Workforce
The Overland Park business community benefits from a regional labor force that is highly educated, extremely innovative and comparatively affordable to many major labor markets.
|
City |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rate |
|
Overland Park |
98,154 |
93,327 |
4,827 |
4.9% |
|
Johnson County |
299,306 |
284,902 |
14,404 |
4.8% |
|
Kansas City Metro |
565,538 |
534,260 |
31,278 |
5.5% |
Source: Kansas Labor Information Center
Overland Park Employment
|
Industry |
Percentage |
|
Management, Business, Science and Arts |
49.5% |
|
Sales and Office |
29.3% |
|
Service |
12.1% |
|
Production, Transportation and Material Moving |
4.8% |
|
Natural Resources, Construction and Maintenance |
4.3 |
Source: American Community Survey
Workforce Resources:
Johnson County Community College