TOPEKA – The unemployment rate for August was at 4.4 percent, which is unchanged from July. That’s according to the Kansas Department of Labor, which says the rate is down 5.5 percent in August of 2013. Kansas Department of Labor economist Efua Afful says growth in weekly hours and earnings demonstrate that the economy is improving. Since July, private sector jobs decreased by 1,700, which is a 0.1 percent decline. The state lost 500 non-farm jobs over the month, showing no significant percentage gain.
Updated 9/19/14 @ 3:25 p.m.
