Emporia and Lyon County jobless rates dip in March
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Updated · KVOE · May 1
Emporia and Lyon County jobless rates dip in March
10 articles · Updated · KVOE · May 1
Emporia fell from 5.6% to 5.2% and Lyon County from 5.4% to 5%, despite Hopkins Manufacturing's late-February closure eliminating nearly 130 jobs.
Interim regional development chief Lyle Butler said construction activity and new businesses appear to be absorbing losses, while Kansas WorkforceONE supports roughly 100 workers affected by Michelin layoffs.
Lyon County still matches Greenwood County for the area's highest rate and remains above Kansas's 3.9%, though most nearby counties improved and Morris County had the lowest rate at 3.2%.
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