TOPEKA – The Kansas unemployment rate fell in November to 6 percent from 6.2 percent. However, the jobless rate increased for many counties in this area in November. Kansas Department of Labor economist Tyler Tenbrink said although more unemployed people got back into the job market, there were enough jobs to help the jobless rate go down. Kansas gained 5,000 nonfarm jobs over the month, a 0.4 percent increase, he said. Most of those new jobs were seasonal in nature, he said. The picture wasn’t as rosy in east-central Kansas. Franklin County’s rate stayed put at 7.1 percent. Miami and Douglas counties saw small decreases in the jobless rate from October to November. Anderson, Osage, Linn and Coffey counties saw unemployment rates rise in November.
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