Kansas labor officials say the state added
14,800 jobs in October, helping to lower the unemployment rate to
6.4 percent.
The figure, released Tuesday, is down from 6.7 percent in
September and unchanged from 2009.
Eight of 11 industry sectors in Kansas added jobs in October.
The biggest gains came in government and public employment, which
added 6,500 jobs.
Professional and business services gained 3,400 jobs, the same
increase as education and health services. The Kansas labor
department says those education jobs are in private institutions
only.
