Preliminary estimates reported by the Kansas Department of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.4% for the state in February. That was down from 3.5% in January and down from 3.8% in February of last year.

Geary County saw a slight increase in the unemployment rate in February from 4.7 to 5%. Riley County remained steady with a 2.8% jobless rate and it was also steady in Pottawatomie County where the jobless rate remained at 3.1%.

Statewide, seasonally adjusted job estimates indicate total Kansas nonfarm jobs increased by 500 from January. Private sector jobs, a subset of total nonfarm jobs, increased by 200 from the previous month.