Topeka ? The Kansas transportation secretary says federal stimulus money have brought more than 3,300 transportation jobs to the state.

Deb Miller, secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation, says the jobs have a monthly payroll of $4.4 million. The state received $378 million in federal funds for transportation projects.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the transportation department says the stimulus package had created 3,375 jobs as of May, a 13 percent increase from April and a 47 percent increase since March. The monthly payroll for the jobs was $4.4 million in May, compared with $3 million in April.