Jobless rates in Kansas saw no change in March.
The state’s unemployment rate came in at 2.7 percent, unchanged from February and March of last year. Despite the flat rate month to month, Kansas Labor Economist Nathan Kessler says the state has seen strong growth over the past year.
Private education and health services added 9,000 jobs with government positions increasing by 5,400 jobs since March of last year.
Locally, both Emporia and Lyon County’s unemployment rates dropped from 3.3 percent in February to 3.1 percent in March. The majority of area counties saw similar trends with Coffey County having the largest decrease going from 4.3 percent in February to 3.5 percent in March.
Chase County was the only area county to see an increase, albeit a slight one, going from 3.6 to 3.7 percent, the highest percentage across the listening area. Morris County has the lowest unemployment rate at 2.7 percent, down from 2.9 in February.
Greenwood, Osage and Wabaunsee counties all have a rate of 3.0 percent unchanged month to month for both Greenwood and Wabaunsee and down 0.3 percent for Osage County.
