The unemployment rate ticked up in July after three months of remaining relatively flat, according to information from the Kansas Department of Labor.
The jobless rate in Ellis County went from 3.3 percent in June to 3.6 percent in July.
Rooks County saw a significant jump from June to July, increasing nearly a full percentage point to 5.5 percent — the highest unemployment rate in northwest Kansas.
Trego County also saw a significant increase, from 3.3 percent in June to 4 percent in July, while Russell County rose from 3.7 percent to 4.2 percent.
The mining and logging category — which includes the oil and gas industry — saw a significant decrease statewide, with 6.6 percent, or 700 jobs, disappearing in July.
The state’s July seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, up from 4.5 percent in June and up from 4.4 percent in July 2014.
Click the map above for a county-by-county look at the July figures.
The August labor report is scheduled to be released Sept. 18.