Tag: Kansas unemployment
Confidential reports detail rampant incompetence, identity theft at KDOL
In 2019, Kansas ranked 39th in the nation in identity theft on a per-capita basis. But Kansas shot up to…
Half of state unemployment payouts may be overpayments or fraud
As Kansas grapples with record levels of unemployment claims and rampant fraud, economist Michael Austin, Director of the Kansas Policy…
COVID-19: massive unemployment, except in government
Last week a record 55,428 people filed for unemployment in Kansas, and nationally the number stands at 7.14 million due…
Kansas Marks Record Employment Numbers
More people are employed in Kansas now than ever before, the Kansas Department of Labor announced today. In November, 1,435,216…
Kansas Labor Report a ‘Mixed Bag’
The Kansas unemployment rate ticked up in August, according to the Kansas Department of Labor. The state’s unemployment rate in…
Unemployment at Near Record Lows in Kansas
Kansas’ unemployment rate continues to drop. Last week, the Kansas Department of Labor announced the latest numbers revealing the state’s…
Kansas Unemployment Lowest in 15 Years
Kansans are seeing gains in economic prosperity, according to Michael Austin, a tax economist for the state of Kansas. Austin…