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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

 1,145.8 1,148.1 1,152.3 1,151.9 1,151.1 1,147.4 1,150.6 1,152.2 1,150.4 1,150.3 1,153.7 1,143.4 1,147.2 3.8 0.3

Kansas

 1,453.6 1,455.8 1,456.9 1,450.9 1,456.9 1,455.9 1,462.4 1,460.1 1,452.4 1,459.2 1,458.9 1,456.3 1,457.4 1.1 0.1

Missouri

 2,983.6 2,986.1 2,990.4 2,991.4 2,989.2 2,980.1 2,987.9 2,992.3 2,999.4 2,994.6 3,000.0 2,981.4 2,993.9 12.5 0.4

United States

 157,271 157,517 157,635 157,828 157,915 158,003 158,074 158,314 158,358 158,619 158,942 159,053 159,170 117 0.1

(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

 1,134.1 1,126.4 1,134.6 0.5 0.0 2,962.7 8.6 0.3 1,448.9 3.3 0.2 157,950 1,943 1.2

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 59.2 58.1 59.1 -0.1 -0.2                        

Mining & Logging(2)

             4.4 0.0 0.0 6.0 -0.1 -1.6 619 -4 -0.6

Construction(2)

             137.9 -2.6 -1.9 71.4 4.4 6.6 7,989 157 2.0

Manufacturing

 89.9 86.7 90.1 0.2 0.2 285.1 -0.1 0.0 172.0 -2.9 -1.7 12,709 -91 -0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 229.3 229.6 226.9 -2.4 -1.0 553.0 -4.5 -0.8 273.1 0.1 0.0 28,881 276 1.0

Information

 17.2 16.5 16.4 -0.8 -4.7 45.8 -1.8 -3.8 16.9 -0.8 -4.5 2,922 -17 -0.6

Financial Activities

 77.8 79.6 79.5 1.7 2.2 181.8 1.5 0.8 79.3 1.9 2.5 9,185 89 1.0

Professional & Business Services

 183.4 179.1 183.7 0.3 0.2 369.8 -0.7 -0.2 168.3 -4.6 -2.7 22,330 -62 -0.3

Education & Health Services

 172.3 176.9 178.5 6.2 3.6 541.0 19.7 3.8 215.4 4.4 2.1 27,160 912 3.5

Leisure & Hospitality

 111.3 104.9 104.1 -7.2 -6.5 280.6 -13.1 -4.5 126.9 -2.9 -2.2 16,355 239 1.5

Other Services

 40.8 41.8 41.1 0.3 0.7 112.6 0.9 0.8 54.7 0.4 0.7 5,958 89 1.5

Government

 152.9 153.2 155.2 2.3 1.5 450.7 9.3 2.1 264.9 3.4 1.3 23,842 355 1.5

(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

 44,548 44,250 38,077 42,243 45,760 50,720 46,860 37,842 41,072 39,190 37,962 50,032 51,293 6,745 15.1

Johnson, KS

 11,672 11,311 10,474 11,270 12,846 13,887 13,599 11,348 12,261 11,097 10,389 12,421 13,469 1,797 15.4

Leavenworth, KS

 1,450 1,391 1,205 1,315 1,513 1,630 1,550 1,319 1,446 1,345 1,284 1,686 1,746 296 20.4

Linn, KS

 248 235 210 222 260 286 253 215 208 210 210 303 309 61 24.6

Miami, KS

 678 637 555 604 698 744 727 619 655 620 592 789 794 116 17.1

Wyandotte, KS

 3,615 3,541 3,117 3,358 3,796 4,145 3,936 3,331 3,609 3,291 3,256 4,204 4,627 1,012 28.0

Bates, MO

 363 320 279 308 328 345 317 234 245 260 262 347 378 15 4.1

Caldwell, MO

 160 173 129 154 163 203 160 116 137 126 131 219 177 17 10.6

Cass, MO

 2,153 2,104 1,782 2,014 2,150 2,427 2,149 1,607 1,722 1,740 1,688 2,341 2,428 275 12.8

Clay, MO

 4,650 5,111 4,074 4,668 4,908 5,531 4,778 3,712 4,247 4,083 3,969 6,312 5,489 839 18.0

Clinton, MO

 426 438 322 380 423 466 418 284 319 311 321 516 481 55 12.9

Jackson, MO

 16,008 15,803 13,302 14,930 15,445 17,444 15,808 12,658 13,568 13,471 13,312 17,154 17,903 1,895 11.8

Lafayette, MO

 658 639 517 591 657 725 621 444 484 509 512 739 762 104 15.8

Platte, MO

 2,034 2,050 1,748 2,007 2,112 2,357 2,101 1,627 1,794 1,761 1,670 2,303 2,247 213 10.5

Ray, MO

 433 497 363 422 461 530 443 328 377 366 366 698 483 50 11.5

Kansas

 54,543 52,171 47,464 52,286 60,548 68,744 63,797 52,860 57,358 54,089 51,311 59,921 63,384 8,841 16.2

Missouri

 127,129 121,862 103,066 117,644 124,766 135,627 121,940 94,080 102,228 102,110 100,430 136,350 139,973 12,844 10.1

United States (in thousands)

 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452 7,467 7,572 602 8.6

(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

 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.2 4.2 4.3 0.5

Johnson, KS

 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.7 0.4

Leavenworth, KS

 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 4.5 4.6 0.8

Linn, KS

 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.9 5.6 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.6 6.2 6.4 0.9

Miami, KS

 3.7 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.2 4.2 4.2 0.5

Wyandotte, KS

 4.5 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.0 5.1 5.6 1.1

Bates, MO

 4.7 4.1 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.4 4.6 4.9 0.2

Caldwell, MO

 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.6 3.7 4.6 3.8 2.7 3.2 3.0 3.0 5.2 4.2 0.5

Cass, MO

 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.8 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.9 4.1 0.2

Clay, MO

 3.3 3.6 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.3 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 4.4 3.9 0.6

Clinton, MO

 4.0 4.1 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.8 2.6 3.0 2.9 3.0 4.9 4.5 0.5

Jackson, MO

 4.4 4.3 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.2 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.5 4.7 0.3

Lafayette, MO

 3.9 3.8 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.6 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.4 0.5

Platte, MO

 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.4 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.7 3.6 0.2

Ray, MO

 4.0 4.5 3.3 3.8 4.1 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.3 5.9 4.2 0.2

Kansas

 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.1 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 0.5

Missouri

 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.3 3.9 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 4.4 4.4 0.3

United States

 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 0.3

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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, 3rd quarter 2024(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 79,433 3,367 1,091,481 10,467 1.0 $1,292 4.7 $18,249,961 5.8

Johnson, KS

 31,351 2,676 370,355 838 0.2 1,380 6.1 6,674,859 6.2

Leavenworth, KS

 1,829 191 22,009 128 0.6 1,141 3.3 324,208 3.6

Linn, KS

 267 8 1,988 -133 -6.3 890 3.4 23,833 -1.5

Miami, KS

 999 82 9,260 371 4.2 1,020 2.5 120,640 7.5

Wyandotte, KS

 4,191 374 94,384 1,541 1.7 1,261 3.1 1,544,578 5.6

Bates, MO

 470 2 3,690 -31 -0.8 821 5.9 37,325 5.0

Caldwell, MO

 243 13 1,893 -34 -1.8 780 1.7 17,739 2.3

Cass, MO

 2,584 23 31,211 1,065 3.5 917 2.8 362,107 6.5

Clay, MO

 6,828 69 113,044 1,280 1.1 1,156 3.7 1,681,960 4.9

Clinton, MO

 492 4 4,448 103 2.4 892 7.9 50,213 13.6

Jackson, MO

 25,606 -41 377,674 4,197 1.1 1,354 4.6 6,592,192 5.6

Lafayette, MO

 954 -16 9,096 170 1.9 838 7.6 94,358 8.6

Platte, MO

 3,152 -23 48,435 1,129 2.4 1,091 2.9 681,459 5.4

Ray, MO

 467 5 3,994 -157 -3.8 871 4.2 44,491 1.1

Kansas

 102,868 6,068 1,430,370 10,291 0.7 $1,137 4.6 $21,043,582 5.5

Missouri

 247,952 -1,055 2,911,672 15,807 0.5 1,197 4.0 44,721,500 4.6

United States

 12,297,414 393,630 155,360,357 1,300,697 0.8 1,394 4.5 2,803,068,632 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