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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

 1,148.4 1,161.7 1,164.8 1,167.2 1,166.9 1,163.8 1,170.6 1,169.1 1,169.7 1,168.4 1,169.8 1,169.5 1,171.6 2.1 0.2

Kansas

 1,459.2 1,460.7 1,464.1 1,467.0 1,462.4 1,460.1 1,464.9 1,465.0 1,465.3 1,462.4 1,465.6 1,464.2 1,466.1 1.9 0.1

Missouri

 2,969.0 2,984.6 2,990.9 2,992.5 2,995.2 2,982.2 2,985.5 2,981.6 2,978.9 2,982.4 2,988.1 2,985.6 2,995.3 9.7 0.3

United States

 158,268 158,310 158,377 158,485 158,498 158,478 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432 158,592 160 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

 1,137.9 1,175.1 1,153.7 15.8 1.4 2,944.9 24.3 0.8 1,449.2 9.4 0.7 156,728 346 0.2

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 58.0 66.5 65.6 7.6 13.1                        

Mining & Logging(2)

             4.4 0.2 4.8 5.8 -0.3 -4.9 595 -20 -3.3

Construction(2)

             153.0 16.9 12.4 69.9 2.7 4.0 8,003 65 0.8

Manufacturing

 85.1 87.0 86.0 0.9 1.1 273.4 -1.3 -0.5 172.6 -0.7 -0.4 12,505 -93 -0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 231.2 239.2 231.8 0.6 0.3 555.8 -0.1 0.0 272.3 -0.4 -0.1 28,606 -154 -0.5

Information

 16.8 16.4 15.8 -1.0 -6.0 46.3 -0.1 -0.2 16.8 -0.4 -2.3 2,782 -69 -2.4

Financial Activities

 79.6 82.6 81.6 2.0 2.5 183.5 3.1 1.7 79.4 0.4 0.5 9,100 -45 -0.5

Professional & Business Services

 179.2 183.8 179.6 0.4 0.2 354.3 -3.4 -1.0 170.9 0.7 0.4 22,040 -45 -0.2

Education & Health Services

 176.6 182.7 182.7 6.1 3.5 544.0 12.7 2.4 218.3 3.5 1.6 27,647 782 2.9

Leisure & Hospitality

 110.4 112.7 109.6 -0.8 -0.7 288.9 2.6 0.9 127.3 -0.3 -0.2 16,252 116 0.7

Other Services

 48.6 49.6 49.2 0.6 1.2 114.3 0.7 0.6 55.0 0.0 0.0 5,957 54 0.9

Government

 152.4 154.6 151.8 -0.6 -0.4 427.0 -7.0 -1.6 260.9 4.2 1.6 23,241 -245 -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

 50,032 51,234 49,821 45,593 45,374 51,004 55,085 53,200 42,905 - 44,826 42,727 49,991 -41 -0.1

Johnson, KS

 12,421 13,398 12,773 12,323 12,388 13,750 14,423 14,680 12,639 - 11,451 11,671 14,315 1,894 15.2

Leavenworth, KS

 1,686 1,752 1,576 1,470 1,436 1,649 1,759 1,749 1,495 - 1,351 1,444 1,843 157 9.3

Linn, KS

 303 309 234 222 239 255 283 294 215 - 208 236 264 -39 -12.9

Miami, KS

 789 792 735 652 644 731 761 778 683 - 609 635 812 23 2.9

Wyandotte, KS

 4,204 4,616 4,221 3,976 3,883 4,311 4,594 4,457 3,743 - 3,480 3,741 4,477 273 6.5

Bates, MO

 347 377 367 294 285 339 353 326 239 - 244 228 316 -31 -8.9

Caldwell, MO

 219 177 182 161 163 198 226 195 142 - 188 160 168 -51 -23.3

Cass, MO

 2,341 2,436 2,356 2,050 2,102 2,433 2,610 2,425 1,850 - 1,896 1,747 2,259 -82 -3.5

Clay, MO

 6,312 5,494 5,519 5,074 4,956 5,639 6,481 5,840 4,455 - 6,152 5,320 5,290 -1,022 -16.2

Clinton, MO

 516 482 452 395 388 460 540 460 342 - 487 454 431 -85 -16.5

Jackson, MO

 17,154 17,908 17,895 15,866 15,711 17,557 19,131 18,294 14,321 - 15,546 14,161 16,499 -655 -3.8

Lafayette, MO

 739 760 730 623 641 747 806 762 551 - 614 583 677 -62 -8.4

Platte, MO

 2,303 2,249 2,327 2,058 2,121 2,430 2,545 2,439 1,861 - 2,035 1,852 2,197 -106 -4.6

Ray, MO

 698 484 454 429 417 505 573 501 369 - 565 495 443 -255 -36.5

Kansas

 59,058 63,084 59,714 55,349 56,473 62,743 68,428 65,603 57,044 - 53,946 53,611 66,191 7,133 12.1

Missouri

 136,956 141,848 137,617 116,964 125,023 135,163 142,890 134,677 109,430 - 107,696 103,557 139,230 2,274 1.7

United States (in thousands)

 7,467 7,572 7,242 6,582 6,815 7,460 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 7,942 475 6.4

(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

 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.3 3.5 - 3.7 3.5 4.1 -0.1

Johnson, KS

 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.4 - 3.1 3.2 3.9 0.4

Leavenworth, KS

 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 3.9 - 3.6 3.8 4.8 0.3

Linn, KS

 6.2 6.4 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.0 4.4 - 4.3 4.8 5.5 -0.7

Miami, KS

 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.6 - 3.2 3.3 4.3 0.1

Wyandotte, KS

 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.3 4.5 - 4.2 4.5 5.3 0.2

Bates, MO

 4.6 4.9 4.8 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.2 - 3.3 3.0 4.2 -0.4

Caldwell, MO

 5.2 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.6 5.2 4.6 3.4 - 4.4 3.8 4.0 -1.2

Cass, MO

 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.1 - 3.1 2.9 3.7 -0.2

Clay, MO

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

Clinton, MO

 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.9 4.3 3.2 - 4.5 4.2 4.1 -0.8

Jackson, MO

 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.7 3.7 - 4.0 3.7 4.3 -0.2

Lafayette, MO

 4.3 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.2 - 3.6 3.4 3.9 -0.4

Platte, MO

 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.0 - 3.2 2.9 3.5 -0.2

Ray, MO

 5.9 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.8 4.2 3.2 - 4.7 4.2 3.8 -2.1

Kansas

 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.6 - 3.4 3.4 4.2 0.4

Missouri

 4.4 4.5 4.4 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.3 3.5 - 3.4 3.3 4.4 0.0

United States

 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 4.7 0.3

(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
Covered employment and wages(1), Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, 3rd quarter 2025(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 78,880 1,253 1,092,407 55 0.0 $1,335 3.3 $18,883,143 3.5

Johnson, KS

 29,912 -463 371,781 1,268 0.3 1,424 3.3 6,929,401 3.8

Leavenworth, KS

 1,731 -44 21,555 -426 -1.9 1,147 0.4 322,751 -0.4

Linn, KS

 277 20 2,104 116 5.8 926 4.0 25,580 7.3

Miami, KS

 972 -1 9,547 288 3.1 1,046 2.5 127,209 5.5

Wyandotte, KS

 4,085 -4 93,643 -1,008 -1.1 1,309 4.0 1,587,234 2.7

Bates, MO

 489 24 3,801 107 2.9 848 3.3 39,455 5.5

Caldwell, MO

 244 7 1,922 18 0.9 814 5.0 18,523 4.9

Cass, MO

 2,736 173 31,922 647 2.1 950 3.7 383,323 5.7

Clay, MO

 6,942 229 111,432 -1,766 -1.6 1,228 6.2 1,765,434 4.9

Clinton, MO

 502 16 5,067 605 13.6 930 4.5 58,397 16.2

Jackson, MO

 26,308 1,128 378,082 152 0.0 1,392 2.9 6,781,857 2.9

Lafayette, MO

 965 21 8,927 -173 -1.9 895 6.7 98,758 4.6

Platte, MO

 3,245 140 48,512 122 0.3 1,115 2.2 698,186 2.6

Ray, MO

 472 7 4,112 105 2.6 899 3.3 47,034 5.5

Kansas

 102,242 1,833 1,431,736 1,175 0.1 $1,179 3.8 $21,870,058 4.0

Missouri

 255,989 11,600 2,903,680 -10,895 -0.4 1,249 4.4 46,644,474 4.3

United States

 12,353,804 251,610 155,767,691 123,258 0.1 1,459 4.7 2,946,280,747 5.0

(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