Unemployment numbers stayed flat at the state level between October and November.
The Kansas Department of Labor says the jobless rate stayed at 2.8 percent month-to-month. The November 2021 jobless rate was also 2.8 percent.
Locally, Emporia’s jobless rate declined slightly, from 2.3 to 2.2 percent. Lyon County’s jobless rate went from 2.4 to 2.3 percent.
Areawide, most counties had their jobless rates dip slightly. Chase County now has the area low at 1.8 percent, but most area counties are between 2 and 2.6 percent. Coffey County was the only area county to see an increase month-to-month and now has the area high at 3.2 percent.
