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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

1,150.3 1,153.7 1,143.4 1,147.1 1,149.3 1,146.9 1,148.8 1,146.0 1,153.0 1,146.8 1,148.3 1,150.3 1,151.3 1.0 0.1

Kansas

1,459.2 1,458.9 1,456.3 1,457.6 1,458.3 1,461.6 1,463.4 1,463.5 1,457.1 1,458.7 1,458.7 1,458.9 1,462.7 3.8 0.3

Missouri

2,994.6 3,000.0 2,981.4 2,992.4 3,001.2 2,998.6 3,006.9 3,012.3 3,027.7 3,022.9 3,042.2 3,048.8 3,054.3 5.5 0.2

United States

158,619 158,942 159,053 159,155 159,275 159,433 159,452 159,439 159,511 159,485 159,593 159,420 159,476 56 0.0

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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

1,156.3 1,157.2 1,156.5 0.2 0.0 3,079.8 62.4 2.1 1,477.3 0.4 0.0 160,640 758 0.5

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

62.7 66.9 67.9 5.2 8.3                        

Mining & Logging(2)

            4.5 0.0 0.0 6.0 -0.2 -3.2 612 -14 -2.2

Construction(2)

            155.0 7.5 5.1 74.5 1.9 2.6 8,383 40 0.5

Manufacturing

91.3 90.4 88.0 -3.3 -3.6 279.5 -4.3 -1.5 175.9 1.5 0.9 12,698 -77 -0.6

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

233.0 228.7 232.6 -0.4 -0.2 568.0 -3.3 -0.6 279.0 -1.3 -0.5 29,452 -3 0.0

Information

16.8 16.0 15.9 -0.9 -5.4 44.4 -2.3 -4.9 17.5 0.2 1.2 2,920 -18 -0.6

Financial Activities

78.3 79.7 80.2 1.9 2.4 186.0 4.1 2.3 81.2 2.7 3.4 9,251 41 0.4

Professional & Business Services

186.2 180.2 179.5 -6.7 -3.6 374.8 1.4 0.4 172.1 -2.4 -1.4 22,692 -81 -0.4

Education & Health Services

178.9 183.5 184.1 5.2 2.9 551.8 11.3 2.1 220.0 3.4 1.6 27,860 733 2.7

Leisure & Hospitality

111.2 115.1 110.9 -0.3 -0.3 318.5 16.7 5.5 129.6 -3.7 -2.8 16,911 256 1.5

Other Services

42.3 43.0 42.9 0.6 1.4 116.5 2.2 1.9 56.4 0.2 0.4 6,049 58 1.0

Government

155.6 153.7 154.5 -1.1 -0.7 480.8 29.1 6.4 265.1 -1.9 -0.7 23,812 -177 -0.7

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(2) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area.
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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

39,641 38,370 50,032 51,234 49,821 45,593 45,374 51,004 55,085 53,200 42,905 - 45,137 5,496 13.9

Johnson, KS

11,245 10,498 12,421 13,398 12,773 12,323 12,388 13,750 14,423 14,680 12,639 - 11,431 186 1.7

Leavenworth, KS

1,350 1,292 1,686 1,752 1,576 1,470 1,436 1,649 1,759 1,749 1,495 - 1,348 -2 -0.1

Linn, KS

220 213 303 309 234 222 239 255 283 294 215 - 209 -11 -5.0

Miami, KS

636 600 789 792 735 652 644 731 761 778 683 - 608 -28 -4.4

Wyandotte, KS

3,269 3,264 4,204 4,616 4,221 3,976 3,883 4,311 4,594 4,457 3,743 - 3,474 205 6.3

Bates, MO

257 261 347 377 367 294 285 339 353 326 239 - 246 -11 -4.3

Caldwell, MO

124 127 219 177 182 161 163 198 226 195 142 - 190 66 53.2

Cass, MO

1,776 1,735 2,341 2,436 2,356 2,050 2,102 2,433 2,610 2,425 1,850 - 1,920 144 8.1

Clay, MO

4,139 4,027 6,312 5,494 5,519 5,074 4,956 5,639 6,481 5,840 4,455 - 6,235 2,096 50.6

Clinton, MO

318 328 516 482 452 395 388 460 540 460 342 - 490 172 54.1

Jackson, MO

13,623 13,430 17,154 17,908 17,895 15,866 15,711 17,557 19,131 18,294 14,321 - 15,733 2,110 15.5

Lafayette, MO

507 508 739 760 730 623 641 747 806 762 551 - 619 112 22.1

Platte, MO

1,816 1,723 2,303 2,249 2,327 2,058 2,121 2,430 2,545 2,439 1,861 - 2,062 246 13.5

Ray, MO

361 364 698 484 454 429 417 505 573 501 369 - 572 211 58.4

Kansas

54,089 51,311 59,921 63,380 59,323 56,477 56,716 64,439 68,425 66,841 57,196 - 50,971 -3,118 -5.8

Missouri

102,110 100,430 136,350 139,866 137,668 119,404 122,710 140,977 149,416 142,535 110,273 - 112,508 10,398 10.2

United States (in thousands)

6,708 6,452 7,467 7,572 7,242 6,582 6,815 7,460 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 693 10.3

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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

Unemployment rate, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

3.3 3.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.3 3.5 - 3.7 0.4

Johnson, KS

3.1 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.4 - 3.1 0.0

Leavenworth, KS

3.6 3.4 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 3.9 - 3.5 -0.1

Linn, KS

4.6 4.4 6.2 6.4 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.0 4.4 - 4.3 -0.3

Miami, KS

3.4 3.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.6 - 3.2 -0.2

Wyandotte, KS

4.0 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.3 4.5 - 4.2 0.2

Bates, MO

3.5 3.5 4.6 4.9 4.8 3.8 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.2 - 3.3 -0.2

Caldwell, MO

3.0 3.1 5.2 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.6 5.2 4.6 3.4 - 4.5 1.5

Cass, MO

3.0 2.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.1 - 3.2 0.2

Clay, MO

2.9 2.8 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.0 3.1 - 4.2 1.3

Clinton, MO

3.1 3.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.9 4.3 3.2 - 4.5 1.4

Jackson, MO

3.6 3.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.7 3.7 - 4.0 0.4

Lafayette, MO

3.0 3.0 4.3 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.2 - 3.6 0.6

Platte, MO

2.9 2.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.0 - 3.3 0.4

Ray, MO

3.2 3.2 5.9 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.8 4.2 3.2 - 4.8 1.6

Kansas

3.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 3.6 - 3.2 -0.3

Missouri

3.3 3.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.5 - 3.5 0.2

United States

4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 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, 2nd quarter 2025(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

78,427 1,893 1,094,759 -4,457 -0.4 $1,312 3.1 $18,669,788 3.1

Johnson, KS

29,710 -50 374,478 -291 -0.1 1,422 3.9 6,909,774 4.2

Leavenworth, KS

1,735 -3 21,457 -483 -2.2 1,152 3.0 326,586 1.5

Linn, KS

269 14 2,205 20 0.9 1,073 10.1 30,544 13.7

Miami, KS

968 5 9,360 130 1.4 1,050 3.6 128,397 6.0

Wyandotte, KS

4,107 89 93,551 -1,206 -1.3 1,276 4.5 1,560,071 3.7

Bates, MO

489 25 3,872 76 2.0 864 5.1 43,182 7.0

Caldwell, MO

240 3 1,923 -48 -2.4 873 7.5 21,866 5.7

Cass, MO

2,690 164 31,549 480 1.5 974 4.6 400,869 7.2

Clay, MO

6,884 238 112,564 -1,032 -0.9 1,195 0.3 1,743,546 -0.3

Clinton, MO

509 27 5,229 691 15.2 975 2.8 65,564 16.9

Jackson, MO

26,155 1,169 377,293 -2,664 -0.7 1,340 2.8 6,572,567 2.5

Lafayette, MO

965 25 8,842 -215 -2.4 905 6.7 103,784 5.0

Platte, MO

3,239 178 48,339 65 0.1 1,131 1.8 712,131 1.9

Ray, MO

467 9 4,097 20 0.5 956 1.5 50,907 2.4

Kansas

101,462 2,415 1,437,277 -2,033 -0.1 $1,169 4.1 $21,900,527 4.4

Missouri

254,257 12,467 2,922,070 -5,649 -0.2 1,232 4.0 46,845,908 4.0

United States

12,244,089 222,362 156,428,758 420,473 0.3 1,436 3.4 2,916,174,912 3.9

(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