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Lawrence, KS MSA labor market reports
Free archive of WageScape reports for Lawrence, KS MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Lawrence finance pay converges with national rates despite wage gap.
Finance
- October 2026 — Lawrence finance pay converges with national rates despite wage gap.
- September 2026 — Lawrence finance pay splits: leadership roles up, support roles flat.
- August 2026 — Lawrence Finance pay splits: leadership climbs, tax talent falls behind.
Human Resources
- October 2026 — Lawrence labor pool shrinks as recruiter pay jumps 10%+.
- September 2026 — Lawrence jobs stall at 4.2% unemployment while wages keep climbing.
- August 2026 — Benefits inflation outpaces wages — and HR is absorbing the gap.
Information Technology
- October 2026 — Lawrence IT pay splits: infrastructure roles surge, admins lag behind.
- September 2026 — Lawrence IT pay splits: network engineers surge, admins slide.
Life Sciences
- October 2026 — Lawrence CRA pay outpaces the nation as regulatory pay falls behind.
- September 2026 — Lawrence's flat job growth collides with a tightening specialist market.
General Market Conditions
- October 2026 — Lawrence labor pool tightens as participation pulls back.
- September 2026 — Lawrence unemployment drifts above Kansas as consumer-facing pay erodes.
Restaurant Industry
- October 2026 — Lawrence restaurant pay splits: crew gains, supervisors flatten.
- September 2026 — Lawrence restaurant hiring cools nationally while local manager pay climbs.
- August 2026 — Lawrence GM pay outruns the national market as assistant pay slides.