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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

 1,166.9 1,163.8 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 1,172.1 0.3 0.0

Kansas

 1,462.4 1,460.1 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 1,469.8 5.1 0.3

Missouri

 2,995.2 2,982.2 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 2,996.8 3.4 0.1

United States

 158,498 158,478 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432 158,592 158,436 158,650 158,829 159,001 172 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)
Area and Industry

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Total Nonfarm

 1,174.2 1,168.7 1,177.1 2.9 0.2 3,015.8 0.1 0.0 1,478.0 4.2 0.3 159,467 435 0.3

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 65.6 66.9 67.8 2.2 3.4                        

Mining & Logging(2)

             4.6 0.1 2.2 5.9 -0.2 -3.3 612 -6 -1.0

Construction(2)

             159.5 8.1 5.4 78.1 4.5 6.1 8,384 58 0.7

Manufacturing

 90.0 88.1 90.0 0.0 0.0 277.1 -5.8 -2.1 172.0 -1.5 -0.9 12,595 -47 -0.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 230.0 228.4 230.1 0.1 0.0 555.8 0.7 0.1 271.7 -1.1 -0.4 28,595 -36 -0.1

Information

 16.5 15.8 15.7 -0.8 -4.8 46.2 0.4 0.9 17.0 0.0 0.0 2,776 -87 -3.0

Financial Activities

 81.0 80.8 80.6 -0.4 -0.5 179.5 -2.9 -1.6 78.6 -0.6 -0.8 9,079 -107 -1.2

Professional & Business Services

 182.8 182.9 182.5 -0.3 -0.2 367.1 -0.1 0.0 175.6 1.8 1.0 22,532 39 0.2

Education & Health Services

 180.3 184.0 184.6 4.3 2.4 545.9 6.3 1.2 220.7 2.5 1.1 27,903 629 2.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 120.5 116.3 120.0 -0.5 -0.4 322.2 1.6 0.5 139.1 2.1 1.5 17,309 147 0.9

Other Services

 50.2 50.0 49.7 -0.5 -1.0 115.8 -1.0 -0.9 53.9 -2.2 -3.9 6,053 32 0.5

Government

 157.3 155.5 156.1 -1.2 -0.8 442.1 -7.3 -1.6 265.4 -1.1 -0.4 23,629 -187 -0.8

(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

 45,971 49,372 53,785 51,224 42,789 - 45,087 42,670 49,968 50,677 47,962 40,664 42,179 -3,792 -8.2

Johnson, KS

 12,387 13,416 14,455 14,460 12,638 - 12,154 11,682 14,309 14,575 13,014 11,472 12,727 340 2.7

Leavenworth, KS

 1,432 1,612 1,765 1,717 1,498 - 1,430 1,446 1,843 1,911 1,646 1,385 1,551 119 8.3

Linn, KS

 236 247 279 287 211 - 218 232 264 270 248 206 222 -14 -5.9

Miami, KS

 641 707 753 764 682 - 644 634 808 794 691 587 663 22 3.4

Wyandotte, KS

 3,892 4,232 4,627 4,402 3,759 - 3,703 3,758 4,473 4,656 4,157 3,451 3,684 -208 -5.3

Bates, MO

 290 326 338 308 238 - 237 227 316 309 308 267 273 -17 -5.9

Caldwell, MO

 166 187 216 182 139 - 182 157 168 169 161 129 134 -32 -19.3

Cass, MO

 2,159 2,351 2,512 2,305 1,851 - 1,851 1,751 2,256 2,257 2,240 1,858 1,832 -327 -15.1

Clay, MO

 5,082 5,441 6,234 5,549 4,444 - 5,989 5,314 5,289 5,174 5,268 4,417 4,340 -742 -14.6

Clinton, MO

 395 438 513 433 339 - 471 450 431 425 433 342 339 -56 -14.2

Jackson, MO

 16,045 16,874 18,330 17,309 14,225 - 15,090 14,099 16,494 16,855 16,478 13,811 13,657 -2,388 -14.9

Lafayette, MO

 654 718 775 721 549 - 595 579 678 702 687 542 563 -91 -13.9

Platte, MO

 2,169 2,340 2,444 2,315 1,849 - 1,979 1,848 2,196 2,125 2,177 1,829 1,833 -336 -15.5

Ray, MO

 423 483 544 472 367 - 544 493 443 455 454 368 361 -62 -14.7

Kansas

 56,473 62,743 68,428 65,603 57,044 - 53,946 53,611 66,170 66,991 58,659 51,338 57,759 1,286 2.3

Missouri

 125,023 135,163 142,890 134,677 109,430 - 107,696 103,557 139,188 135,643 131,888 109,489 108,915 -16,108 -12.9

United States (in thousands)

 6,815 7,460 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 7,942 8,052 7,337 6,768 6,904 89 1.3

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

 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.5 - 3.7 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.5 -0.3

Johnson, KS

 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.4 - 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.5 0.1

Leavenworth, KS

 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.4 3.9 - 3.7 3.7 4.8 5.0 4.3 3.6 4.1 0.4

Linn, KS

 5.0 5.1 5.6 5.9 4.4 - 4.5 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.4 4.7 -0.3

Miami, KS

 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.5 - 3.4 3.3 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.1 3.5 0.1

Wyandotte, KS

 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.1 4.4 - 4.3 4.4 5.3 5.5 4.9 4.1 4.4 -0.2

Bates, MO

 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.1 3.2 - 3.2 3.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.6 -0.3

Caldwell, MO

 4.0 4.4 5.0 4.3 3.3 - 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.0 3.2 -0.8

Cass, MO

 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.0 - 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 -0.6

Clay, MO

 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.7 3.0 - 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 -0.5

Clinton, MO

 3.7 4.1 4.7 4.0 3.2 - 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.2 3.2 -0.5

Jackson, MO

 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.7 - 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.5 -0.6

Lafayette, MO

 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.2 - 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.1 3.3 -0.5

Platte, MO

 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.6 2.9 - 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.9 -0.5

Ray, MO

 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.0 3.2 - 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.1 3.1 -0.6

Kansas

 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.6 - 3.4 3.4 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.7 0.1

Missouri

 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.3 3.5 - 3.4 3.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.4 -0.5

United States

 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 0.1

(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, 4th quarter 2025(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 79,471 713 1,095,526 -1,538 -0.1 $1,447 4.3 $20,637,207 4.2

Johnson, KS

 29,835 -1,039 376,242 283 0.1 1,550 4.0 7,573,501 4.2

Leavenworth, KS

 1,738 -61 21,366 -598 -2.7 1,164 0.0 326,549 -2.4

Linn, KS

 275 10 2,158 29 1.4 1,053 3.9 29,282 4.4

Miami, KS

 975 -2 9,380 304 3.3 1,126 2.7 138,368 5.7

Wyandotte, KS

 4,057 -88 94,042 -836 -0.9 1,383 4.9 1,694,695 4.2

Bates, MO

 490 17 3,861 95 2.5 910 5.6 45,363 7.8

Caldwell, MO

 243 -1 1,955 40 2.1 862 -8.0 22,054 -5.7

Cass, MO

 2,787 179 31,955 670 2.1 1,015 5.5 423,572 8.2

Clay, MO

 7,069 277 111,054 -1,281 -1.1 1,287 2.7 1,865,299 1.7

Clinton, MO

 513 19 5,066 564 12.5 1,007 2.1 66,753 14.8

Jackson, MO

 26,758 1,235 376,626 -1,426 -0.4 1,537 5.3 7,543,378 4.9

Lafayette, MO

 974 30 8,867 -30 -0.3 931 5.6 108,587 5.4

Platte, MO

 3,288 136 48,895 644 1.3 1,179 2.3 747,517 2.9

Ray, MO

 469 1 4,059 4 0.1 984 4.5 52,290 4.9

Kansas

 101,846 -263 1,443,168 -1,922 -0.1 $1,268 4.1 $23,833,408 4.2

Missouri

 259,908 11,925 2,920,764 -2,258 -0.1 1,324 4.4 50,365,155 4.3

United States

 12,428,415 230,709 156,700,218 299,175 0.2 1,569 4.2 3,199,848,462 4.4

(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