Johnson County, KS jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Johnson County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
365,032
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
614,764
people in Johnson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$107,261
median household income
Source: Census ACS
56%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Johnson County layoffs
2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Brands Group, LLC (Horizon Global) | Edgerton | — | — | State record | |
| First Brands Group, LLC (Hopkins) | Edgerton | — | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Johnson 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.
- Garmin173 open roles
- Black & Veatch138 open roles
- Kiewit Infrastructure West41 open roles
- Kiewit Infrastructure South40 open roles
- Panasonic Energy North America30 open roles
- Weeks Marine29 open roles
- Faith Technologies28 open roles
- Steadily19 open roles
- QTS Data Centers16 open roles
- Kiewit12 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Johnson County
- Euronet Worldwideabout 11,000 employees (2025)
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Johnson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | Overland Park | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Kansas Christian College | Overland Park | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Ottawa University-Kansas City | Overland Park | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Ottawa University-Online | Overland Park | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Johnson County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Partnership Workforce Development Board
Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte
Johnson County Workforce Center
Lenexa · Comprehensive · 913-577-5900
M,TU,TH,F 8:00 am - 5pm:W, 9am - 5pm
Cities in Johnson 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.