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Kansas City, MO-KS, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Kansas City metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

1,132.1 1,133.9 1,131.9 1,133.9 1,137.4 1,141.2 1,145.7 1,148.3 1,137.8 1,144.4 1,142.9 1,142.6 1,142.0 -0.6 -0.1

Kansas

1,443.5 1,449.5 1,444.8 1,441.8 1,443.1 1,441.5 1,443.7 1,446.7 1,444.9 1,449.9 1,452.4 1,455.2 1,454.9 -0.3 0.0

Missouri

2,957.0 2,960.2 2,967.0 2,969.9 2,974.0 2,981.9 2,994.3 3,002.4 2,983.5 2,987.1 2,991.9 2,999.5 3,005.1 5.6 0.2

United States

154,291 154,773 155,060 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,347 333 0.2

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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Kansas City metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA Kansas City, KS portion Kansas City, MO portion
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Total Nonfarm

1,135.4 1,147.3 1,145.4 10.0 0.9 501.5 506.9 506.1 4.6 0.9 633.9 640.4 639.3 5.4 0.9

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

57.7 58.6 58.9 1.2 2.1 23.4 25.0 24.3 0.9 3.8 34.3 33.6 34.6 0.3 0.9

Manufacturing

86.5 85.5 87.2 0.7 0.8 35.1 34.6 35.0 -0.1 -0.3 51.4 50.9 52.2 0.8 1.6

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

234.6 231.0 232.8 -1.8 -0.8 113.3 109.9 110.9 -2.4 -2.1 121.3 121.1 121.9 0.6 0.5

Information

16.9 16.7 16.8 -0.1 -0.6 7.5 7.6 7.7 0.2 2.7 9.4 9.1 9.1 -0.3 -3.2

Financial Activities

79.9 81.3 81.1 1.2 1.5 34.2 34.4 34.1 -0.1 -0.3 45.7 46.9 47.0 1.3 2.8

Professional & Business Services

193.9 196.6 191.7 -2.2 -1.1 94.6 96.9 94.4 -0.2 -0.2 99.3 99.7 97.3 -2.0 -2.0

Education & Health Services

164.8 166.9 167.9 3.1 1.9 73.9 76.2 77.5 3.6 4.9 90.9 90.7 90.4 -0.5 -0.6

Leisure & Hospitality

109.8 112.8 112.7 2.9 2.6 43.3 43.0 43.7 0.4 0.9 66.5 69.8 69.0 2.5 3.8

Other Services

45.0 45.2 45.2 0.2 0.4 18.0 18.2 18.1 0.1 0.6 27.0 27.0 27.1 0.1 0.4

Government

146.3 152.7 151.1 4.8 3.3 58.2 61.1 60.4 2.2 3.8 88.1 91.6 90.7 2.6 3.0

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector for Kansas, Missouri, and the United States, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Total Nonfarm

1,449.6 1,471.1 1,464.9 15.3 1.1 2,966.4 3,020.9 3,017.4 51.0 1.7 155,211 158,347 158,261 3,050 2.0

Mining & Logging(1)

6.5 6.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 0.3 6.7 626 642 641 15 2.4

Construction(1)

66.0 68.9 67.6 1.6 2.4 134.8 136.4 135.4 0.6 0.4 7,796 8,173 8,059 263 3.4

Manufacturing

174.2 171.2 170.8 -3.4 -2.0 290.4 291.0 291.7 1.3 0.4 12,957 12,953 12,981 24 0.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

280.2 278.5 279.8 -0.4 -0.1 572.9 573.2 580.4 7.5 1.3 29,481 29,407 29,653 172 0.6

Information

18.1 18.6 18.8 0.7 3.9 48.7 47.3 47.9 -0.8 -1.6 3,112 3,015 3,030 -82 -2.6

Financial Activities

76.7 76.7 76.6 -0.1 -0.1 188.9 188.2 190.5 1.6 0.8 9,174 9,239 9,266 92 1.0

Professional & Business Services

186.7 186.5 183.2 -3.5 -1.9 390.0 389.2 383.4 -6.6 -1.7 22,823 23,067 22,960 137 0.6

Education & Health Services

204.4 212.4 213.4 9.0 4.4 493.4 516.0 511.1 17.7 3.6 24,926 26,023 25,980 1,054 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

130.9 133.4 133.5 2.6 2.0 292.1 311.5 307.1 15.0 5.1 15,926 16,496 16,484 558 3.5

Other Services

50.0 51.1 50.6 0.6 1.2 116.7 119.6 119.4 2.7 2.3 5,745 5,866 5,846 101 1.8

Government

255.9 267.3 264.1 8.2 3.2 434.0 443.8 445.7 11.7 2.7 22,645 23,466 23,361 716 3.2

(1) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area.
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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Unemployment, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

26,647 31,584 33,537 33,102 30,726 33,136 36,601 38,170 40,857 32,047 37,947 30,298 29,097   2,450 9.2

Johnson, KS

7,523 8,801 10,048 9,539 9,065 8,844 9,676 10,025 10,526 9,335 10,348 7,040 6,375   -1,148 -15.3

Leavenworth, KS

963 1,164 1,347 1,204 1,091 1,042 1,131 1,168 1,228 1,033 1,170 785 765   -198 -20.6

Linn, KS

150 202 264 239 183 179 183 178 182 160 175 121 130   -20 -13.3

Miami, KS

442 534 630 537 478 456 516 532 559 482 546 384 365   -77 -17.4

Wyandotte, KS

2,358 2,952 3,299 3,112 2,892 2,699 2,989 3,007 3,221 2,651 3,278 2,192 1,953   -405 -17.2

Bates, MO

193 236 256 228 199 232 264 269 248 201 240 215 231   38 19.7

Caldwell, MO

97 121 117 116 105 122 140 146 190 109 129 115 110   13 13.4

Cass, MO

1,186 1,477 1,463 1,467 1,310 1,557 1,770 1,867 1,919 1,438 1,752 1,560 1,522   336 28.3

Clay, MO

2,745 3,250 3,100 3,330 3,032 3,667 4,073 4,146 4,944 3,351 4,221 3,547 3,389   644 23.5

Clinton, MO

227 294 327 283 247 293 347 393 424 253 326 282 282   55 24.2

Jackson, MO

9,038 10,502 10,664 10,943 10,224 11,710 12,882 13,694 14,460 10,922 13,109 11,773 11,778   2,740 30.3

Lafayette, MO

365 449 470 439 385 464 540 556 576 395 519 440 427   62 17.0

Platte, MO

1,124 1,296 1,244 1,368 1,257 1,548 1,704 1,763 1,799 1,417 1,766 1,513 1,464   340 30.2

Ray, MO

236 306 308 297 258 323 386 426 581 300 368 331 306   70 29.7

Kansas

36,930 43,538 48,203 45,875 42,263 40,725 45,932 47,879 48,724 42,252 47,172 32,132 30,612   -6,318 -17.1

Missouri

68,213 86,635 81,604 83,981 75,889 90,859 103,116 106,153 105,055 81,532 100,217 88,313 86,522   18,309 26.8

United States (in thousands)

5,352 6,378 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907   555 10.4

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NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Unemployment rate, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

2.3 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.7 3.2 2.6 2.5   0.2

Johnson, KS

2.2 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.0 1.8   -0.4

Leavenworth, KS

2.6 3.1 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.1 2.1 2.1   -0.5

Linn, KS

3.4 4.6 5.9 5.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.6 4.0 2.8 3.0   -0.4

Miami, KS

2.4 2.9 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.1 2.0   -0.4

Wyandotte, KS

3.0 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.3 4.1 2.8 2.5   -0.5

Bates, MO

2.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.6 3.1 2.8 3.0   0.5

Caldwell, MO

2.3 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 4.4 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.6   0.3

Cass, MO

2.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.6 3.1 2.8 2.8   0.7

Clay, MO

2.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.4   0.4

Clinton, MO

2.1 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.9 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.6   0.5

Jackson, MO

2.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.2   0.7

Lafayette, MO

2.2 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.3 3.1 2.6 2.5   0.3

Platte, MO

1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.3 2.9 2.5 2.4   0.5

Ray, MO

2.2 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.7 5.1 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.8   0.6

Kansas

2.4 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.1 2.0   -0.4

Missouri

2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.4 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.8   0.6

United States

3.3 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5   0.2

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NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Covered employment and wages(1), Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, 2nd quarter 2023(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

76,667 5,505 1,087,926 36,997 3.5 $1,238 3.6 $17,382,133 6.6

Johnson, KS

29,451 3,160 373,498 18,524 5.2 1,317 4.2 6,335,176 8.4

Leavenworth, KS

1,659 152 22,000 1,289 6.2 1,102 5.3 314,670 11.1

Linn, KS

266 9 2,278 168 8.0 961 7.3 27,406 12.6

Miami, KS

922 74 8,857 355 4.2 980 9.6 111,704 12.9

Wyandotte, KS

3,871 293 92,274 3,529 4.0 1,202 6.5 1,435,455 9.6

Bates, MO

459 2 3,752 -34 -0.9 811 7.7 39,158 7.2

Caldwell, MO

230 5 1,930 -40 -2.0 821 10.3 20,923 7.3

Cass, MO

2,570 92 30,073 206 0.7 903 5.7 353,023 6.6

Clay, MO

6,730 346 112,243 4,022 3.7 1,166 3.2 1,686,278 7.0

Clinton, MO

488 23 4,442 54 1.2 893 5.4 50,957 6.7

Jackson, MO

25,444 1,120 375,911 7,281 2.0 1,278 2.1 6,201,219 3.7

Lafayette, MO

946 15 8,845 0 0.0 817 5.6 92,839 5.5

Platte, MO

3,157 188 47,615 1,640 3.6 1,083 2.8 667,048 6.7

Ray, MO

474 26 4,208 3 0.1 852 7.6 46,277 7.7

Kansas

98,684 5,974 1,428,557 43,790 3.2 $1,081 4.0 $19,996,262 6.6

Missouri

246,711 15,072 2,908,735 56,363 2.0 1,150 4.0 43,282,493 6.0

United States

11,964,606 520,040 154,308,523 3,632,798 2.4 1,332 3.2 2,656,498,865 5.5

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages