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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

 1,130.0 1,132.4 1,134.6 1,137.5 1,140.5 1,143.6 1,130.8 1,136.5 1,137.3 1,138.4 1,137.6 1,133.4 1,139.3 5.9 0.5

Kansas

 1,438.8 1,439.7 1,440.0 1,440.1 1,446.7 1,440.4 1,441.2 1,445.9 1,446.2 1,449.6 1,449.6 1,448.2 1,451.8 3.6 0.2

Missouri

 2,965.4 2,967.8 2,967.7 2,968.8 2,976.6 2,983.2 2,968.3 2,978.3 2,989.2 2,995.2 3,000.6 3,003.6 3,011.4 7.8 0.3

United States

 155,060 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,533 157,808 275 0.2

(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

 1,116.7 1,121.2 1,126.5 9.8 0.9 494.0 496.7 500.2 6.2 1.3 622.7 624.5 626.3 3.6 0.6

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 56.0 53.7 55.7 -0.3 -0.5 23.0 21.9 23.6 0.6 2.6 33.0 31.8 32.1 -0.9 -2.7

Manufacturing

 87.4 88.6 88.7 1.3 1.5 35.6 35.8 35.7 0.1 0.3 51.8 52.8 53.0 1.2 2.3

Durable Goods

           20.9 21.3 21.4 0.5 2.4          

Non-Durable Goods

           14.7 14.5 14.3 -0.4 -2.7          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 227.0 229.0 227.3 0.3 0.1 109.0 108.5 107.8 -1.2 -1.1 118.0 120.5 119.5 1.5 1.3

Wholesale Trade

 51.4 51.5 51.2 -0.2 -0.4 25.2 25.3 25.3 0.1 0.4 26.2 26.2 25.9 -0.3 -1.1

Retail Trade

 109.2 112.0 111.3 2.1 1.9 47.3 48.3 48.1 0.8 1.7 61.9 63.7 63.2 1.3 2.1

Transportation and Utilities

 66.4 65.5 64.8 -1.6 -2.4 36.5 34.9 34.4 -2.1 -5.8 29.9 30.6 30.4 0.5 1.7

Information

 17.5 17.3 17.0 -0.5 -2.9 8.0 8.0 7.9 -0.1 -1.3 9.5 9.3 9.1 -0.4 -4.2

Telecommunications

 4.6 4.4 4.4 -0.2 -4.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 0.2 11.8 2.9 2.5 2.5 -0.4 -13.8

Financial Activities

 76.7 77.3 77.3 0.6 0.8 34.0 34.7 34.5 0.5 1.5 42.7 42.6 42.8 0.1 0.2

Professional & Business Services

 185.0 179.1 180.8 -4.2 -2.3 90.1 88.2 88.4 -1.7 -1.9 94.9 90.9 92.4 -2.5 -2.6

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

 97.7 94.4 95.2 -2.5 -2.6 41.9 41.0 41.1 -0.8 -1.9 55.8 53.4 54.1 -1.7 -3.0

Administrative and Support and Waste Management

 66.3 64.0 64.9 -1.4 -2.1 35.9 35.2 35.4 -0.5 -1.4 30.4 28.8 29.5 -0.9 -3.0

Education & Health Services

 164.6 170.0 171.0 6.4 3.9 74.8 78.9 79.2 4.4 5.9 89.8 91.1 91.8 2.0 2.2

Health Care and Social Assistance

 145.7 152.1 152.0 6.3 4.3 69.6 73.9 73.9 4.3 6.2 76.1 78.2 78.1 2.0 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 109.1 109.9 110.9 1.8 1.6 42.6 43.6 44.5 1.9 4.5 66.5 66.3 66.4 -0.1 -0.2

Accomodation and Food Services

 93.3 92.0 92.7 -0.6 -0.6 36.5 36.9 37.4 0.9 2.5 42.6 43.6 44.5 1.9 4.5

Other Services

 46.0 47.0 46.9 0.9 2.0 18.6 18.8 19.0 0.4 2.2 27.4 28.2 27.9 0.5 1.8

Government

 147.4 149.3 150.9 3.5 2.4 58.3 58.3 59.6 1.3 2.2 89.1 91.0 91.3 2.2 2.5

Federal

 28.0 28.5 28.8 0.8 2.9 8.6 8.8 8.8 0.2 2.3 19.4 19.7 20.0 0.6 3.1

State

 14.7 15.3 15.4 0.7 4.8 7.1 7.2 7.3 0.2 2.8 7.6 8.1 8.1 0.5 6.6

Local

 104.7 105.5 106.7 2.0 1.9 42.6 42.3 43.5 0.9 2.1 62.1 63.2 63.2 1.1 1.8

(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

 1,430.4 1,431.5 1,444.9 14.5 1.0 2,933.8 2,962.3 2,988.1 54.3 1.9 153,817 155,414 156,555 2,738 1.8

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.3 6.0 6.0 -0.3 -4.8 4.3 4.4 4.5 0.2 4.7 624 628 631 7 1.1

Construction(1)

 64.5 64.2 66.6 2.1 3.3 136.8 137.4 143.0 6.2 4.5 7,642 7,802 7,855 213 2.8

Manufacturing

 173.6 172.6 172.6 -1.0 -0.6 287.4 284.0 286.4 -1.0 -0.3 12,893 12,882 12,913 20 0.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 273.6 272.7 272.6 -1.0 -0.4 554.2 564.7 561.2 7.0 1.3 28,602 28,769 28,663 61 0.2

Information

 18.1 18.1 18.2 0.1 0.6 49.1 49.3 49.0 -0.1 -0.2 3,028 2,973 2,996 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 75.6 77.1 76.6 1.0 1.3 182.8 187.8 187.0 4.2 2.3 9,097 9,178 9,180 83 0.9

Professional & Business Services

 176.5 172.7 174.4 -2.1 -1.2 379.7 369.4 379.6 -0.1 0.0 22,533 22,548 22,683 150 0.7

Education & Health Services

 204.4 211.4 213.0 8.6 4.2 503.3 517.4 524.7 21.4 4.3 25,069 25,754 26,129 1,060 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 128.4 128.6 130.6 2.2 1.7 289.9 296.7 294.4 4.5 1.6 15,801 16,078 16,243 442 2.8

Other Services

 52.4 52.9 53.5 1.1 2.1 112.9 115.4 114.7 1.8 1.6 5,724 5,794 5,819 95 1.7

Government

 257.0 255.2 260.8 3.8 1.5 433.4 435.8 443.6 10.2 2.4 22,804 23,008 23,443 639 2.8

(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

 33,537 33,102 30,726 33,136 36,601 38,170 40,857 32,047 37,947 30,298 29,097 38,303 41,608   8,071 24.1

Johnson, KS

 10,048 9,539 9,065 8,844 9,676 10,025 10,526 9,335 10,348 7,040 6,375 8,268 10,309   261 2.6

Leavenworth, KS

 1,347 1,204 1,091 1,042 1,131 1,168 1,228 1,033 1,170 785 765 1,171 1,275   -72 -5.3

Linn, KS

 264 239 183 179 183 178 182 160 175 121 130 238 220   -44 -16.7

Miami, KS

 630 537 478 456 516 532 559 482 546 384 365 554 600   -30 -4.8

Wyandotte, KS

 3,299 3,112 2,892 2,699 2,989 3,007 3,221 2,651 3,278 2,192 1,953 2,791 3,186   -113 -3.4

Bates, MO

 256 228 199 232 264 269 248 201 240 215 231 363 355   99 38.7

Caldwell, MO

 117 116 105 122 140 146 190 109 129 115 110 165 154   37 31.6

Cass, MO

 1,463 1,467 1,310 1,557 1,770 1,867 1,919 1,438 1,752 1,560 1,522 2,123 2,085   622 42.5

Clay, MO

 3,100 3,330 3,032 3,667 4,073 4,146 4,944 3,351 4,221 3,547 3,389 4,446 4,485   1,385 44.7

Clinton, MO

 327 283 247 293 347 393 424 253 326 282 282 430 413   86 26.3

Jackson, MO

 10,664 10,943 10,224 11,710 12,882 13,694 14,460 10,922 13,109 11,773 11,778 14,752 15,512   4,848 45.5

Lafayette, MO

 470 439 385 464 540 556 576 395 519 440 427 639 635   165 35.1

Platte, MO

 1,244 1,368 1,257 1,548 1,704 1,763 1,799 1,417 1,766 1,513 1,464 1,913 1,960   716 57.6

Ray, MO

 308 297 258 323 386 426 581 300 368 331 306 450 419   111 36.0

Kansas

 46,955 43,167 36,585 39,546 42,834 46,383 44,813 37,837 39,346 29,835 29,959 41,159 48,219   1,264 2.7

Missouri

 99,331 98,099 80,383 96,318 99,497 102,714 102,607 85,016 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,992   23,661 23.8

United States (in thousands)

 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970   505 7.8

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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

 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.7 3.2 2.6 2.5 3.3 3.6   0.7

Johnson, KS

 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.0 1.8 2.4 3.0   0.1

Leavenworth, KS

 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.1 2.1 2.1 3.1 3.4   -0.2

Linn, KS

 5.9 5.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.6 4.0 2.8 3.0 5.4 5.0   -0.9

Miami, KS

 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.1 2.0 3.1 3.3   -0.2

Wyandotte, KS

 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.3 4.1 2.8 2.5 3.6 4.1   -0.1

Bates, MO

 3.3 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.6 3.1 2.8 3.0 4.7 4.6   1.3

Caldwell, MO

 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 4.4 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.6 3.9 3.6   0.9

Cass, MO

 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.6 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.8 3.8   1.2

Clay, MO

 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.4 3.2 3.2   1.0

Clinton, MO

 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.9 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 4.0 3.9   0.9

Jackson, MO

 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.2 4.1 4.3   1.4

Lafayette, MO

 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.3 3.1 2.6 2.5 3.8 3.8   1.0

Platte, MO

 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.3 2.9 2.5 2.4 3.2 3.3   1.2

Ray, MO

 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.7 5.1 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.8 4.1 3.8   1.0

Kansas

 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.2   0.1

Missouri

 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0   0.7

United States

 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2   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 2023(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 77,734 5,300 1,080,233 17,718 1.7 $1,234 -0.3 $17,250,018 1.5

Johnson, KS

 29,917 3,172 369,250 9,420 2.6 1,301 -0.3 6,280,429 2.1

Leavenworth, KS

 1,701 157 21,912 698 3.3 1,106 4.6 313,125 9.0

Linn, KS

 263 12 2,121 60 2.9 861 -3.5 24,206 0.1

Miami, KS

 931 68 8,890 307 3.6 995 5.6 112,199 7.1

Wyandotte, KS

 3,936 309 92,864 979 1.1 1,223 -0.6 1,463,545 0.5

Bates, MO

 468 11 3,724 63 1.7 775 -4.6 35,552 -2.8

Caldwell, MO

 230 5 1,924 -12 -0.6 769 5.8 17,328 5.1

Cass, MO

 2,577 68 30,162 225 0.8 892 -1.5 339,847 0.3

Clay, MO

 6,801 269 111,627 2,731 2.5 1,115 -2.4 1,600,815 0.5

Clinton, MO

 492 15 4,333 55 1.3 828 -2.1 44,125 -0.6

Jackson, MO

 25,778 984 373,145 2,090 0.6 1,295 0.7 6,241,668 1.7

Lafayette, MO

 970 35 8,888 100 1.1 780 2.4 86,798 3.9

Platte, MO

 3,204 184 47,255 900 1.9 1,060 -6.9 646,479 -5.4

Ray, MO

 466 11 4,138 102 2.5 837 1.8 43,902 3.8

Kansas

 99,738 6,066 1,419,667 18,361 1.3 $1,087 0.3 $19,949,154 1.6

Missouri

 250,417 13,932 2,894,138 43,308 1.5 1,152 0.3 42,748,083 1.8

United States

 12,026,378 421,791 153,772,811 2,247,832 1.5 1,334 0.1 2,653,972,298 1.6

(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