Kansas Labor Report November 2025 Released

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Published January 7th, 2026

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) has released its November 2025 Kansas Labor Report. Due to a lapse in federal funding and a government shutdown, separate October and November reports will not be published; October's establishment survey data will be combined with November's.

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The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) has issued its November 2025 Kansas Labor Report. This release notes that due to a federal government shutdown and lapse in federal funding from October 1, 2025, through November 12, 2025, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) operations were suspended. Consequently, separate October and November 2025 reports will not be published. October's establishment survey data will be integrated into the November report, while household survey data for October was not collected and will not be retroactively gathered.

This notice primarily affects employers and data analysts who rely on timely labor statistics. The KDOL will release the December 2025 report on January 23, 2026. No immediate compliance actions are required for employers based on this report's release, as it is an informational update on data availability and reporting adjustments.

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401 SW Topeka Blvd. Topeka, KS 66603-3182 Communications Division Phone: 785-296- Fax: 785-296- KDOL.Communications@ks.gov dol.ks.gov Amber Shultz, Secretary Laura Kelly, Governor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2026 Contact: Derek Helms Communications Director KDOL.Communications@ks.gov Labor Report November 2025 TOPEKA –The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) has released the November 2025 Kansas Labor Report. The full report can be accessed here: November 2025 Kansas Labor Report. Due to the lapse in federal funding during the federal government shutdown, all Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) operations were suspended from Oct. 1, 2025, through Nov. 12, 2025. As a result, KDOL will not publish separate reports for the October and November 2025 Kansas Labor Reports. Establishment survey data from the Current Employment Statistics program for October 2025 will be published with the November 2025 data. Household survey data from the Current Population Survey, which serve as the primary input to the Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, were not collected for the October 2025 reference period due to a lapse in appropriations and will not be collected retroactively. The December 2025 Kansas Labor Report will be released on Friday, January 23. ### Follow the Kansas Department of Labor: