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These Are The 10 Worst Places In Kansas To Get A Job

By Chris Kolmar
Mar. 21, 2016

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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.

Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Kansas after looking at the best places in Kansas a short while ago.

These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.

After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Kansas, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Sunflower State are:

  1. Parsons
  2. Chanute
  3. Wichita
  4. Coffeyville
  5. Kansas City
  6. Riverside Township Sedgwick
  7. Independence
  8. Haysville
  9. Salem Township Sedgwick
  10. Valley Center

Read on to see how we did it.

How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Sunflower State

After getting the data for every place in Kansas, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.

That left us with 100 cities.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.

Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Kansas To Find A Job”.

The criteria we looked at were:

1. Parsons

Population: 10,506Recent Job Growth: -2.20%
Future Job Growth: 29.20%

2. Chanute

Population: 9,138Recent Job Growth: -1.05%
Future Job Growth: 32.30%

3. Wichita

Population: 381,176Recent Job Growth: 0.30%
Future Job Growth: 35.00%

4. Coffeyville

Population: 10,219Recent Job Growth: 0.52%
Future Job Growth: 35.30%

5. Kansas City

Population: 145,605Recent Job Growth: 0.73%
Future Job Growth: 34.80%

6. Riverside Township Sedgwick

Population: 13,655 Recent Job Growth: 0.30%
Future Job Growth: 35.20%

7. Independence

Population: 9,428Recent Job Growth: 0.52%
Future Job Growth: 35.30%

8. Haysville

Population: 10,622 Recent Job Growth: 0.30%
Future Job Growth: 35.20%

9. Salem Township Sedgwick

Population: 9,446 Recent Job Growth: 0.30%
Future Job Growth: 35.20%

10. Valley Center

Population: 6,730 Recent Job Growth: 0.30%
Future Job Growth: 35.20%

Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks

After crunching all the numbers, Parsons took the “top” spot as the worst city in Kansas for a job.

So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Kansas, these cities lag behind.

Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.

Detailed List Of Worst Places In Kansas To Get A Job

City Rank Population Recent Job Growth Future Job Growth
parsons 1 10,506 -2.20% 29.20%
chanute 2 9,138 -1.05% 32.30%
wichita 3 381,176 0.30% 35.00%
coffeyville 4 10,219 0.52% 35.30%
kansas city 5 145,605 0.73% 34.80%
riverside township sedgwick 6 13,655 0.30% 35.20%
independence 7 9,428 0.52% 35.30%
haysville 8 10,622 0.30% 35.20%
salem township sedgwick 9 9,446 0.30% 35.20%
valley center 10 6,730 0.30% 35.20%
rockford township 11 22,847 0.30% 35.20%
derby 12 22,555 0.30% 35.20%
kechi township 13 9,037 0.30% 35.20%
park city 14 7,192 0.30% 35.20%
edwardsville 15 4,277 0.73% 34.90%
bonner springs 16 7,277 0.73% 34.90%
el dorado 17 12,988 0.30% 35.50%
gypsum township sedgwick 18 7,354 0.30% 35.20%
junction city 19 23,150 0.68% 35.90%
wellington 20 8,123 0.30% 35.70%
augusta 21 9,231 0.30% 35.50%
smoky hill township geary 22 6,459 0.68% 35.90%
leavenworth 23 35,434 0.72% 35.40%
park township 24 4,655 0.30% 35.20%
grant township sedgwick 25 4,941 0.30% 35.20%
valley center township sedgwick 26 4,333 0.30% 35.20%
bel aire 27 6,747 0.30% 35.20%
mulvane 28 5,957 0.30% 35.20%
attica township 29 6,684 0.30% 35.20%
clay center 30 4,338 0.13% 36.50%
osawatomie 31 4,442 0.72% 36.80%
goddard 32 4,263 0.30% 35.20%
newton 33 19,036 0.30% 36.50%
abilene 34 6,826 0.39% 36.20%
ottawa 35 12,596 0.73% 36.30%
topeka 36 127,312 0.79% 36.30%
salina 37 47,605 0.67% 37.00%
bruno township 38 14,036 0.30% 35.50%
pleasant township butler 39 5,103 0.30% 35.50%
tonganoxie 40 4,531 0.73% 36.20%
paola 41 5,565 0.72% 36.80%
andover 42 11,727 0.30% 35.50%
tonganoxie township 43 5,703 0.73% 36.20%
fort riley 44 8,277 0.68% 37.70%
atchison 45 10,970 2.20% 38.60%
madison township riley 46 9,595 0.68% 37.70%
emporia 47 25,245 1.42% 38.00%
lansing 48 11,260 0.73% 36.20%
emma township 49 4,266 0.30% 36.50%
louisburg 50 4,216 0.72% 36.80%
baxter springs 51 4,228 0.74% 36.70%
fairmount township leavenworth 52 8,719 0.73% 36.20%
stranger township 53 4,301 0.73% 36.20%
basehor 54 4,554 0.73% 36.20%
manhattan 55 52,988 0.68% 38.00%
hutchinson 56 41,939 1.26% 38.10%
goodland 57 4,492 0.60% 38.70%
mission 58 9,414 0.73% 37.50%
arkansas city 59 12,350 1.93% 39.80%
pittsburg 60 20,197 4.05% 43.50%
wamego 61 4,370 0.68% 37.60%
fort scott 62 8,045 3.42% 42.50%
mcpherson 63 13,194 0.51% 37.90%
merriam 64 11,090 0.73% 37.50%
winfield 65 12,335 1.93% 39.80%
de soto 66 5,730 0.73% 37.50%
wamego township 67 5,263 0.68% 37.60%
soldier township shawnee 68 14,692 0.79% 36.80%
overland park 69 174,503 0.73% 37.30%
reno township reno 70 4,377 1.26% 38.40%
ulysses 71 6,007 0.68% 38.30%
gardner 72 19,117 0.73% 37.50%
tecumseh township 73 7,613 0.79% 36.80%
lincoln township grant 74 6,979 0.68% 38.30%
russell 75 4,411 1.40% 39.10%
iola 76 5,715 6.77% 49.40%
shawnee 77 62,106 0.73% 37.50%
roeland park 78 6,797 0.73% 37.50%
mission township shawnee 79 9,336 0.79% 36.80%
prairie village 80 21,633 0.73% 37.50%
concordia 81 5,359 1.90% 40.90%
garden city 82 26,506 1.58% 39.70%
lawrence 83 87,963 3.31% 42.70%
spring hill 84 5,340 0.73% 37.50%
colby 85 5,347 1.30% 39.70%
dodge city 86 27,207 1.45% 39.60%
pratt 87 6,834 3.23% 43.60%
great bend 88 15,877 2.60% 42.00%
olathe 89 125,902 0.73% 37.60%
aubry township 90 4,242 0.73% 37.50%
lenexa 91 48,300 0.73% 37.70%
liberal 92 20,687 4.84% 46.40%
palmyra township 93 7,027 3.31% 42.70%
hays 94 20,586 5.11% 47.90%
garden city township 95 5,769 1.58% 39.80%
leawood 96 31,955 0.73% 38.00%
baldwin city 97 4,473 3.31% 42.70%
eudora township 98 7,388 3.31% 42.70%
eudora 99 6,406 3.31% 42.70%
center township stevens 100 4,366 13.55% 63.80%
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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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