October 7, 2024

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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