2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Kansas City, KS vs Manhattan, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Manhattan has been positive.
- Manhattan has 2.4% more unemployment than Kansas City.
- Manhattan job growth has increased by 5.9% in the past 10 years.
 Kansas City, KSManhattan, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Manhattan    33 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in your city briefly this past year of 2015. Liked it. The cost was a bit too high, but generally you have a decent town compared to some places I've visited. I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Manhattan is one of the best educational environments I have ever seen. The local school district is filled with passionate employees and the facilities are modern and  More

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Manhattan is a wonderful place to live if you are thinking about retiring here, want a family away from the big city, or if you are a college student. Because it is a  More

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