The latest unemployment numbers for Hutchinson and Reno County didn’t change much in November according to the latest numbers released Tuesday by the Kansas Department of Labor.

According to those numbers, Hutchinson’s number stayed the same at 6.7% and lower then November of last year when the rate was at 7.2%, while for Reno County, the rate dropped slightly from 5.5% in October to 5.4% in November and 5.9% in November of last year. That means, 1,432 residents in the city were looking for work in November, while in the county 1,928 were unemployed, but most of those were in the city of Hutchinson.

In the surrounding counties, Harvey County’s rate rose slightly from 6% to 6.1%, as did Kingman County, going from 4.7 to 4.8% in November, and Stafford County going from 4.5% in October to 4.7% in November.

McPherson County stayed the same at 5.7%, as did Rice County at 4.6% while Pratt County went down from 4.2% in October to 4.1% in November. So did Sedgwick County going from 7.4% in October to 7.3% in November.

According to November 2011 estimates, Kansas gained 5,000 nonfarm jobs over the month, a 0.4 percent increase. Kansas gained 4,500 private sector jobs over the month.
Over the year, Kansas has added 8,400 nonfarm jobs, a 0.6 percent increase, and private sector jobs were up by 11,100 since November 2010.

The November 2011 unemployment rate in Kansas was 6 %, down from 6.2% in October 2011 and down from 6.8% a year ago.

The November 2011 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.5 percent, down from 6.7 percent in October 2011 and down from 6.9 percent in November 2010.