Ellis County dips below 2 percent as jobless rates fall across NW Kan.

Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.2 percent in September. This was unchanged from 3.2 percent in August and down from 3.3 percent in September 2018.

“Kansas job growth shows a 1.5 percent gain over the last year which is on par with the national job growth,” said Secretary Delía García. “Additionally, Kansas posted a significant gain in the size of the labor force adding 3,525 people in September.”

Jobless rates fell precipitously across northwest Kansas, with Ellis, Rawlins, Thomas, Wichita, Scott, Osborne, Gove, Norton and Lane counties all below 2 percent.

(Read more: Hays Post)