Kansas unemployment holds at 3.9% as nonfarm payrolls fall
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Updated · WIBW · May 1
Kansas unemployment holds at 3.9% as nonfarm payrolls fall
6 articles · Updated · WIBW · May 1
March payrolls fell by 1,200, with private-sector jobs down 1,000 and government jobs down 200, while labour force participation slipped to 67.6%.
Trade, transportation and utilities added 500 jobs, but professional and business services lost 900, the largest sector decline in the monthly report.
Compared with March 2025, Kansas unemployment edged up from 3.8% and total nonfarm jobs fell by 4,100, including declines of 3,000 private-sector and 1,100 government positions.
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