Unemployment in February in Wyandotte County was 8.5 percent, according to the Kansas Department of Labor.
The rate was almost the same as the previous month, and was down from one year ago, when it was 9.2 percent, according to the figures released this week.
The number of unemployed persons in Wyandotte County was counted as 5,827 in February.
Linn County had the state’s highest unemployment rate with 9.5 percent, with Wyandotte County second highest.
Statewide, the unemployment rate in February was 4.9 percent, up slightly from 4.8 percent in January and down from 5.6 percent one year ago.
It was the first time in more than five years that the state unemployment rate has remained under five percent for three straight months, officials said.
During the month in Kansas, government gained 8,800 jobs; other services added 600 jobs; professional and business services were up 500; and education and health services were up 500, according to state statistics.
Reporting job losses statewide over the past month were construction, which dropped 2,500; manufacturing, which lost 800; and trade, transportation and utilities, which decreased 800 jobs.