HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The unemployment rate fell slightly in Reno County in February.
According to figures released by the Department of Labor, the jobless rate in the county fell from 4.8% to 4.4%. The unemployment rate in February of 2020 was 3.3%.
The number of those out of work in the county was 1,298 with 912 of them in the city of Hutchinson. The city’s unemployment rate fell 6/10ths to 4.8%.
Statewide, the unemployment numbers fell slightly from 3.4% to 3.2%.
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