Saline County Holds 3.7% Jobless Rate as Kansas Adds 500 Nonfarm Jobs
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Updated · Salina Post · Aug 22
Saline County Holds 3.7% Jobless Rate as Kansas Adds 500 Nonfarm Jobs
3 articles · Updated · Salina Post · Aug 22
Summary
Saline County’s unemployment rate held at 3.7% in July, matching June even as Kansas posted a modest statewide payroll gain.
Kansas’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 3.8%, while labor force participation slipped to 66.7% from June and stood above July 2025’s 3.7% jobless rate.
Kansas added 500 nonfarm jobs from June, with private employers adding 1,500 and government payrolls falling by 1,000.
Private education and health services led July gains with 1,800 jobs, while manufacturing posted the largest drop at 1,400.
Since July 2025, Kansas nonfarm employment has risen by 5,600 jobs, reflecting 9,000 private-sector additions despite a 3,400 decline in government employment.