The Kansas unemployment rate ticked up to 2.9% in May, which amounted to the second consecutive month of a 0.1% rise in the jobless figure. The 2024 climb began in February when the rate increased to 2.7%. The state’s unemployment rate has remained below 3% since October 2021. TIM CARPENTER/KANSAS REFLECTOR
BY TIM CARPENTERKansas Reflector TOPEKA — The unemployment rate in Kansas increased to 2.9% in May to continue escalation in the percentage of out-of-work state…
