July 2010 Labor Report

According to July 2010 estimates, Kansas businesses gained 1,700 jobs over the year, a 0.1 percent increase. This is the first over-the-year gain for total nonfarm employment since October 2008.
July 2010 Labor Report

Kansas Workplace fatalities drop significantly

After inching up each of the past five years, the number of workplace fatalities in Kansas took a significant fall in 2008. The numbers are reported in the 2008 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
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Emergency unemployment benefits restored

After delays lasting more than a month, Congress has acted to extend the deadline to apply for Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC), restoring benefits for thousands of unemployed Kansans.
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Kansas Department of Labor now on Twitter

The latest news and information from the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) is now instantly available to the world through Twitter.

Hold on jobless benefits continues; unemployed to receive applications for state extended benefits

As legislation in Congress that would give out-of-work Kansans access to federal unemployment compensation continues to stall in Washington, the Kansas Department of Labor is sending applications for State Extended Benefits (EB) to approximately 2,000 affected Kansans this week. Learn more.

Nonfatal workplace injuries decreasing

Kansas workplaces are getting safer according to the 2009 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, which shows a nearly 10 percent decrease in non fatal accidents in private industries in the state from 2007 to 2008. 
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2006-2016 Kansas Occupational Outlook

The latest report from the Kansas Department of Labor may prove an interesting read for the 33,000 Kansas students expected to graduate from high school this month.

The 2006-2016 Kansas Occupational Outlook, released today, examines the fastest growing jobs and industries in the state. Learn more.

Workplace accidents declining again

In conjunction with Workers Memorial Day April 28, the Kansas Department of Labor is releasing the third annual Workplace Safety Report. The reports shows a 10 percent decrease from the previous year in the number of workplace injuries and illnesses. 
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KDOL provides free workplace posters to Kansas employers

Kansas employers are required by state and federal law to display certain posters in the workplace where employees can read them. The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) provides these posters free of charge to Kansas businesses.  Learn more.

Recovery Act information online

The KDOL Recovery Act Web site provides monthly details on how American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds are used to assist unemployed Kansans. The site is provided to be responsive, transparent and accountable for ARRA funding.

On the site is a brief overview of the ARRA, a video message from Secretary Garner, at-a-glance charts showing the amount of Recovery Act funds going to the unemployed in Kansas each month, links to the state and federal ARRA sites and information about COBRA Health Insurance benefits.

State’s first Green Jobs Survey finds opportunities for growth in renewable energy, energy efficiency

Kansas employers have more than 20,000 green jobs and expect to have more than 30,000 such jobs by 2012, according to results from the state’s first-ever survey to identify and measure green jobs based on information from Kansas employers. Learn more.

Kansas Department of Labor Annual Report

The Annual Report for CY 2009 is now available here.

KDOL makes reporting unemployment insurance fraud easier

The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) is taking additional measures to detect unemployment insurance fraud with the creation of a new section on the department’s Web site. The new unemployment fraud section allows anyone to report suspected fraud through an online submission form, a printable form or by calling the Fraud Investigations unit directly. Learn more.