Wichita unemployment rate doubles state average in February

The unemployment rate in February was 6.4% in the Wichita area, doubling the average rate of 3.2% across Kansas.  Wichita was the only one of the five metropolitan areas individually tracked to have a rate even above 5% for last month, according to February data released Friday by the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL).  The Wichita MSA includes the surrounding Harvey, Butler, Kingman and Sumner Counties. More locally, the rate was 6.8% in Sedgwick County.  It did still mark improvement,...