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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > Table

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

 1,170.6 1,169.1 1,169.7 1,168.4 1,169.8 1,169.5 1,171.1 1,167.9 1,166.8 1,171.8 1,171.6 1,171.3 1,173.7 2.4 0.2

Kansas

 1,464.9 1,465.0 1,465.3 1,462.4 1,465.6 1,464.2 1,465.6 1,461.2 1,459.4 1,464.7 1,468.9 1,470.0 1,470.5 0.5 0.0

Missouri

 2,985.5 2,981.6 2,978.9 2,982.4 2,988.1 2,985.6 2,994.7 2,985.7 2,982.1 2,993.4 2,999.6 3,006.8 3,014.9 8.1 0.3

United States

 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432 158,592 158,436 158,650 158,798 158,861 158,881 158,858 -23 0.0

(p) Preliminary

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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Total Nonfarm

 1,169.4 1,183.9 1,177.5 8.1 0.7 3,008.5 36.0 1.2 1,455.3 8.9 0.6 158,649 382 0.2

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 67.7 69.8 70.0 2.3 3.4                        

Mining & Logging(2)

             4.6 0.1 2.2 6.0 0.0 0.0 615 -2 -0.3

Construction(2)

             163.5 8.1 5.2 80.1 3.9 5.1 8,536 60 0.7

Manufacturing

 89.4 91.6 91.3 1.9 2.1 280.4 -3.3 -1.2 174.5 1.3 0.8 12,694 1 0.0

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 229.3 231.5 231.0 1.7 0.7 557.2 4.0 0.7 272.6 0.2 0.1 28,652 -14 0.0

Information

 16.7 15.7 15.7 -1.0 -6.0 46.4 0.3 0.7 17.2 0.1 0.6 2,788 -94 -3.3

Financial Activities

 82.3 81.1 81.3 -1.0 -1.2 180.9 -2.9 -1.6 79.6 -0.2 -0.3 9,149 -129 -1.4

Professional & Business Services

 182.9 180.4 181.7 -1.2 -0.7 370.9 5.5 1.5 176.0 1.2 0.7 22,647 136 0.6

Education & Health Services

 180.5 185.0 185.6 5.1 2.8 544.8 10.2 1.9 220.8 2.5 1.1 27,666 554 2.0

Leisure & Hospitality

 121.1 125.1 123.9 2.8 2.3 339.2 14.8 4.6 141.7 4.5 3.3 17,676 77 0.4

Other Services

 50.9 49.5 49.3 -1.6 -3.1 116.1 -1.6 -1.4 54.5 -1.0 -1.8 6,113 46 0.8

Government

 148.6 154.2 147.7 -0.9 -0.6 404.5 0.8 0.2 232.3 -3.6 -1.5 22,113 -253 -1.1

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(2) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area.
(p) Preliminary

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

 53,785 51,224 42,789 - 45,087 42,670 49,968 50,677 47,962 40,664 42,224 45,276 47,574 -6,211 -11.5

Johnson, KS

 14,455 14,460 12,638 - 12,154 11,682 14,309 14,575 13,014 11,472 12,744 13,881 14,181 -274 -1.9

Leavenworth, KS

 1,765 1,717 1,498 - 1,430 1,446 1,843 1,911 1,646 1,385 1,552 1,714 1,790 25 1.4

Linn, KS

 279 287 211 - 218 232 264 270 248 206 224 232 245 -34 -12.2

Miami, KS

 753 764 682 - 644 634 808 794 691 587 663 752 754 1 0.1

Wyandotte, KS

 4,627 4,402 3,759 - 3,703 3,758 4,473 4,656 4,157 3,451 3,689 4,019 4,317 -310 -6.7

Bates, MO

 338 308 238 - 237 227 316 309 308 267 273 296 306 -32 -9.5

Caldwell, MO

 216 182 139 - 182 157 168 169 161 129 134 143 158 -58 -26.9

Cass, MO

 2,512 2,305 1,851 - 1,851 1,751 2,256 2,257 2,240 1,858 1,834 2,039 2,182 -330 -13.1

Clay, MO

 6,234 5,549 4,444 - 5,989 5,314 5,289 5,174 5,268 4,417 4,345 4,673 4,995 -1,239 -19.9

Clinton, MO

 513 433 339 - 471 450 431 425 433 342 339 372 398 -115 -22.4

Jackson, MO

 18,330 17,309 14,225 - 15,090 14,099 16,494 16,855 16,478 13,811 13,668 14,117 15,026 -3,304 -18.0

Lafayette, MO

 775 721 549 - 595 579 678 702 687 542 563 621 664 -111 -14.3

Platte, MO

 2,444 2,315 1,849 - 1,979 1,848 2,196 2,125 2,177 1,829 1,835 1,994 2,097 -347 -14.2

Ray, MO

 544 472 367 - 544 493 443 455 454 368 361 423 461 -83 -15.3

Kansas

 68,428 65,603 57,044 - 53,946 53,611 66,170 66,991 58,659 51,338 57,813 64,264 65,751 -2,677 -3.9

Missouri

 142,890 134,677 109,430 - 107,696 103,557 139,188 135,643 131,888 109,489 109,014 117,731 125,194 -17,696 -12.4

United States (in thousands)

 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 7,942 8,052 7,337 6,768 6,904 7,476 7,435 -412 -5.3

(p) Preliminary

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

 4.3 4.1 3.5 - 3.7 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8 -0.5

Johnson, KS

 3.8 3.9 3.4 - 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.8 0.0

Leavenworth, KS

 4.5 4.4 3.9 - 3.7 3.7 4.8 5.0 4.3 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.6 0.1

Linn, KS

 5.6 5.9 4.4 - 4.5 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.4 4.7 4.8 5.0 -0.6

Miami, KS

 3.8 3.9 3.5 - 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.9 0.1

Wyandotte, KS

 5.3 5.1 4.4 - 4.3 4.4 5.3 5.5 4.9 4.1 4.4 4.7 5.0 -0.3

Bates, MO

 4.4 4.1 3.2 - 3.2 3.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.9 -0.5

Caldwell, MO

 5.0 4.3 3.3 - 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.7 -1.3

Cass, MO

 4.0 3.7 3.0 - 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.5 -0.5

Clay, MO

 4.2 3.7 3.0 - 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 -0.9

Clinton, MO

 4.7 4.0 3.2 - 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.6 -1.1

Jackson, MO

 4.6 4.4 3.7 - 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.8 -0.8

Lafayette, MO

 4.4 4.1 3.2 - 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.7 -0.7

Platte, MO

 3.8 3.6 2.9 - 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.2 -0.6

Ray, MO

 4.6 4.0 3.2 - 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.9 -0.7

Kansas

 4.3 4.2 3.6 - 3.4 3.4 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.2 -0.1

Missouri

 4.5 4.3 3.5 - 3.4 3.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 -0.6

United States

 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.4 -0.2

(p) Preliminary

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, 1st quarter 2026(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 80,388 4,384 1,078,551 -681 -0.1 $1,464 2.7 $20,506,735 3.2

Johnson, KS

 30,122 1,889 370,646 2,996 0.8 1,647 2.8 7,941,202 4.0

Leavenworth, KS

 1,763 118 21,252 -531 -2.4 1,182 2.3 326,851 0.8

Linn, KS

 273 10 2,061 -75 -3.5 1,033 3.0 27,588 0.9

Miami, KS

 983 47 9,358 266 2.9 1,071 3.8 129,837 8.3

Wyandotte, KS

 4,127 208 91,978 -1,978 -2.1 1,367 2.9 1,635,453 1.5

Bates, MO

 489 13 3,852 105 2.8 850 5.1 42,411 8.6

Caldwell, MO

 243 2 1,959 57 3.0 836 9.4 21,150 12.6

Cass, MO

 2,825 192 31,949 643 2.1 954 3.5 393,439 6.4

Clay, MO

 7,156 323 108,868 -1,123 -1.0 1,275 -0.2 1,795,588 -0.9

Clinton, MO

 526 29 4,719 41 0.9 957 7.5 58,424 9.7

Jackson, MO

 27,081 1,356 370,538 -1,628 -0.4 1,498 3.3 7,206,331 3.3

Lafayette, MO

 980 29 8,745 18 0.2 923 8.5 105,201 9.2

Platte, MO

 3,352 161 48,557 441 0.9 1,230 2.0 776,292 3.5

Ray, MO

 468 7 4,069 87 2.2 897 0.8 46,968 3.4

Kansas

 102,222 5,296 1,425,330 -181 0.0 $1,286 3.1 $23,806,666 3.5

Missouri

 263,493 13,902 2,890,458 2,220 0.1 1,354 3.4 50,678,704 3.8

United States

 12,381,750 418,060 154,771,941 85,572 0.1 1,654 3.9 3,320,292,610 4.1

(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