Kansas, Missouri diverge in jobs reports

Kansas had one of the nation’s largest month-to-month percentage increases in employment, 0.6 percent, in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said today.

That gain represented a monthly gain of about 7,700 establishment jobs. Missouri, on the other hand, had one of the largest employment decreases, losing about 6,600 establishment jobs, a 0.2 percent decline, since May, the bureau said.

Source: Kansas City Star