HUTCHINSON Kan. — The latest unemployment numbers for Hutchinson show an improvement over last month. According to the numbers released by the Kansas Department of Revenue, Hutchinson had an April unemployment rate of 3.5%, down from 4% in March and lower than the 3.8% rate in April of 2018.

The rate for Reno County also saw a drop with the April rate of 3.2%, down from 3.6% in March and 3.5% in April of last year.

All of the other counties in the area also saw their rates drop for the month of April.

The state showed a rate of 3.5% in April. This was unchanged from March and up from 3.4% in April 2018.