Workforce Statistics
Dodge City and Ford County have typically low unemployment rates, but the community's workforce is augmented by workers from surrounding counties. The Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation also actively recruits skilled workers through a labor force recruitment website – www.DodgeCityHasJobs.com – and at events throughout the Midwest.
Unemployment November 2023
Source: Kansas Department of Labor. Not seasonally adjusted. November 2022 Labor Statistics.
Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9% in November. This is unchanged from 2.9% in October and unchanged from 2.9% in November 2022.
Seasonally adjusted job estimates for Kansas indicate total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 2,700 from October. Total nonfarm includes private sector and government employers. Private sector jobs increased by 2,100 over the month, while government increased by 600.
Since November 2022 Kansas' seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs have increased by 14,300. This change is due to an increase of 6,600 private sector jobs and an increase of 7,700 government jobs.