Kansas Jobs
By Job Gal | May 28, 2009
Kansas
Kansas is located in the central Midwestern area of the United States. Topeka serves as the state capital, while Wichita is the largest city. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska to the north, Colorado to the west, Oklahoma to the south and Missouri to the east.
The state is named after the Kansas River, which was named for the Kansa tribe. The term is often said to mean “people of the wind.” Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was the first European to explore the area in 1541. Most of what is Kansas today became United States territory under the Louisiana Purchase. The southwestern portion of the state became U.S. territory after the Mexican-American War in 1848. The state was a breeding ground for racial tension prior to the Civil War. Kansas entered the Union as a free state in 1861.
Many people settles in Kansas following the Civil War. The Santa Fe Trail went through Kansas from 1821 to 1880. Shortly after, the Chisholm Trail opened and the Wild West era began. In 1881, Kansas became the first state to enforce prohibition. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing many crops, often leading the nation in wheat, sorghum and sunflower production.
Kansas’ Job Market
In 2003, Kansas had a gross domestic product of $97 billion. The state’s agricultural outputs include: cattle, sheep, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, cotton, hogs, corn and salt. Industrial outputs include: transportation equipment, commercial and private aircraft, food processing, publishing, chemical products, machinery, apparel, petroleum and mining. Kansas ranks eighth in U.S. oil production. The state also has a strong aerospace industry.
The fastest-growing industries include: telecommunications, skilled trades, business and professional services, education and health services and financial activities.
Work Trends
Kansas unemployment rate: 6.4 percent
National unemployment rate: 8.9 percent
Mean travel time to work: 19 minutes
Kansas’ Largest Employers
Sprint Nextel
6200 Sprint Pkwy.
Overland Park, KS 66251
YRC Worldwide
10990 Roe Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66211
Embarq
5454 W. 110th St.
Overland Park, KS 66211
Seaboard
9000 W. 67th St.
Shawnee Mission, KS 66202
Collective Brands
3231 SE Sixth Ave.
Topeka, KS 66607
Ferrellgas Partners
7500 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210
Westar Energy
818 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
State of Kansas Civil Employment
KansasWorks
CareerBuilder
KansasJobs.net
Jobs.com
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Olathe, KS
Kansas City, MO
Lees Summit, MO
Warrensburg, MO
Independence, MO
Continuing Education
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
Fort Hays State University
Washburn University
Discovering Kansas
Boot Hill Museum & Front Street
John Brown Museum
The Oz Museum
Kansas Museum of History
University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Eisenhower Library
Constitution Hall
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Kansas State Fair
Kansas Statistics
Population
Total population: 2,802,134
Persons under five-years old: 7.1 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 25.1 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 13 percent
Female: 50.4 percent
White: 88.9 percent
Black: 6.1 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 percent
Asian: 2.2 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
Multi-racial: 1.8 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 8.8 percent
Non-Hispanic White: 80.7 percent
Education
High school graduates: 86 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.8 percent
Housing
Housing units: 1,219,439
Homeownership rate: 69.2 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 17.5 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $83,500
Households: 1,037,891
Persons per household: 2.51
Income
Median household income: $47,341
Per capita income: $20,506
Persons below poverty: 11.2 percent
Transportation
Airports: Wichita Mid-Continent, Kansas City International
Railroads: Amtrak
Public mass transit: Kansas Department of Transportation
Weather (Topeka)
Average annual precipitation: 54 inches
Average low temp. in January: 17 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 89 degrees
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