Allen County, KS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Allen County’s unemployment rate is 5.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Allen County economy

5.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
5,835
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,491
people in Allen County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,618
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Allen County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Allen County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 27, 2026	Ashley Clinic/Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center	Iola	—	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Allen County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Russell Stover Chocolates2 open roles
Russell Stover1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Kansas WorkforceONE
Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Linn, Lyon, Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson

Cities in Allen County

Iola2 jobs

Other Kansas counties

All of Kansas

Laid off or looking for work in Allen County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Kansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.