The Kansas Job Vacancy Survey provides an assessment of labor demand in the state and each of the local areas based on a survey of Kansas employers. It provides valuable information regarding the specific occupations that are in demand, as well as the following details about vacancies: duration of vacancies, the permanent/temporary and full-time/part-time status of vacancies, educational requirements, average wage offers, and benefits associated with an area’s job openings.

The 2016 Kansas Job Vacancy Survey found that there were an estimated 44,826 job vacancies in Kansas during the second quarter of 2016—a 5.2 percent decrease in the number of vacancies recorded during the previous year. The vacancy rate at this time was 3.2 percent, which indicates that for every 100 job positions, 3.2 were vacant and 96.8 were filled. The highest job vacancy rate, 4.5 percent, was found in southeast Kansas (Local Area V) while the lowest job vacancy rate, 2.4 percent, was found in western Kansas (Local Area I).

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