The Kansas Department of Labor released their jobs report today.
According to the Kansas Department of Labor, November’s seasonally adjusted rate was 4.3%, which is down from October’s 4.4%, and lower than November 2013’s 5% overall unemployment rate.
Kansas gained 7,200 seasonally adjusted private sector jobs, which is an increase of .6% since last year, and 75,00 non-farm jobs, which is a .5% increase.
Kansas lost 4,400 seasonally adjusted private sector jobs and 4,100 seasonally adjusted total non-farm jobs since October, making a .3% decline. Non-seasonally adjusted jobs show that Kansas gained 7,400 private sector jobs, and 7,600 non-farm jobs since last year.
Overall, the Department of Labor says Kansas had a strong October and seasonal hiring in retail trade was slightly lower than expected in November. This report marks a full year the unemployment rate has been under 5%.
In November of last year, claims for unemployment benefits totaled at 12,914. October’s claim count came in at 11,175, which is lower than November’s count of 12.003. According to the Kansas Department of Labor, these claim numbers include all available programs.
