TOPEKA–The local economy seems to have taken a turn for the worse at the end of 2009. The Kansas Department of Labor has released the Unemployment Report for December….Franklin County had a 6.9% jobless rate in December…up slightly from 6.8% in November. Anderson County’s rate was 7.1% in December, up from 7% in November. Miami County’s jobless rate jumped sharply from 6.1% in November to 6.9% in December. Linn County was even worse…going from 8% in November to 9.1% in December. Finally, Osage County’s rate stood at 7.4% last month, up from 6.6% in November.
