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*For Immediate Release:    *     
September 21, 2022
          
*Contact:    *     
Cassie Nichols
[email protected]

*Kansas Hits 10 Straight Months of
Record-Low Unemployment*

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TOPEKA* – Today, Governor Laura Kelly celebrated that for the past ten months, Kansas’ unemployment rate has been below 2.9% -- the previous historic low last reached in August 1978. For each of those months, Kansas’ unemployment rate was over a full percentage point below the nation’s unemployment rate.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [ [link removed] ], Kansas has the 8th lowest unemployment rate in the country.

“We have been tireless about prioritizing job creation, business investment, and workforce development – and it’s clear our efforts are paying off,” *said Governor Kelly.* “For ten straight months, Kansas has far outstripped the nation as a whole when it comes to ensuring people have the high-quality employment they need to provide for their families and contribute to their communities.”

This month, Governor Kelly announced [ [link removed] ] that Kansas has surpassed 50,000 jobs created and retained since the start of her administration.

Kansas began keeping records of monthly unemployment rates in January 1976.

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