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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

 1,151.9 1,151.1 1,147.4 1,150.6 1,152.2 1,150.4 1,150.3 1,153.7 1,143.4 1,147.1 1,149.3 1,146.9 1,147.9 1.0 0.1

Kansas

 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 1,457.6 1,458.3 1,461.6 1,463.4 1.8 0.1

Missouri

 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 2,992.4 3,001.2 2,998.6 3,002.3 3.7 0.1

United States

 157,828 157,915 158,003 158,074 158,314 158,358 158,619 158,942 159,053 159,155 159,275 159,422 159,561 139 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

 1,156.5 1,146.7 1,154.6 -1.9 -0.2 3,020.4 8.6 0.3 1,473.6 10.1 0.7 159,964 1,708 1.1

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 62.6 64.1 65.8 3.2 5.1                        

Mining & Logging(2)

             4.5 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.1 1.6 624 0 0.0

Construction(2)

             152.1 4.2 2.8 74.7 3.3 4.6 8,354 117 1.4

Manufacturing

 90.8 88.8 91.1 0.3 0.3 282.9 -2.0 -0.7 173.8 -1.1 -0.6 12,740 -89 -0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 230.3 226.4 226.4 -3.9 -1.7 558.5 -3.6 -0.6 276.2 2.0 0.7 28,954 160 0.6

Information

 17.2 16.3 16.1 -1.1 -6.4 43.9 -3.1 -6.6 17.1 -0.5 -2.8 2,928 -11 -0.4

Financial Activities

 77.6 79.1 79.7 2.1 2.7 181.1 -0.2 -0.1 80.8 3.2 4.1 9,223 97 1.1

Professional & Business Services

 186.3 182.9 180.8 -5.5 -3.0 371.3 -4.2 -1.1 174.3 -1.8 -1.0 22,618 -64 -0.3

Education & Health Services

 174.5 179.8 179.8 5.3 3.0 540.0 15.1 2.9 215.5 2.5 1.2 27,296 921 3.5

Leisure & Hospitality

 119.9 111.1 115.8 -4.1 -3.4 319.4 -2.8 -0.9 132.5 -4.2 -3.1 17,331 255 1.5

Other Services

 42.0 42.0 42.8 0.8 1.9 114.6 0.6 0.5 56.6 1.4 2.5 6,059 76 1.3

Government

 155.3 156.2 156.3 1.0 0.6 452.1 4.6 1.0 265.9 5.2 2.0 23,837 246 1.0

(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

 42,732 46,246 51,225 47,357 38,213 41,529 39,641 38,370 50,032 51,234 49,821 45,593 45,408 2,676 6.3

Johnson, KS

 11,437 12,983 14,039 13,788 11,494 12,443 11,245 10,498 12,421 13,398 12,773 12,323 12,417 980 8.6

Leavenworth, KS

 1,330 1,535 1,647 1,566 1,334 1,456 1,350 1,292 1,686 1,752 1,576 1,470 1,438 108 8.1

Linn, KS

 219 258 286 249 210 209 220 213 303 309 234 222 240 21 9.6

Miami, KS

 618 708 756 734 631 672 636 600 789 792 735 652 642 24 3.9

Wyandotte, KS

 3,344 3,801 4,139 3,922 3,317 3,582 3,269 3,264 4,204 4,616 4,221 3,976 3,890 546 16.3

Bates, MO

 303 326 341 314 233 244 257 261 347 377 367 294 285 -18 -5.9

Caldwell, MO

 152 160 199 157 113 133 124 127 219 177 182 161 163 11 7.2

Cass, MO

 2,069 2,198 2,478 2,197 1,648 1,773 1,776 1,735 2,341 2,436 2,356 2,050 2,106 37 1.8

Clay, MO

 4,744 4,987 5,607 4,843 3,768 4,306 4,139 4,027 6,312 5,494 5,519 5,074 4,956 212 4.5

Clinton, MO

 391 433 476 428 291 327 318 328 516 482 452 395 388 -3 -0.8

Jackson, MO

 15,048 15,582 17,604 15,944 12,739 13,682 13,623 13,430 17,154 17,908 17,895 15,866 15,707 659 4.4

Lafayette, MO

 590 657 725 622 441 484 507 508 739 760 730 623 640 50 8.5

Platte, MO

 2,069 2,166 2,407 2,155 1,669 1,844 1,816 1,723 2,303 2,249 2,327 2,058 2,119 50 2.4

Ray, MO

 418 452 521 438 325 374 361 364 698 484 454 429 417 -1 -0.2

Kansas

 52,286 60,548 68,744 63,797 52,860 57,358 54,089 51,311 59,921 63,380 59,323 56,477 56,770 4,484 8.6

Missouri

 117,644 124,766 135,627 121,940 94,080 102,228 102,110 100,430 136,350 139,866 137,668 119,404 122,735 5,091 4.3

United States (in thousands)

 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452 7,467 7,572 7,242 6,582 6,815 580 9.3

(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

 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.8 0.2

Johnson, KS

 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5 0.3

Leavenworth, KS

 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.4 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 0.3

Linn, KS

 4.6 5.3 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.4 6.2 6.4 5.0 4.7 5.1 0.5

Miami, KS

 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.4 0.1

Wyandotte, KS

 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.7 0.6

Bates, MO

 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.6 4.9 4.8 3.8 3.8 -0.3

Caldwell, MO

 3.7 3.8 4.7 3.8 2.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 5.2 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.9 0.2

Cass, MO

 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.5 0.0

Clay, MO

 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.3 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.4 0.1

Clinton, MO

 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.0 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 0.0

Jackson, MO

 3.9 4.1 4.5 4.1 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.1 0.2

Lafayette, MO

 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.6 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.8 0.3

Platte, MO

 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.4 0.1

Ray, MO

 3.6 3.9 4.4 3.8 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 5.9 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 0.0

Kansas

 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.1 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.7 0.3

Missouri

 3.7 3.9 4.3 3.9 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.9 0.2

United States

 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 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, 4th quarter 2024(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 79,909 2,511 1,097,582 8,268 0.8 $1,387 3.5 $19,809,431 4.5

Johnson, KS

 31,407 2,088 376,531 1,641 0.4 1,490 5.2 7,272,524 5.6

Leavenworth, KS

 1,824 144 21,989 10 0.0 1,164 2.6 334,772 2.8

Linn, KS

 268 13 2,129 -11 -0.5 1,013 -2.7 28,047 -4.3

Miami, KS

 992 60 9,078 186 2.1 1,096 4.6 130,928 7.3

Wyandotte, KS

 4,196 300 94,954 2,342 2.5 1,317 0.5 1,626,562 3.8

Bates, MO

 474 -10 3,757 -75 -2.0 863 5.5 42,035 3.2

Caldwell, MO

 247 14 1,915 -55 -2.8 936 -1.4 23,390 -4.4

Cass, MO

 2,629 56 31,287 1,352 4.5 962 3.1 391,442 7.4

Clay, MO

 6,875 45 112,285 484 0.4 1,254 0.7 1,833,201 1.2

Clinton, MO

 496 -3 4,502 135 3.1 986 9.4 58,135 12.7

Jackson, MO

 25,894 -157 377,979 2,290 0.6 1,460 3.6 7,189,328 4.4

Lafayette, MO

 953 -25 8,879 -43 -0.5 884 0.9 103,108 1.2

Platte, MO

 3,184 -14 48,244 65 0.1 1,153 2.5 726,122 4.4

Ray, MO

 470 0 4,053 -53 -1.3 942 4.4 49,836 3.2

Kansas

 103,497 5,291 1,445,629 13,284 0.9 $1,218 4.3 $22,881,709 5.2

Missouri

 251,465 -1,722 2,922,182 14,478 0.5 1,268 3.8 48,257,693 4.5

United States

 12,265,395 255,970 156,202,874 1,188,409 0.8 1,507 5.0 3,062,610,422 6.0

(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