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Wichita area carrying the rest of the state on job growth

The Wichita metro area gained 1,400 jobs in March, the Kansas Department of Labor said Friday.
The Wichita metro area gained 1,400 jobs in March, the Kansas Department of Labor said Friday. File photo

The Wichita metro area supplied all of the job growth in Kansas in March, according to the Kansas Department of Labor.

Both grew by 1,400 jobs from February.

The unemployment rate in the Wichita area is 4.1 percent, down from 4.5 percent in March 2015.

Dan Voorhis: 316-268-6577, @danvoorhis

This story was originally published April 21, 2017 at 11:17 AM with the headline "Wichita area carrying the rest of the state on job growth."

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