Development Board
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Franklin County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
13,908
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,994
people in Franklin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,142
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Ottawa?
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Kansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.