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For Immediate Release:
June 21, 2021
Contact:
Reeves Oyster, Press Secretary
Reeves.Oyster@ks.gov
Kansas One of Three Top States Reporting Higher Employment in Rural Communities
~~Survey findings align with Kansas’ recent economic achievements: Gold Shovel Award, Ranked Number One Business Climate in West North Central Region~~
Associated Press
June 17, 2021
Key Quotes:
- Strong growth continues across rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states and three states now have more jobs than they did before the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a monthly survey of bankers released Thursday.
- Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, said the number of nonfarm jobs across the region remains 2% below where it was before the pandemic began, but three states — Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska — reported employment levels above where they were before the virus emerged last year.
- The hiring index for the region remained high at 71.7 in June even though it was slightly lower than May’s 72.7 reading.
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