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The map show November 2020 unemployment rates for Kansas' 105 counties.
Good news on the unemployment front isn’t in store for this holiday season. You’ve probably seen the national news of an uptick in joblessness recently, after a turnaround appeared to be in process. Now, we have state and Lawrence numbers that show the same is happening here.
The unemployment rate in Lawrence rose to 5.3% in November, up from 4.8% in October. Looking back to a year ago, the numbers are more stark. The unemployment rate in November 2019 was 2.7%. In terms of people, Douglas County had 3,549 residents officially unemployed in November. That’s about 1,800 more people on the local unemployment rolls than a year ago.

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