Kansas’ unemployment rate increased slightly between May and June, however, Kansas Labor Secretary Amber Schultz says employment rates are still in a good place.
The state did see a robust level of hiring for the month adding 4,600 new jobs, however, due to inflation, real-hourly earnings did decline by 4.1 percent compared to June 2021.
Unemployment rates were up across most of the KVOE listening area between May and June. Lyon County’s unemployment rate increased from 2.2 percent to 2.7 percent.
Coffey County has the highest rate areawide at 3.7 percent, up from 3.2 percent in May. Morris County had the lowest rate at 2.3 percent, unchanged from May.
