Republic County, KS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Republic County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Republic County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
2,376
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
4,662
people in Republic County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,611
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Republic County layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

Kansas Local Area I Workforce Development Board
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Laid off or looking for work in Republic 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.