Unemployment Numbers Continue to Drop

Unemployment figures continue to improve in Mitchell County and the surrounding area. According to the Kansas Department of Labor unemployment in Mitchell County in December was down to 3.1 percent. That compares to 3.9 percent in Cloud County, 3.7 percent in Jewell County; 5.5 in Ottawa County; 4.2 in Lincoln County and a statewide average of 5.9 percent.

The unemployment rate of 3.1 percent in Mitchell County in December is down from 3.5 percent in November and 4.7 percent in December of 2010.