Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.5% in March. This was unchanged from 2.5% in February and a decrease from 3.5% in March 2021.Dickinson County is reporting an unemployment rate of 3.1 percent, Saline 2.7, Geary 3.8 Clay 2.8 and Riley County 2.6. Kansas hourly wages trended higher in March, rising 6.6% over the year,