Unemployment rates were up across Kansas for the month of December according to the latest report from the Kansas Department of Labor.
According to Kansas Labor Economist Nathan Kessler, the state saw impressive job growth over the course of 2022.
The increased job growth did not hold through December as the unemployment rate rose from 2.8 percent in November to 2.9 percent to close out the year. Locally, unemployment rates rose across the area with Lyon County’s rate increasing from 2.3 percent in November to 2.5 percent in December.
Chase County still holds the lowest unemployment rate at 2.0 percent, up from 1.8 percent in November. Coffey County has the largest unemployment rate at 3.3 percent.
