December 25, 2024

Kansas Economy Giving Cheer Even Before the Holidays

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Topeka, KS (westernkansasnews.com) Kansans are going to work. According to the latest unemployment numbers for October the jobless numbers statewide are 4.4 percent a drop of 0.3% from September and 0.8% from last year at this time. Labor Economist Efua Afful believes all of this news points to a growing economy.

Statewide Kansas added almost 14-thousand new jobs over the past twelve months.