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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

 1,132.4 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 1,141.4 1,144.4 3.0 0.3

Kansas

 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 1,455.1 1,461.5 6.4 0.4

Missouri

 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 3,013.9 3,022.0 8.1 0.3

United States

 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,111 315 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

 1,121.6 1,128.6 1,135.1 13.5 1.2 495.4 500.8 505.2 9.8 2.0 626.2 627.8 629.9 3.7 0.6

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 57.5 56.1 57.7 0.2 0.3 23.6 23.5 24.5 0.9 3.8 33.9 32.6 33.2 -0.7 -2.1

Manufacturing

 88.2 88.7 88.4 0.2 0.2 35.8 35.8 35.8 0.0 0.0 52.4 52.9 52.6 0.2 0.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 227.3 227.5 229.8 2.5 1.1 109.0 107.9 109.1 0.1 0.1 118.3 119.6 120.7 2.4 2.0

Information

 17.5 17.2 17.0 -0.5 -2.9 7.9 8.0 7.9 0.0 0.0 9.6 9.2 9.1 -0.5 -5.2

Financial Activities

 76.6 77.2 76.4 -0.2 -0.3 34.0 34.5 34.0 0.0 0.0 42.6 42.7 42.4 -0.2 -0.5

Professional & Business Services

 184.3 180.8 179.8 -4.5 -2.4 89.8 88.5 89.2 -0.6 -0.7 94.5 92.3 90.6 -3.9 -4.1

Education & Health Services

 164.1 172.2 171.8 7.7 4.7 74.7 79.4 80.3 5.6 7.5 89.4 92.8 91.5 2.1 2.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 112.3 110.8 115.1 2.8 2.5 43.7 44.5 45.5 1.8 4.1 68.6 66.3 69.6 1.0 1.5

Other Services

 46.7 46.7 47.5 0.8 1.7 18.7 19.1 19.2 0.5 2.7 28.0 27.6 28.3 0.3 1.1

Government

 147.1 151.4 151.6 4.5 3.1 58.2 59.6 59.7 1.5 2.6 88.9 91.8 91.9 3.0 3.4

(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

 1,433.1 1,447.2 1,457.7 24.6 1.7 2,949.3 2,989.5 3,009.9 60.6 2.1 154,253 156,551 157,213 2,960 1.9

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.3 6.0 6.1 -0.2 -3.2 4.3 4.5 4.5 0.2 4.7 628 632 639 11 1.8

Construction(1)

 66.4 66.6 68.3 1.9 2.9 139.3 144.1 146.6 7.3 5.2 7,701 7,860 7,972 271 3.5

Manufacturing

 172.9 172.6 173.2 0.3 0.2 287.3 286.4 286.6 -0.7 -0.2 12,889 12,907 12,903 14 0.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 273.1 273.2 276.0 2.9 1.1 555.9 561.5 563.1 7.2 1.3 28,553 28,686 28,701 148 0.5

Information

 18.0 18.2 18.2 0.2 1.1 49.1 49.0 48.7 -0.4 -0.8 3,036 2,997 3,004 -32 -1.1

Financial Activities

 75.5 76.6 76.2 0.7 0.9 183.0 187.6 187.0 4.0 2.2 9,094 9,167 9,169 75 0.8

Professional & Business Services

 176.6 174.8 177.3 0.7 0.4 380.1 378.3 375.2 -4.9 -1.3 22,552 22,691 22,724 172 0.8

Education & Health Services

 203.6 214.0 213.4 9.8 4.8 500.6 524.9 523.7 23.1 4.6 25,133 26,116 26,187 1,054 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 130.5 130.7 132.9 2.4 1.8 300.3 294.6 311.2 10.9 3.6 16,031 16,221 16,483 452 2.8

Other Services

 52.9 53.7 53.9 1.0 1.9 114.0 114.7 116.7 2.7 2.4 5,750 5,821 5,854 104 1.8

Government

 257.3 260.8 262.2 4.9 1.9 435.4 443.9 446.6 11.2 2.6 22,886 23,453 23,577 691 3.0

(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

 35,347 29,878 33,960 34,821 36,945 39,029 31,396 34,417 28,871 29,179 38,303 41,521 40,739   5,392 15.3

Johnson, KS

 8,990 7,845 8,595 9,022 9,715 9,686 8,364 8,643 6,546 6,249 8,268 10,294 9,809   819 9.1

Leavenworth, KS

 1,138 943 1,010 1,053 1,130 1,129 930 974 730 748 1,171 1,279 1,209   71 6.2

Linn, KS

 219 159 172 170 173 168 140 145 114 128 238 219 204   -15 -6.8

Miami, KS

 507 411 442 479 517 517 431 457 355 358 554 598 555   48 9.5

Wyandotte, KS

 2,933 2,491 2,625 2,786 2,909 2,966 2,377 2,733 2,040 1,891 2,791 3,188 3,115   182 6.2

Bates, MO

 267 214 245 255 261 242 208 229 207 235 363 350 305   38 14.2

Caldwell, MO

 136 111 128 133 141 185 114 124 111 112 165 154 165   29 21.3

Cass, MO

 1,711 1,384 1,650 1,706 1,801 1,875 1,500 1,674 1,505 1,548 2,123 2,078 2,002   291 17.0

Clay, MO

 3,892 3,213 3,887 3,926 4,015 4,834 3,493 4,039 3,422 3,437 4,446 4,487 4,874   982 25.2

Clinton, MO

 327 261 310 334 380 413 262 309 273 291 430 411 417   90 27.5

Jackson, MO

 12,767 10,828 12,419 12,422 13,251 14,125 11,372 12,549 11,366 11,943 14,752 15,447 15,046   2,279 17.9

Lafayette, MO

 514 409 491 520 539 565 416 497 424 434 639 635 610   96 18.7

Platte, MO

 1,597 1,334 1,641 1,643 1,701 1,756 1,477 1,691 1,457 1,494 1,913 1,963 1,954   357 22.4

Ray, MO

 349 275 345 372 412 568 312 353 321 311 450 418 474   125 35.8

Kansas

 43,167 36,585 39,546 42,834 46,383 44,813 37,837 39,346 29,835 29,959 41,159 48,102 45,394   2,227 5.2

Missouri

 98,099 80,383 96,318 99,497 102,714 102,607 85,016 95,980 85,242 87,940 117,123 122,673 116,104   18,005 18.4

United States (in thousands)

 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604   561 9.3

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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

 3.1 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.5   0.4

Johnson, KS

 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.8 2.4 2.9 2.8   0.2

Leavenworth, KS

 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.4 3.2   0.2

Linn, KS

 5.0 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.3 2.6 2.9 5.4 5.0 4.7   -0.3

Miami, KS

 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.1 3.3 3.1   0.3

Wyandotte, KS

 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.5 2.6 2.4 3.6 4.1 4.0   0.3

Bates, MO

 3.5 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.1 4.7 4.5 3.9   0.4

Caldwell, MO

 3.2 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.3 4.4 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.6 3.8   0.6

Cass, MO

 3.1 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.8 3.7 3.6   0.5

Clay, MO

 2.8 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.5   0.7

Clinton, MO

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

Jackson, MO

 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.1   0.6

Lafayette, MO

 3.1 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.6   0.5

Platte, MO

 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.2   0.5

Ray, MO

 3.2 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.7 5.1 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.9 4.1 3.8 4.3   1.1

Kansas

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

Missouri

 3.2 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.7   0.5

United States

 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 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, 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