Lawrence, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lawrence fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Lawrence peaked in April 2020 at 12.7% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Lawrence unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2023	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.4%	-0.1	-0.6
Kansas	2.9%	0.0	+0.4
Lawrence	2.8%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lawrence, Kansas, National

Lawrence, Kansas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lawrence, Kansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lawrence peaked in April 2020 at 7,942. There are now 6,112 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,538 in June 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 292. Lawrence employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lawrence, Kansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	January 2023	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lawrence	1,830	+23	+176

Number of Unemployed Persons