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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

 1,153.7 1,143.4 1,147.1 1,149.3 1,146.9 1,148.8 1,146.0 1,153.0 1,146.8 1,148.3 1,150.3 1,150.8 1,150.1 -0.7 -0.1

Kansas

 1,458.9 1,456.3 1,457.6 1,458.3 1,461.6 1,463.4 1,463.5 1,457.1 1,458.7 1,458.7 1,458.9 1,462.0 1,457.5 -4.5 -0.3

Missouri

 3,000.0 2,981.4 2,992.4 3,001.2 2,998.6 3,006.9 3,012.3 3,027.7 3,022.9 3,042.2 3,048.8 3,052.0 3,052.8 0.8 0.0

United States

 158,942 159,053 159,155 159,275 159,433 159,452 159,439 159,511 159,485 159,593 159,420 159,476 159,526 50 0.0

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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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Total Nonfarm

 1,159.1 1,156.4 1,155.5 -3.6 -0.3 3,067.7 52.2 1.7 1,468.2 -2.8 -0.2 160,448 525 0.3

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 60.9 67.9 66.5 5.6 9.2                        

Mining & Logging(2)

             4.5 0.0 0.0 5.9 -0.2 -3.3 606 -17 -2.7

Construction(2)

             151.7 8.2 5.7 72.5 0.6 0.8 8,231 12 0.1

Manufacturing

 91.0 88.0 87.5 -3.5 -3.8 280.4 -5.1 -1.8 175.2 1.5 0.9 12,711 -75 -0.6

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 237.4 232.3 233.0 -4.4 -1.9 570.9 -10.6 -1.8 279.8 -3.3 -1.2 29,707 -92 -0.3

Information

 16.9 16.1 16.7 -0.2 -1.2 45.2 -1.3 -2.8 17.7 0.4 2.3 2,932 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 79.9 80.2 80.4 0.5 0.6 186.7 2.7 1.5 82.4 3.2 4.0 9,274 39 0.4

Professional & Business Services

 185.8 179.4 180.6 -5.2 -2.8 371.7 1.2 0.3 170.3 -0.1 -0.1 22,605 -102 -0.4

Education & Health Services

 177.7 184.1 184.3 6.6 3.7 549.2 13.0 2.4 219.1 1.9 0.9 27,793 700 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 111.4 111.0 110.4 -1.0 -0.9 310.4 11.3 3.8 127.5 -5.1 -3.8 16,861 189 1.1

Other Services

 42.6 42.9 42.1 -0.5 -1.2 115.8 1.4 1.2 55.8 0.5 0.9 6,042 60 1.0

Government

 155.5 154.5 154.0 -1.5 -1.0 481.2 31.4 7.0 262.0 -2.2 -0.8 23,686 -157 -0.7

(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

 38,370 50,032 51,234 49,821 45,593 45,374 51,004 55,085 53,200 42,905 - 44,826 42,727 4,357 11.4

Johnson, KS

 10,498 12,421 13,398 12,773 12,323 12,388 13,750 14,423 14,680 12,639 - 11,451 11,671 1,173 11.2

Leavenworth, KS

 1,292 1,686 1,752 1,576 1,470 1,436 1,649 1,759 1,749 1,495 - 1,351 1,444 152 11.8

Linn, KS

 213 303 309 234 222 239 255 283 294 215 - 208 236 23 10.8

Miami, KS

 600 789 792 735 652 644 731 761 778 683 - 609 635 35 5.8

Wyandotte, KS

 3,264 4,204 4,616 4,221 3,976 3,883 4,311 4,594 4,457 3,743 - 3,480 3,741 477 14.6

Bates, MO

 261 347 377 367 294 285 339 353 326 239 - 244 228 -33 -12.6

Caldwell, MO

 127 219 177 182 161 163 198 226 195 142 - 188 160 33 26.0

Cass, MO

 1,735 2,341 2,436 2,356 2,050 2,102 2,433 2,610 2,425 1,850 - 1,896 1,747 12 0.7

Clay, MO

 4,027 6,312 5,494 5,519 5,074 4,956 5,639 6,481 5,840 4,455 - 6,152 5,320 1,293 32.1

Clinton, MO

 328 516 482 452 395 388 460 540 460 342 - 487 454 126 38.4

Jackson, MO

 13,430 17,154 17,908 17,895 15,866 15,711 17,557 19,131 18,294 14,321 - 15,546 14,161 731 5.4

Lafayette, MO

 508 739 760 730 623 641 747 806 762 551 - 614 583 75 14.8

Platte, MO

 1,723 2,303 2,249 2,327 2,058 2,121 2,430 2,545 2,439 1,861 - 2,035 1,852 129 7.5

Ray, MO

 364 698 484 454 429 417 505 573 501 369 - 565 495 131 36.0

Kansas

 51,311 59,921 63,380 59,323 56,477 56,716 64,439 68,425 66,841 57,196 - 51,067 53,777 2,466 4.8

Missouri

 100,430 136,350 139,866 137,668 119,404 122,710 140,977 149,416 142,535 110,273 - 111,102 104,179 3,749 3.7

United States (in thousands)

 6,452 7,467 7,572 7,242 6,582 6,815 7,460 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 551 8.5

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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

 3.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.3 3.5 - 3.7 3.5 0.3

Johnson, KS

 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.4 - 3.1 3.2 0.3

Leavenworth, KS

 3.4 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 3.9 - 3.6 3.8 0.4

Linn, KS

 4.4 6.2 6.4 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.0 4.4 - 4.3 4.8 0.4

Miami, KS

 3.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.6 - 3.2 3.3 0.1

Wyandotte, KS

 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.3 4.5 - 4.2 4.5 0.5

Bates, MO

 3.5 4.6 4.9 4.8 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.2 - 3.3 3.0 -0.5

Caldwell, MO

 3.1 5.2 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.6 5.2 4.6 3.4 - 4.4 3.8 0.7

Cass, MO

 2.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.1 - 3.1 2.9 0.0

Clay, MO

 2.8 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.0 3.1 - 4.2 3.6 0.8

Clinton, MO

 3.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.9 4.3 3.2 - 4.5 4.2 1.1

Jackson, MO

 3.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.7 3.7 - 4.0 3.7 0.2

Lafayette, MO

 3.0 4.3 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.2 - 3.6 3.4 0.4

Platte, MO

 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.0 - 3.2 2.9 0.1

Ray, MO

 3.2 5.9 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.8 4.2 3.2 - 4.7 4.2 1.0

Kansas

 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 3.6 - 3.3 3.4 0.1

Missouri

 3.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.5 - 3.5 3.3 0.1

United States

 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 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, 2nd quarter 2025(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 78,427 1,893 1,094,759 -4,457 -0.4 $1,312 3.1 $18,669,788 3.1

Johnson, KS

 29,710 -50 374,478 -291 -0.1 1,422 3.9 6,909,774 4.2

Leavenworth, KS

 1,735 -3 21,457 -483 -2.2 1,152 3.0 326,586 1.5

Linn, KS

 269 14 2,205 20 0.9 1,073 10.1 30,544 13.7

Miami, KS

 968 5 9,360 130 1.4 1,050 3.6 128,397 6.0

Wyandotte, KS

 4,107 89 93,551 -1,206 -1.3 1,276 4.5 1,560,071 3.7

Bates, MO

 489 25 3,872 76 2.0 864 5.1 43,182 7.0

Caldwell, MO

 240 3 1,923 -48 -2.4 873 7.5 21,866 5.7

Cass, MO

 2,690 164 31,549 480 1.5 974 4.6 400,869 7.2

Clay, MO

 6,884 238 112,564 -1,032 -0.9 1,195 0.3 1,743,546 -0.3

Clinton, MO

 509 27 5,229 691 15.2 975 2.8 65,564 16.9

Jackson, MO

 26,155 1,169 377,293 -2,664 -0.7 1,340 2.8 6,572,567 2.5

Lafayette, MO

 965 25 8,842 -215 -2.4 905 6.7 103,784 5.0

Platte, MO

 3,239 178 48,339 65 0.1 1,131 1.8 712,131 1.9

Ray, MO

 467 9 4,097 20 0.5 956 1.5 50,907 2.4

Kansas

 101,462 2,415 1,437,277 -2,033 -0.1 $1,169 4.1 $21,900,527 4.4

Missouri

 254,257 12,467 2,922,070 -5,649 -0.2 1,232 4.0 46,845,908 4.0

United States

 12,244,089 222,362 156,428,758 420,473 0.3 1,436 3.4 2,916,174,912 3.9

(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