Population
2,885,905
Total Labor Force
1,487,403
Unemployment Rate
3.8%
# Manufacturers
3,644
Manufacturing Jobs
199,014
Right to Work
Yes
Unemp. Insurance Tax
.11–5.4%
Manufacturing stats updated on 3/6/2018. All other data updated on 11/13/2017. IndustryNet is not responsible for errors or omissions.
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Corporate Income Tax
4%
Sales Tax
6.15%. Exemptions include: Manufacturing machinery and equipment.
Property Tax
Property is assessed by county appraisers and collected at the county level.
Leading Mfg. Industries
(by # of employees)
20% Transportation equipment 18% Food and kindred products 14% Industrial machinery and equipment 8% Fabricated metal products 6% Chemicals and allied products
Largest Mfg. Employers
(by # of employees)
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (Wichita) - 10,600 Textron Aviation, Inc. (Wichita) - 5,580 Textron Aviation (Wichita) - 3,500 Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (Holcomb) - 3,100 Garmin International, Inc. (Olathe) - 3,000 National Beef Packing Co., LLC (Liberal) - 3,000 National Beef Packing Co., LLC (Dodge City) - 3,000
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Counties with the Most Mfg. Jobs
Sedgwick - 58,430 Johnson - 42,533 Wyandotte - 15,639 Shawnee - 9,058 Saline - 6,961
Cities with the Most Mfg. Jobs
Wichita - 55,866 Lenexa - 14,872 Kansas City - 14,410 Olathe - 11,168 Topeka - 8,865
Mfg. Related Business Incentives
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development Funds • Certified Development Companies • Energy Incentives • High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) • Investments in Major Projects and Comprehensive Training (IMPACT) • Kansas Economic Opportunity Initiatives Fund (KEOIF) • Kansas Enterprise Zones • Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK) Program • Kansas Industrial Training (KIT)) • Kansas Industrial Retraining (KIR) • Private Activity Bonds • Property Tax Abatement Assistance • STAR Bonds • State Small Business Credit Initiative • Income Tax Exemption for LLCs, SubChapter S Corps, LLPs, Partnership and Sole Proprietorships • Personal Property Tax Exemption • Sales Tax Exemption • Inventory Tax Exemption • Machinery and Equipment Expense Deduction • Rural Opportunity Zones • Research and Development Tax Credit
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