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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

 1,136.5 1,137.3 1,138.4 1,137.6 1,133.4 1,141.4 1,143.9 1,149.8 1,154.5 1,155.1 1,152.2 1,152.5 1,151.2 -1.3 -0.1

Kansas

 1,445.9 1,446.2 1,449.6 1,449.6 1,448.2 1,455.1 1,461.0 1,464.0 1,457.0 1,463.2 1,461.2 1,462.4 1,465.1 2.7 0.2

Missouri

 2,978.3 2,989.2 2,995.2 3,000.6 3,003.6 3,013.9 3,025.9 3,044.9 3,057.6 3,068.0 3,058.9 3,065.7 3,064.8 -0.9 0.0

United States

 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,106 158,214 158,430 158,548 158,692 158,851 159,105 254 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

 1,138.8 1,156.5 1,154.3 15.5 1.4 503.1 511.2 511.8 8.7 1.7 635.7 645.3 642.5 6.8 1.1

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 60.5 62.0 61.1 0.6 1.0 25.1 26.7 26.0 0.9 3.6 35.4 35.3 35.1 -0.3 -0.8

Manufacturing

 89.3 89.5 89.2 -0.1 -0.1 36.0 36.1 36.1 0.1 0.3 53.3 53.4 53.1 -0.2 -0.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 228.1 231.2 232.1 4.0 1.8 108.7 109.8 111.0 2.3 2.1 119.4 121.4 121.1 1.7 1.4

Information

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

Financial Activities

 77.0 77.8 77.6 0.6 0.8 34.5 35.8 35.5 1.0 2.9 42.5 42.0 42.1 -0.4 -0.9

Professional & Business Services

 184.3 184.8 183.9 -0.4 -0.2 90.1 91.0 90.2 0.1 0.1 94.2 93.8 93.7 -0.5 -0.5

Education & Health Services

 167.9 172.1 172.4 4.5 2.7 76.6 80.3 80.0 3.4 4.4 91.3 91.8 92.4 1.1 1.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 117.1 127.1 120.9 3.8 3.2 45.6 47.7 45.8 0.2 0.4 71.5 79.4 75.1 3.6 5.0

Other Services

 47.3 48.3 47.5 0.2 0.4 19.0 19.8 19.4 0.4 2.1 28.3 28.5 28.1 -0.2 -0.7

Government

 150.0 146.9 152.8 2.8 1.9 59.4 56.2 60.0 0.6 1.0 90.6 90.7 92.8 2.2 2.4

(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

 1,446.9 1,449.2 1,467.4 20.5 1.4 2,985.9 3,062.6 3,068.2 82.3 2.8 156,845 158,717 159,177 2,332 1.5

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.3 6.2 6.2 -0.1 -1.6 4.5 4.7 4.7 0.2 4.4 649 644 645 -4 -0.6

Construction(1)

 69.0 72.3 71.1 2.1 3.0 145.7 155.4 153.9 8.2 5.6 8,216 8,496 8,446 230 2.8

Manufacturing

 173.2 173.6 173.2 0.0 0.0 287.1 291.2 289.8 2.7 0.9 12,953 12,980 12,923 -30 -0.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 274.4 279.8 281.1 6.7 2.4 558.7 565.9 563.9 5.2 0.9 28,724 28,908 28,902 178 0.6

Information

 18.2 17.8 17.9 -0.3 -1.6 48.6 49.4 48.8 0.2 0.4 3,000 3,024 2,994 -6 -0.2

Financial Activities

 76.3 78.8 77.8 1.5 2.0 183.0 190.0 191.2 8.2 4.5 9,220 9,311 9,259 39 0.4

Professional & Business Services

 176.3 177.8 176.5 0.2 0.1 379.7 384.7 380.8 1.1 0.3 22,938 23,057 23,027 89 0.4

Education & Health Services

 207.4 215.3 215.0 7.6 3.7 510.5 530.4 535.1 24.6 4.8 25,531 26,203 26,500 969 3.8

Leisure & Hospitality

 134.2 134.6 132.1 -2.1 -1.6 314.6 345.7 330.4 15.8 5.0 16,791 17,592 17,121 330 2.0

Other Services

 53.3 55.0 54.6 1.3 2.4 115.2 118.7 118.2 3.0 2.6 5,839 5,961 5,901 62 1.1

Government

 258.3 238.0 261.9 3.6 1.4 438.3 426.5 451.4 13.1 3.0 22,984 22,541 23,459 475 2.1

(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

 31,396 34,417 28,871 29,179 38,303 41,521 40,729 35,605 41,760 45,833 51,507 44,577 36,434   5,038 16.0

Johnson, KS

 8,364 8,643 6,546 6,249 8,268 10,294 9,836 9,042 10,092 11,749 12,760 12,021 10,235   1,871 22.4

Leavenworth, KS

 930 974 730 748 1,171 1,279 1,210 1,040 1,178 1,384 1,498 1,370 1,190   260 28.0

Linn, KS

 140 145 114 128 238 219 204 181 199 238 263 224 193   53 37.9

Miami, KS

 431 457 355 358 554 598 554 479 541 638 684 643 561   130 30.2

Wyandotte, KS

 2,377 2,733 2,040 1,891 2,791 3,188 3,079 2,691 3,007 3,472 3,809 3,479 3,029   652 27.4

Bates, MO

 208 229 207 235 363 350 305 275 323 349 373 318 238   30 14.4

Caldwell, MO

 114 124 111 112 165 154 165 127 162 173 220 160 117   3 2.6

Cass, MO

 1,500 1,674 1,505 1,548 2,123 2,078 2,004 1,755 2,114 2,288 2,626 2,153 1,622   122 8.1

Clay, MO

 3,493 4,039 3,422 3,437 4,446 4,487 4,868 4,012 4,901 5,222 5,985 4,786 3,750   257 7.4

Clinton, MO

 262 309 273 291 430 411 417 317 399 450 504 419 289   27 10.3

Jackson, MO

 11,372 12,549 11,366 11,943 14,752 15,447 15,052 13,099 15,674 16,433 18,876 15,834 12,789   1,417 12.5

Lafayette, MO

 416 497 424 434 639 635 609 509 620 699 785 622 448   32 7.7

Platte, MO

 1,477 1,691 1,457 1,494 1,913 1,963 1,953 1,721 2,107 2,247 2,551 2,104 1,643   166 11.2

Ray, MO

 312 353 321 311 450 418 473 357 443 491 573 444 330   18 5.8

Kansas

 37,837 39,346 29,835 29,959 41,159 48,102 45,367 40,973 46,821 55,378 63,165 56,396 47,778   9,941 26.3

Missouri

 85,016 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,673 116,068 101,492 123,504 132,746 146,761 122,141 95,007   9,991 11.8

United States (in thousands)

 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524   475 7.9

(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

 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.3 3.7 3.1   0.4

Johnson, KS

 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.8 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.4 2.9   0.5

Leavenworth, KS

 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.1   0.6

Linn, KS

 3.2 3.3 2.6 2.9 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.5 5.3 5.8 5.0 4.3   1.1

Miami, KS

 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.1   0.7

Wyandotte, KS

 3.0 3.5 2.6 2.4 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.8   0.8

Bates, MO

 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.1 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.1 3.1   0.4

Caldwell, MO

 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.8 2.9 3.8 3.9 5.0 3.7 2.7   0.0

Cass, MO

 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.7 4.0 4.5 3.8 2.9   0.2

Clay, MO

 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.4 3.6 4.1 3.3 2.6   0.1

Clinton, MO

 2.4 2.9 2.6 2.7 4.0 3.8 3.9 2.9 3.7 4.1 4.5 3.8 2.7   0.3

Jackson, MO

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

Lafayette, MO

 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 4.5 3.6 2.6   0.2

Platte, MO

 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.4 2.7   0.3

Ray, MO

 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.9 4.1 3.8 4.3 3.2 4.0 4.4 5.0 3.9 3.0   0.2

Kansas

 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.1   0.6

Missouri

 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.9 4.2 4.6 3.9 3.0   0.3

United States

 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9   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, 1st quarter 2024(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 79,392 5,352 1,075,380 12,197 1.1 $1,374 4.0 $19,103,653 5.0

Johnson, KS

 30,377 2,270 365,854 1,873 0.5 1,538 5.3 7,291,382 5.5

Leavenworth, KS

 1,767 174 21,909 183 0.8 1,121 5.6 317,917 7.0

Linn, KS

 263 5 2,061 -23 -1.1 960 4.9 25,596 4.1

Miami, KS

 971 84 9,073 535 6.3 1,025 5.6 119,729 11.4

Wyandotte, KS

 4,060 329 91,790 567 0.6 1,283 3.1 1,526,343 4.3

Bates, MO

 490 36 3,678 26 0.7 790 5.5 37,639 6.5

Caldwell, MO

 238 12 1,903 -38 -2.0 728 3.9 17,949 1.8

Cass, MO

 2,626 123 30,387 840 2.8 908 4.2 352,615 6.3

Clay, MO

 6,930 377 110,627 2,036 1.9 1,255 3.9 1,792,174 5.7

Clinton, MO

 510 38 4,460 164 3.8 872 6.9 49,728 10.7

Jackson, MO

 26,472 1,697 372,989 4,656 1.3 1,391 3.5 6,699,120 4.7

Lafayette, MO

 979 41 8,695 132 1.5 826 7.4 92,689 8.0

Platte, MO

 3,234 155 47,962 1,300 2.8 1,191 -1.7 735,206 0.3

Ray, MO

 475 11 3,992 -54 -1.3 887 4.2 45,566 1.8

Kansas

 100,722 5,342 1,415,737 9,992 0.7 $1,199 3.8 $21,966,056 4.4

Missouri

 257,545 17,257 2,882,490 27,726 1.0 1,269 3.7 47,246,199 4.7

United States

 12,169,000 402,702 153,585,576 2,015,839 1.3 1,527 4.2 3,035,291,673 5.6

(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