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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

 1,137.3 1,138.4 1,137.6 1,133.4 1,141.4 1,143.9 1,149.8 1,154.5 1,155.1 1,152.2 1,152.5 1,152.4 1,154.3 1.9 0.2

Kansas

 1,446.2 1,449.6 1,449.6 1,448.2 1,455.1 1,461.0 1,464.0 1,457.0 1,463.2 1,461.2 1,462.4 1,467.3 1,467.1 -0.2 0.0

Missouri

 2,989.2 2,995.2 3,000.6 3,003.6 3,013.9 3,025.9 3,044.9 3,057.6 3,068.0 3,058.9 3,065.7 3,065.5 3,070.9 5.4 0.2

United States

 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,106 158,214 158,430 158,548 158,692 158,770 158,993 159,005 12 0.0

(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

 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA Kansas City, KS portion Kansas City, MO portion
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Total Nonfarm

 1,144.2 1,156.1 1,161.0 16.8 1.5 505.2 512.4 515.3 10.1 2.0 639.0 643.7 645.7 6.7 1.0

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 59.9 61.2 60.9 1.0 1.7 25.2 26.0 26.1 0.9 3.6 34.7 35.2 34.8 0.1 0.3

Manufacturing

 87.3 89.2 87.9 0.6 0.7 34.4 36.1 35.7 1.3 3.8 52.9 53.1 52.2 -0.7 -1.3

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 229.8 232.3 233.4 3.6 1.6 109.7 111.0 111.6 1.9 1.7 120.1 121.3 121.8 1.7 1.4

Information

 17.3 16.7 16.8 -0.5 -2.9 8.1 7.8 7.8 -0.3 -3.7 9.2 8.9 9.0 -0.2 -2.2

Financial Activities

 77.8 77.8 78.9 1.1 1.4 35.1 35.6 36.4 1.3 3.7 42.7 42.2 42.5 -0.2 -0.5

Professional & Business Services

 186.4 184.5 187.1 0.7 0.4 91.6 90.5 91.6 0.0 0.0 94.8 94.0 95.5 0.7 0.7

Education & Health Services

 171.0 172.4 173.8 2.8 1.6 77.4 80.1 80.9 3.5 4.5 93.6 92.3 92.9 -0.7 -0.7

Leisure & Hospitality

 116.3 121.7 120.5 4.2 3.6 45.1 45.9 45.5 0.4 0.9 71.2 75.8 75.0 3.8 5.3

Other Services

 47.6 47.7 48.1 0.5 1.1 19.1 19.6 19.8 0.7 3.7 28.5 28.1 28.3 -0.2 -0.7

Government

 150.8 152.6 153.6 2.8 1.9 59.5 59.8 59.9 0.4 0.7 91.3 92.8 93.7 2.4 2.6

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector for Kansas, Missouri, and the United States, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

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Total Nonfarm

 1,459.9 1,469.5 1,480.3 20.4 1.4 3,008.2 3,068.3 3,091.1 82.9 2.8 157,878 159,181 160,007 2,129 1.3

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.3 6.2 6.2 -0.1 -1.6 4.5 4.7 4.7 0.2 4.4 648 643 643 -5 -0.8

Construction(1)

 69.8 71.5 71.3 1.5 2.1 145.7 154.1 153.3 7.6 5.2 8,249 8,445 8,470 221 2.7

Manufacturing

 172.1 173.1 172.5 0.4 0.2 282.9 289.9 290.2 7.3 2.6 12,922 12,927 12,874 -48 -0.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 276.5 281.3 282.4 5.9 2.1 563.4 564.4 566.4 3.0 0.5 28,973 28,945 29,157 184 0.6

Information

 18.5 17.9 17.8 -0.7 -3.8 48.6 48.9 49.5 0.9 1.9 2,989 2,991 2,999 10 0.3

Financial Activities

 77.4 77.7 79.2 1.8 2.3 185.5 191.1 191.3 5.8 3.1 9,244 9,259 9,275 31 0.3

Professional & Business Services

 179.0 177.0 178.4 -0.6 -0.3 383.0 380.9 384.8 1.8 0.5 23,116 23,009 23,084 -32 -0.1

Education & Health Services

 210.7 214.6 217.5 6.8 3.2 521.1 534.9 542.7 21.6 4.1 25,848 26,535 26,830 982 3.8

Leisure & Hospitality

 134.2 132.7 131.6 -2.6 -1.9 314.6 331.0 329.0 14.4 4.6 16,704 17,072 16,945 241 1.4

Other Services

 53.8 55.5 56.6 2.8 5.2 116.3 117.7 117.5 1.2 1.0 5,857 5,913 5,926 69 1.2

Government

 261.6 262.0 266.8 5.2 2.0 442.6 450.7 461.7 19.1 4.3 23,328 23,442 23,804 476 2.0

(1) 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

 34,417 28,871 29,179 38,303 41,521 40,729 35,605 41,760 45,833 51,507 44,577 36,417 40,778   6,361 18.5

Johnson, KS

 8,643 6,546 6,249 8,268 10,294 9,836 9,042 10,092 11,749 12,760 12,021 10,248 11,523   2,880 33.3

Leavenworth, KS

 974 730 748 1,171 1,279 1,210 1,040 1,178 1,384 1,498 1,370 1,191 1,359   385 39.5

Linn, KS

 145 114 128 238 219 204 181 199 238 263 224 194 196   51 35.2

Miami, KS

 457 355 358 554 598 554 479 541 638 684 643 559 616   159 34.8

Wyandotte, KS

 2,733 2,040 1,891 2,791 3,188 3,079 2,691 3,007 3,472 3,809 3,479 3,008 3,393   660 24.1

Bates, MO

 229 207 235 363 350 305 275 323 349 373 318 236 254   25 10.9

Caldwell, MO

 124 111 112 165 154 165 127 162 173 220 160 117 142   18 14.5

Cass, MO

 1,674 1,505 1,548 2,123 2,078 2,004 1,755 2,114 2,288 2,626 2,153 1,623 1,782   108 6.5

Clay, MO

 4,039 3,422 3,437 4,446 4,487 4,868 4,012 4,901 5,222 5,985 4,786 3,749 4,393   354 8.8

Clinton, MO

 309 273 291 430 411 417 317 399 450 504 419 287 330   21 6.8

Jackson, MO

 12,549 11,366 11,943 14,752 15,447 15,052 13,099 15,674 16,433 18,876 15,834 12,783 14,043   1,494 11.9

Lafayette, MO

 497 424 434 639 635 609 509 620 699 785 622 448 501   4 0.8

Platte, MO

 1,691 1,457 1,494 1,913 1,963 1,953 1,721 2,107 2,247 2,551 2,104 1,643 1,856   165 9.8

Ray, MO

 353 321 311 450 418 473 357 443 491 573 444 331 390   37 10.5

Kansas

 39,346 29,835 29,959 41,159 48,102 45,367 40,973 46,821 55,378 63,165 56,396 47,737 53,905   14,559 37.0

Missouri

 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,673 116,068 101,492 123,504 132,746 146,761 122,141 95,010 105,823   9,843 10.3

United States (in thousands)

 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631   533 8.7

(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

 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.3 3.7 3.1 3.4   0.4

Johnson, KS

 2.5 1.9 1.8 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.2   0.7

Leavenworth, KS

 2.6 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.6   1.0

Linn, KS

 3.3 2.6 2.9 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.5 5.3 5.8 5.0 4.4 4.4   1.1

Miami, KS

 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.4   0.9

Wyandotte, KS

 3.5 2.6 2.4 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.8 4.3   0.8

Bates, MO

 3.0 2.7 3.1 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.1 3.1 3.3   0.3

Caldwell, MO

 3.0 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.8 2.9 3.8 3.9 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.3   0.3

Cass, MO

 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.7 4.0 4.5 3.8 2.9 3.1   0.1

Clay, MO

 2.9 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.4 3.6 4.1 3.3 2.6 3.1   0.2

Clinton, MO

 2.9 2.6 2.7 4.0 3.8 3.9 2.9 3.7 4.1 4.5 3.8 2.7 3.0   0.1

Jackson, MO

 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.5 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.2 3.4 3.8   0.4

Lafayette, MO

 3.0 2.5 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 4.5 3.6 2.6 2.9   -0.1

Platte, MO

 2.8 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.4 2.7 3.0   0.2

Ray, MO

 3.2 2.9 2.9 4.1 3.8 4.3 3.2 4.0 4.4 5.0 3.9 3.0 3.5   0.3

Kansas

 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.5   0.9

Missouri

 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.9 4.2 4.6 3.9 3.0 3.4   0.3

United States

 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9   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, 2nd quarter 2024(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

                  

Johnson, KS

 30,461 2,254 373,121 -283 -0.1 1,370 4.0 6,614,812 4.4

Leavenworth, KS

                  

Linn, KS

                  

Miami, KS

                  

Wyandotte, KS

 4,104 349 94,588 2,167 2.3 1,221 1.7 1,503,310 4.7

Bates, MO

                  

Caldwell, MO

                  

Cass, MO

                  

Clay, MO

 6,795 124 113,586 1,274 1.1 1,191 2.1 1,749,404 3.7

Clinton, MO

                  

Jackson, MO

 25,379 134 379,686 3,410 0.9 1,305 2.0 6,416,316 3.3

Lafayette, MO

                  

Platte, MO

                  

Ray, MO

                  

Kansas

 100,865 5,166 1,435,779 7,085 0.5 $1,124 4.0 $20,970,259 4.9

Missouri

 245,348 626 2,927,100 16,525 0.6 1,186 3.1 45,061,276 4.0

United States

 12,238,175 452,458 155,710,239 1,250,609 0.8 1,390 4.4 2,804,558,689 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