Area county unemployment rates included Riley with five percent, down a tenth from last year, Pottawatomie county with 5.6 percent, also down a tenth, Clay with 5.3, up from 4.8 in August of last year, And Geary, which always tends to be high had 8.7 percent.. up from last year’s 8.3.
And Manhattan still compares very favorably with other parts of the state when it comes to unemployment numbers.
The Manhattan metro area’s 5.9 percent is the lowest of the six metropolitan areas in the state. Again, the city of Manhattan’s rate by itself is 4.8 percent The only city in the state with a lower level is Leawood with 4.3 percent.
