Last month, Gov. Laura Kelly hailed Kansas’ newly unveiled unemployment benefits system as a transformative tool for people who find themselves out of work in the state. Kansas job seekers have ...

Kansas officials selected Tata Consultancy Services to modernize Kansas Department of Labor's outdated unemployment insurance system that struggled during the pandemic. The long-awaited modernization ...

SEE THEM FIRST ON KMBC DOT COM. LISA, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU’RE OWED? SOMEWHERE OVER 8000. WE DON’T THINK THAT WE’RE EVER GOING TO GET OUR MONEY. AND IT’S IT’S THE SAME THING ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.

TOPEKA, Kan. (KANSAS REFLECTOR) - The 0.5 percentage point climb in the Kansas unemployment rate during the past year fell in the middle range of increases reported across the board in a five-state ...

WHEN WE GOT THE EMAIL THIS MORNING. A WOMAN, WHO JUST LOST HER JOB WEEKS AGO, WHO’S STRUGGLING TO GET PAID. >> IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. >> THAT’S HOW BRENDA ARRERA DESCRIBES THE PAST FEW WEEKS TRYING ...

Amber Shultz, the secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor, tells legislators at a Jun. 10, 2025, hearing about the status of the funds recovered after an unprecedented amount of fraudulent ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While 2020 saw some of the highest unemployment rates in Kansas history, the state's economy is bouncing back. According to August estimates from the Kansas Department of Labor and ...

With ink still drying on a $1.9 trillion COVID package, Kansas governments are on track to receive a $1.6 billion taxpayer handout. However, Kansas governments do not need a bailout. They need a ...

Sedgwick County’s unemployment rate remained one of the highest in Kansas in August, but no longer topped the list across the state, according to the Kansas labor market report released Friday. The ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — The Kansas Department of Labor released the labor report for June on Friday, showing an increase in the state’s unemployment rate at 3.7%. However, the slight jump from 3.5% in ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A WalletHub study shows Kansas had the best unemployment recovery percentage in the country from the start of 2020 to now. “I think people can start to be cautiously optimistic,” ...

Gov. Laura Kelly delivers remarks about Kansas’ revamped unemployment insurance system portal next to Secretary of Labor Amber Shultz. Courtesy of Governor Laura Kelly's Office Last month, Gov. Laura ...