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Job market report: Lawrence, KS

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Lawrence, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 14 open listings in Lawrence; 37 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 1 new in the last 7 days; 1 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $53k a year ($59k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in KS: 10% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsKansas CityKansas CityOverland ParkIndependenceLees SummitShawneeLenexaMissionKansas LotteryLeawood Topeka, KS: 20 jobs, median listed pay $103k a year, ▲ 9 new this week, 1 new todayTopeka · 20 · $103kOlathe, KS: 3 jobs, ▲ 1 new this weekOlathe · 3Lawrence, KS: 14 jobs, median listed pay $53k a year, ▲ 1 new this week, 1 new todayLawrence · 14 · $53k You: Lawrence, KS Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Lawrence; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Employers hiring most

  1. Indian Health Service · 9 jobs
  2. Bureau of Indian Education · 5 jobs

Nearby cities

  • Kansas City, MO · 502 jobs · 37 mi
  • Belton, MO · 43 jobs · 40 mi
  • Leavenworth, KS · 35 jobs · 29 mi
  • Fort Leavenworth, KS · 35 jobs · 32 mi
  • Topeka, KS · 20 jobs · 24 mi
  • Kansas City, KS · 9 jobs · 32 mi

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