Cowley County, KS jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Cowley County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
14,923
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,487
people in Cowley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,263
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Cowley County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Cowley County 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 Cowley County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern College | Winfield | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cowley County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Alliance Local Workforce Development Board
Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner
Cowley Workforce Center
Arkansas City · Affiliate · 620-441-5313
Only Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-4:30pm By appointment book at www.workforce-ks.com
Other Kansas counties
Laid off or looking for work in Cowley County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.