Kansas’ unemployment rate slips to 3.2% for first time in two decades

The unemployment rate in Kansas declined to 3.2% in August and the state recorded expansion of 17,800 jobs in the private sector during the past year, officials said Friday.

Gov. Laura Kelly seized upon the latest monthly report as evidence of an economy capable of job growth and lowering of the jobless rate. It has been about 20 years since the Kansas unemployment figure moved under 3.3%.

“This is good news for Kansas,” she said. “My administration is focused on creating quality jobs throughout Kansas.”