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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

 1,148.1 1,152.3 1,151.9 1,151.1 1,147.4 1,150.6 1,152.2 1,150.4 1,150.3 1,153.7 1,143.4 1,147.1 1,151.2 4.1 0.4

Kansas

 1,455.8 1,456.9 1,450.9 1,456.9 1,455.9 1,462.4 1,460.1 1,452.4 1,459.2 1,458.9 1,456.3 1,457.6 1,458.5 0.9 0.1

Missouri

 2,986.1 2,990.4 2,991.4 2,989.2 2,980.1 2,987.9 2,992.3 2,999.4 2,994.6 3,000.0 2,981.4 2,992.4 3,006.3 13.9 0.5

United States

 157,517 157,635 157,828 157,915 158,003 158,074 158,314 158,358 158,619 158,942 159,053 159,170 159,398 228 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

 1,138.0 1,133.7 1,140.9 2.9 0.3 2,990.7 20.9 0.7 1,455.5 5.0 0.3 158,506 1,894 1.2

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 61.0 59.1 62.0 1.0 1.6                        

Mining & Logging(2)

             4.4 -0.1 -2.2 6.1 0.0 0.0 618 -12 -1.9

Construction(2)

             143.6 -0.6 -0.4 71.2 2.3 3.3 8,079 140 1.8

Manufacturing

 89.2 89.7 89.3 0.1 0.1 282.8 -1.5 -0.5 172.5 -2.2 -1.3 12,710 -80 -0.6

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 229.4 227.1 227.9 -1.5 -0.7 557.2 -1.6 -0.3 272.4 0.1 0.0 28,911 297 1.0

Information

 17.3 16.4 16.3 -1.0 -5.8 45.6 -1.9 -4.0 16.8 -1.0 -5.6 2,922 -18 -0.6

Financial Activities

 77.7 79.9 80.0 2.3 3.0 182.8 2.8 1.6 80.0 2.6 3.4 9,188 94 1.0

Professional & Business Services

 182.8 182.7 183.9 1.1 0.6 369.6 -2.3 -0.6 170.5 -2.7 -1.6 22,357 -39 -0.2

Education & Health Services

 171.4 178.5 177.5 6.1 3.6 540.4 22.3 4.3 215.4 4.2 2.0 27,232 907 3.4

Leisure & Hospitality

 114.1 104.3 107.6 -6.5 -5.7 297.8 -5.5 -1.8 129.5 -2.2 -1.7 16,572 210 1.3

Other Services

 41.4 41.2 41.3 -0.1 -0.2 114.9 2.4 2.1 54.9 0.2 0.4 5,996 91 1.5

Government

 153.7 154.8 155.1 1.4 0.9 451.6 6.9 1.6 266.2 3.7 1.4 23,921 304 1.3

(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

 44,689 38,475 42,732 46,246 51,225 47,357 38,213 41,529 39,641 38,370 50,032 51,234 49,858 5,169 11.6

Johnson, KS

 11,446 10,602 11,437 12,983 14,039 13,788 11,494 12,443 11,245 10,498 12,421 13,398 12,799 1,353 11.8

Leavenworth, KS

 1,402 1,215 1,330 1,535 1,647 1,566 1,334 1,456 1,350 1,292 1,686 1,752 1,569 167 11.9

Linn, KS

 236 210 219 258 286 249 210 209 220 213 303 309 236 0 0.0

Miami, KS

 645 564 618 708 756 734 631 672 636 600 789 792 733 88 13.6

Wyandotte, KS

 3,538 3,103 3,344 3,801 4,139 3,922 3,317 3,582 3,269 3,264 4,204 4,616 4,231 693 19.6

Bates, MO

 314 274 303 326 341 314 233 244 257 261 347 377 367 53 16.9

Caldwell, MO

 171 126 152 160 199 157 113 133 124 127 219 177 182 11 6.4

Cass, MO

 2,157 1,834 2,069 2,198 2,478 2,197 1,648 1,773 1,776 1,735 2,341 2,436 2,358 201 9.3

Clay, MO

 5,206 4,155 4,744 4,987 5,607 4,843 3,768 4,306 4,139 4,027 6,312 5,494 5,523 317 6.1

Clinton, MO

 446 331 391 433 476 428 291 327 318 328 516 482 452 6 1.3

Jackson, MO

 15,897 13,385 15,048 15,582 17,604 15,944 12,739 13,682 13,623 13,430 17,154 17,908 17,899 2,002 12.6

Lafayette, MO

 637 517 590 657 725 622 441 484 507 508 739 760 731 94 14.8

Platte, MO

 2,104 1,799 2,069 2,166 2,407 2,155 1,669 1,844 1,816 1,723 2,303 2,249 2,326 222 10.6

Ray, MO

 490 360 418 452 521 438 325 374 361 364 698 484 452 -38 -7.8

Kansas

 52,171 47,464 52,286 60,548 68,744 63,797 52,860 57,358 54,089 51,311 59,921 63,380 59,399 7,228 13.9

Missouri

 121,862 103,066 117,644 124,766 135,627 121,940 94,080 102,228 102,110 100,430 136,350 139,866 137,752 15,890 13.0

United States (in thousands)

 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452 7,467 7,572 7,242 638 9.7

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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

 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 0.4

Johnson, KS

 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.6 0.4

Leavenworth, KS

 3.8 3.3 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.4 4.5 4.6 4.2 0.4

Linn, KS

 5.0 4.5 4.6 5.3 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.4 6.2 6.4 5.0 0.0

Miami, KS

 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 0.4

Wyandotte, KS

 4.3 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.1 0.8

Bates, MO

 4.2 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.6 4.9 4.8 0.6

Caldwell, MO

 4.1 3.0 3.7 3.8 4.7 3.8 2.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 5.2 4.2 4.3 0.2

Cass, MO

 3.7 3.1 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 0.3

Clay, MO

 3.7 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.3 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 4.4 3.9 3.9 0.2

Clinton, MO

 4.3 3.2 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.0 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 0.0

Jackson, MO

 4.2 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.5 4.1 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 0.5

Lafayette, MO

 3.8 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.6 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.4 4.3 0.5

Platte, MO

 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 0.4

Ray, MO

 4.3 3.1 3.6 3.9 4.4 3.8 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 5.9 4.2 3.9 -0.4

Kansas

 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.1 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.8 0.4

Missouri

 3.9 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.3 3.9 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 0.5

United States

 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 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, 3rd quarter 2024(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 79,433 3,367 1,091,481 10,467 1.0 $1,292 4.7 $18,249,961 5.8

Johnson, KS

 31,351 2,676 370,355 838 0.2 1,380 6.1 6,674,859 6.2

Leavenworth, KS

 1,829 191 22,009 128 0.6 1,141 3.3 324,208 3.6

Linn, KS

 267 8 1,988 -133 -6.3 890 3.4 23,833 -1.5

Miami, KS

 999 82 9,260 371 4.2 1,020 2.5 120,640 7.5

Wyandotte, KS

 4,191 374 94,384 1,541 1.7 1,261 3.1 1,544,578 5.6

Bates, MO

 470 2 3,690 -31 -0.8 821 5.9 37,325 5.0

Caldwell, MO

 243 13 1,893 -34 -1.8 780 1.7 17,739 2.3

Cass, MO

 2,584 23 31,211 1,065 3.5 917 2.8 362,107 6.5

Clay, MO

 6,828 69 113,044 1,280 1.1 1,156 3.7 1,681,960 4.9

Clinton, MO

 492 4 4,448 103 2.4 892 7.9 50,213 13.6

Jackson, MO

 25,606 -41 377,674 4,197 1.1 1,354 4.6 6,592,192 5.6

Lafayette, MO

 954 -16 9,096 170 1.9 838 7.6 94,358 8.6

Platte, MO

 3,152 -23 48,435 1,129 2.4 1,091 2.9 681,459 5.4

Ray, MO

 467 5 3,994 -157 -3.8 871 4.2 44,491 1.1

Kansas

 102,868 6,068 1,430,370 10,291 0.7 $1,137 4.6 $21,043,582 5.5

Missouri

 247,952 -1,055 2,911,672 15,807 0.5 1,197 4.0 44,721,500 4.6

United States

 12,297,414 393,630 155,360,357 1,300,697 0.8 1,394 4.5 2,803,068,632 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