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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

 1,137.5 1,140.5 1,143.6 1,130.8 1,136.5 1,137.3 1,138.4 1,137.6 1,133.4 1,141.4 1,143.9 1,149.8 1,154.8 5.0 0.4

Kansas

 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 1,455.1 1,461.0 1,464.0 1,464.1 0.1 0.0

Missouri

 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 3,013.9 3,025.9 3,044.9 3,050.8 5.9 0.2

United States

 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,106 158,271 158,543 272 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

 1,137.9 1,148.8 1,159.3 21.4 1.9 502.5 509.5 514.6 12.1 2.4 635.4 639.3 644.7 9.3 1.5

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 60.2 60.0 60.6 0.4 0.7 24.6 26.0 26.4 1.8 7.3 35.6 34.0 34.2 -1.4 -3.9

Manufacturing

 88.6 89.1 89.6 1.0 1.1 35.6 35.7 35.9 0.3 0.8 53.0 53.4 53.7 0.7 1.3

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 228.4 230.0 231.2 2.8 1.2 109.0 109.4 110.2 1.2 1.1 119.4 120.6 121.0 1.6 1.3

Information

 17.7 17.0 16.9 -0.8 -4.5 8.2 7.9 7.8 -0.4 -4.9 9.5 9.1 9.1 -0.4 -4.2

Financial Activities

 76.7 77.2 77.7 1.0 1.3 34.2 34.7 34.9 0.7 2.0 42.5 42.5 42.8 0.3 0.7

Professional & Business Services

 186.3 182.1 183.1 -3.2 -1.7 90.9 89.3 89.8 -1.1 -1.2 95.4 92.8 93.3 -2.1 -2.2

Education & Health Services

 166.2 173.9 174.1 7.9 4.8 75.5 81.0 81.6 6.1 8.1 90.7 92.9 92.5 1.8 2.0

Leisure & Hospitality

 117.6 119.0 123.3 5.7 4.8 46.1 46.3 47.3 1.2 2.6 71.5 72.7 76.0 4.5 6.3

Other Services

 47.1 48.1 48.2 1.1 2.3 19.0 19.4 19.5 0.5 2.6 28.1 28.7 28.7 0.6 2.1

Government

 149.1 152.4 154.6 5.5 3.7 59.4 59.8 61.2 1.8 3.0 89.7 92.6 93.4 3.7 4.1

(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

 1,448.7 1,469.3 1,472.5 23.8 1.6 2,986.8 3,053.4 3,069.9 83.1 2.8 156,132 158,001 158,918 2,786 1.8

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.4 6.1 6.1 -0.3 -4.7 4.4 4.6 4.6 0.2 4.5 640 633 633 -7 -1.1

Construction(1)

 68.2 70.8 71.7 3.5 5.1 144.4 151.5 152.0 7.6 5.3 8,024 8,116 8,278 254 3.2

Manufacturing

 172.6 173.2 173.9 1.3 0.8 287.4 289.6 291.8 4.4 1.5 12,910 12,907 12,940 30 0.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 274.9 277.5 278.8 3.9 1.4 558.7 565.0 565.7 7.0 1.3 28,699 28,735 28,892 193 0.7

Information

 18.4 18.2 17.9 -0.5 -2.7 49.1 49.5 49.0 -0.1 -0.2 3,039 2,996 2,995 -44 -1.4

Financial Activities

 76.2 76.9 77.0 0.8 1.0 183.8 187.5 189.2 5.4 2.9 9,164 9,174 9,200 36 0.4

Professional & Business Services

 177.5 178.7 176.9 -0.6 -0.3 383.9 382.2 382.9 -1.0 -0.3 22,872 22,907 22,987 115 0.5

Education & Health Services

 205.5 215.0 215.1 9.6 4.7 506.0 531.7 527.1 21.1 4.2 25,210 26,297 26,269 1,059 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 134.8 134.8 135.9 1.1 0.8 315.3 323.5 337.5 22.2 7.0 16,782 16,750 17,194 412 2.5

Other Services

 53.4 54.6 54.8 1.4 2.6 114.8 119.7 118.3 3.5 3.0 5,830 5,890 5,927 97 1.7

Government

 260.8 263.5 264.4 3.6 1.4 439.0 448.6 451.8 12.8 2.9 22,962 23,596 23,603 641 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

 33,960 34,821 36,945 39,029 31,396 34,417 28,871 29,179 38,303 41,521 40,729 35,605 41,534   7,574 22.3

Johnson, KS

 8,595 9,022 9,715 9,686 8,364 8,643 6,546 6,249 8,268 10,294 9,836 9,042 9,932   1,337 15.6

Leavenworth, KS

 1,010 1,053 1,130 1,129 930 974 730 748 1,171 1,279 1,210 1,040 1,164   154 15.2

Linn, KS

 172 170 173 168 140 145 114 128 238 219 204 181 198   26 15.1

Miami, KS

 442 479 517 517 431 457 355 358 554 598 554 479 545   103 23.3

Wyandotte, KS

 2,625 2,786 2,909 2,966 2,377 2,733 2,040 1,891 2,791 3,188 3,079 2,691 2,914   289 11.0

Bates, MO

 245 255 261 242 208 229 207 235 363 350 305 275 324   79 32.2

Caldwell, MO

 128 133 141 185 114 124 111 112 165 154 165 127 163   35 27.3

Cass, MO

 1,650 1,706 1,801 1,875 1,500 1,674 1,505 1,548 2,123 2,078 2,004 1,755 2,117   467 28.3

Clay, MO

 3,887 3,926 4,015 4,834 3,493 4,039 3,422 3,437 4,446 4,487 4,868 4,012 4,907   1,020 26.2

Clinton, MO

 310 334 380 413 262 309 273 291 430 411 417 317 399   89 28.7

Jackson, MO

 12,419 12,422 13,251 14,125 11,372 12,549 11,366 11,943 14,752 15,447 15,052 13,099 15,702   3,283 26.4

Lafayette, MO

 491 520 539 565 416 497 424 434 639 635 609 509 619   128 26.1

Platte, MO

 1,641 1,643 1,701 1,756 1,477 1,691 1,457 1,494 1,913 1,963 1,953 1,721 2,111   470 28.6

Ray, MO

 345 372 412 568 312 353 321 311 450 418 473 357 439   94 27.2

Kansas

 39,546 42,834 46,383 44,813 37,837 39,346 29,835 29,959 41,159 48,102 45,367 40,973 46,801   7,255 18.3

Missouri

 96,318 99,497 102,714 102,607 85,016 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,673 116,068 101,492 123,604   27,286 28.3

United States (in thousands)

 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235   535 9.4

(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

 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.5   0.6

Johnson, KS

 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.8 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8   0.4

Leavenworth, KS

 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.1   0.4

Linn, KS

 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.3 2.6 2.9 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.5   0.6

Miami, KS

 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.0   0.6

Wyandotte, KS

 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.5 2.6 2.4 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.7   0.4

Bates, MO

 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.1 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.5 4.2   1.0

Caldwell, MO

 3.0 3.1 3.3 4.4 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.8 2.9 3.8   0.8

Cass, MO

 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.7   0.7

Clay, MO

 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.4   0.6

Clinton, MO

 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.8 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.7 4.0 3.8 3.9 2.9 3.7   0.8

Jackson, MO

 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.5 4.2   0.8

Lafayette, MO

 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.0 3.6   0.7

Platte, MO

 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.4   0.7

Ray, MO

 3.1 3.4 3.7 5.1 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.9 4.1 3.8 4.3 3.2 3.9   0.8

Kansas

 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.1   0.5

Missouri

 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.9   0.8

United States

 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7   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, 4th quarter 2023(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 78,494 4,211 1,088,768 14,920 1.4 $1,338 3.8 $18,929,747 5.2

Johnson, KS

 30,138 2,058 374,733 4,577 1.2 1,411 2.1 6,861,074 3.6

Leavenworth, KS

 1,715 128 21,955 1,029 4.9 1,136 7.1 325,489 10.8

Linn, KS

 260 3 2,140 21 1.0 1,041 9.8 29,303 12.0

Miami, KS

 945 46 8,892 171 2.0 1,051 5.8 122,387 7.6

Wyandotte, KS

 3,994 255 92,629 -404 -0.4 1,310 8.4 1,567,373 7.6

Bates, MO

 482 24 3,832 163 4.4 817 2.0 40,694 6.2

Caldwell, MO

 233 9 1,969 6 0.3 950 10.2 24,484 10.6

Cass, MO

 2,590 71 29,942 136 0.5 933 3.2 364,558 3.5

Clay, MO

 6,863 236 111,767 1,883 1.7 1,245 2.8 1,812,209 4.8

Clinton, MO

 500 23 4,365 125 2.9 902 1.5 51,624 3.9

Jackson, MO

 26,096 1,152 375,392 6,149 1.7 1,409 4.8 6,885,601 6.2

Lafayette, MO

 978 43 8,892 193 2.2 877 7.0 101,838 8.8

Platte, MO

 3,228 155 48,160 848 1.8 1,124 1.8 694,949 3.3

Ray, MO

 472 8 4,100 23 0.6 902 2.6 48,166 3.2

Kansas

 100,062 4,641 1,431,759 15,419 1.1 $1,167 3.7 $21,726,487 4.9

Missouri

 253,947 14,547 2,906,339 44,567 1.6 1,222 4.3 46,183,788 5.8

United States

 12,090,132 335,223 154,848,113 2,322,828 1.5 1,435 3.6 2,886,734,623 5.2

(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