HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The latest unemployment numbers from the Kansas Department of Labor have been released and show the rate for both Hutchinson and Reno County have increased.

According to the report, the rate for Hutchinson in May was at 4.6%, up from 3.5% in April and higher than May of last year when the rate was 3.7%.

The May number for Reno County is at 4.2%, up from 3.1% in April and also higher than May of last year when the rate was 3.4%.

1,218 residents of the county were looking for work last month with most of those living in Hutchinson.

Other counties in the area saw slight increases while the rate for the state stayed the same as April at 3.3%. However, that number was slightly higher than May of last year when the rate was 3.3%.