Central Kansas counties showed a slight uptick in unemployment in January, although the majority remain below 2 percent. Saline and Dickinson Counties saw an increase from 2.2 percent in December to 2.7 in January. Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.6% in January. This was a decrease from 2.8% in December and a decrease from 3.8% in January 2021.
