The latest labor statistics report from the Kansas Department of Labor shows the state's adjusted unemployment rate for April is at 3.5%, down from 3.7% in March.
Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the KDOL and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows its a significant decrease from 12.6 percent in April 2020.
"We've seen significant improvement in the unemployment rate throughout the past year, from a historic high of 12.6 percent in April 2020, down to 3.5 percent just twelve months later," said KDOL Secretary Amber Shultz. "Great progress is being made as we are approaching pre-pandemic unemployment rates."
Seasonally adjusted job estimates indicate total Kansas nonfarm jobs decreased by 1,400 from March. Private sector jobs, a subset of total nonfarm jobs, decreased by 1,300 from the previous month, while government decreased by 100.
Since April 2020, Kansas seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs have increased by 101,600. This change is due to an increase of 103,800 private sector jobs and a decrease of 2,200 government jobs.
BLS revised seasonally adjusted preliminary total nonfarm jobs estimates for March upward by 800 jobs, from 1,373,000 to 1,373,800. Seasonally adjusted private sector jobs were also revised upward by 600 jobs, from 1,126,200 to 1,126,800.
