HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The unemployment rate in Reno County rose for the month of January 2023.
According to the Kansas Department of Labor, the jobless rate for the county rose five tenths of one percent to 3.2%. The jobless rate for the same period in 2022 was 2.7%.
There were 915 county residents out of work. This increase was prior to the announcements of layoffs at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and at Sunoco Paper.
Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9% in January. This is unchanged from 2.9% in December and an increase from 2.5% in January 2022.
Seasonally adjusted job estimates for Kansas indicate total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 8,500 from December. Total nonfarm includes private sector and government employers. Private sector jobs increased by 4,400 over the month, while government increased by 4,100.
Since January 2022 Kansas' seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs have increased by 48,900. This change is due to an increase of 47,100 private sector jobs and an increase of 1,800 government jobs.
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