IndustryNet
      

IndustryNet Blog

The Manufacturing Sectors Adding Jobs in Kansas

Posted by IndustryNet on Tuesday, April 5, 2022

100000713_Kansas

According to MNI, the state of Kansas added manufacturing jobs over the past year, helped by strong gains across multiple sectors.

Kansas is currently home to 4,423 manufacturers employing 205,534 according to data collected firsthand from Kansas manufacturers by MNI’s data research team. Between February 2021 and February 2022, the state’s manufacturing workforce grew by 1.3%, adding 2,767 jobs.

Over the past year, employment in search and navigation equipment rose 62%, following the expansion of Garmin International’s Olathe headquarters. Garmin designs and develops GPS-enabled products and other types of navigation products for a wide range of industries. The expansion resulted in a 24% increase in manufacturing employment for the city of Olathe.

Other Kansas cities that gained manufacturing jobs included Overland Park, which added 12%, and Topeka, up 2.8%. 

Job gains were seen across multiple sub-sectors, including adhesives & sealants, up 73%; lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panels, up 57%; and textile products, up 56%.

Food processing accounts for the largest share of Kansas’ manufacturing workforce, employing 36,954. Second-ranked transportation equipment ranks second with 34,262 workers, while industrial machinery ranks third with 26,681.

MNI’s city data reveals Wichita ranks as the state’s largest by number of manufacturing jobs, home to 575 companies employing 48,422 workers. This is followed by Kansas City with 12,626 workers and 182 companies.

For the latest facts and statistics on Kansas’s manufacturing sector, learn more in our post Top 10 Manufacturing Companies in Kansas.

About this Data: Established in 1912, MNI is the nation’s oldest and largest compiler of data on U.S. manufacturers. In addition to collecting job numbers firsthand from the nation’s nearly 400,000 U.S. manufacturers, MNI’s research team collect a wide range of data points on each company. These detailed business profiles of 460,000 U.S. industrial companies are available for sales, marketing, and prospecting purposes through the industrial database IndustrySelect, or for purchasing, sourcing and advertising through the industrial marketplace IndustryNet.

Looking to contact Kansas manufacturing companies? Learn more about our Kansas data for sales, marketing, business development and research here.

Want to keep up with the latest industrial procurement & sourcing trends and exclusive statistics from MNI? Industry professionals trust the free weekly IndustryNet Insider email as their go-to source for industrial news & statistics you can't find anywhere else. Subscribe here.




Get 500 FREE
Industrial Leads from
IndustrySelect!
Reach U.S. manufacturers, suppliers, and industrial service providers with B2B company data
IndustrySelect
Researched firsthand by real people for unparalleled accuracy and detail, trusted by over 50,000 professionals at small businesses to Fortune 500 companies
IndustrySelect is the Industrial Database
Sales • Marketing • Recruiting • Research
Check  Identify prospects by location, industry, size
Check  View complete company profiles
Check  Executive contact data with direct emails
Check  Get instant counts, build unlimited lists
Check  Export profiles to your CRM
Check  Locate top executives by name & title
Check  Collaborate with your sales team
Check  See parent company and family tree
Check  Discover a company's key competitors
Check  Uncover hidden prospects with Intent Data
Check  Clone your best customers Customer Match
Check  Pricing levels for all budgets
Check  Use on your PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone
Get 500 FREE demo leads now!
A service of MNI
 Find a Supplier  About IndustryNet  Contact IndustryNet We Help Industrial Suppliers Grow:
 Get a Quote  Buyer Reviews  Link to IndustryNet
 IndustryNet Blog  Marketing Solutions  Terms of Use  B2B Industrial Prospecting Data
 Create Free Account  Add or Upgrade Listing  Legal Information  Industrial Prospecting Services
 Account Log In  Browse All Categories  Privacy Policy  Industrial Project Reports
 ISO Standards & Certifications  Browse All Companies    Advertise on IndustryNet