HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a one month increase the unemployment rate in Reno County fell in December.
The jobless rate in Reno County fell from 4.8% to 3.6%. There were 1,097 residents out of work in December compared with 1,627 in November. The jobless rate in 2019 was just 2.9%.
The unemployment in the city also fell to 3.9% from 5.2%. There were 759 residents out of work, a decrease of 411.
The state's unemployment rate fell from 5.1% to 3.8%.