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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

 1,084.5 1,083.5 1,070.0 1,070.7 1,072.7 1,076.0 1,081.3 1,083.0 1,080.6 1,081.3 1,080.2 1,081.9 1,087.5 5.6 0.5

Kansas

 1,387.3 1,383.6 1,374.6 1,373.4 1,378.0 1,375.1 1,385.6 1,392.5 1,392.9 1,393.9 1,393.0 1,397.3 1,400.8 3.5 0.3

Missouri

 2,874.7 2,866.6 2,855.0 2,860.1 2,867.5 2,885.7 2,895.3 2,904.5 2,904.6 2,900.4 2,899.1 2,902.4 2,927.2 24.8 0.9

United States

 146,387 146,904 147,328 148,005 148,652 149,240 149,744 150,458 150,856 151,224 151,610 152,008 152,536 528 0.3

(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

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Total Nonfarm

 1,079.8 1,092.2 1,087.4 7.6 0.7 477.0 485.4 480.6 3.6 0.8 602.8 606.8 606.8 4.0 0.7

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 57.8 61.7 61.8 4.0 6.9 23.8 25.9 25.8 2.0 8.4 34.0 35.8 36.0 2.0 5.9

Manufacturing

 79.9 79.4 79.8 -0.1 -0.1 34.3 35.9 35.5 1.2 3.5 45.6 43.5 44.3 -1.3 -2.9

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 216.8 217.4 216.9 0.1 0.0 106.3 106.7 106.2 -0.1 -0.1 110.5 110.7 110.7 0.2 0.2

Information

 16.4 16.3 16.5 0.1 0.6 7.1 7.3 7.4 0.3 4.2 9.3 9.0 9.1 -0.2 -2.2

Financial Activities

 79.4 77.4 76.9 -2.5 -3.1 37.2 34.6 34.9 -2.3 -6.2 42.2 42.8 42.0 -0.2 -0.5

Professional & Business Services

 185.9 185.5 185.6 -0.3 -0.2 85.5 86.9 85.7 0.2 0.2 100.4 98.6 99.9 -0.5 -0.5

Education & Health Services

 157.7 159.2 158.5 0.8 0.5 70.9 72.2 72.3 1.4 2.0 86.8 87.0 86.2 -0.6 -0.7

Leisure & Hospitality

 105.5 109.5 109.6 4.1 3.9 42.1 41.0 40.7 -1.4 -3.3 63.4 68.5 68.9 5.5 8.7

Other Services

 41.3 41.8 42.1 0.8 1.9 17.0 17.1 17.4 0.4 2.4 24.3 24.7 24.7 0.4 1.6

Government

 139.1 144.0 139.7 0.6 0.4 52.8 57.8 54.7 1.9 3.6 86.3 86.2 85.0 -1.3 -1.5

(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

 1,371.7 1,405.1 1,385.7 14.0 1.0 2,849.4 2,924.9 2,913.5 64.1 2.2 146,452 152,634 152,249 5,797 4.0

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.0 6.2 6.2 0.2 3.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 0.1 2.2 577 632 642 65 11.3

Construction(1)

 67.4 69.7 69.5 2.1 3.1 138.0 142.6 146.3 8.3 6.0 7,605 7,855 7,928 323 4.2

Manufacturing

 161.7 168.9 168.3 6.6 4.1 270.2 273.9 275.8 5.6 2.1 12,417 12,871 12,887 470 3.8

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 265.1 271.1 270.6 5.5 2.1 544.5 547.4 546.6 2.1 0.4 27,645 28,641 28,618 973 3.5

Information

 17.0 18.9 19.2 2.2 12.9 47.2 47.0 47.1 -0.1 -0.2 2,859 3,028 3,047 188 6.6

Financial Activities

 76.7 72.5 73.4 -3.3 -4.3 181.4 179.7 178.8 -2.6 -1.4 8,836 8,994 9,031 195 2.2

Professional & Business Services

 173.5 174.2 173.2 -0.3 -0.2 376.0 395.5 397.5 21.5 5.7 21,316 22,310 22,426 1,110 5.2

Education & Health Services

 197.7 199.1 198.7 1.0 0.5 477.3 477.9 477.5 0.2 0.0 23,434 24,159 24,199 765 3.3

Leisure & Hospitality

 127.4 128.2 128.2 0.8 0.6 295.0 308.8 312.8 17.8 6.0 15,212 16,325 16,541 1,329 8.7

Other Services

 47.8 48.6 49.6 1.8 3.8 113.5 118.1 120.3 6.8 6.0 5,570 5,762 5,786 216 3.9

Government

 231.4 247.7 228.8 -2.6 -1.1 401.8 429.3 406.2 4.4 1.1 20,981 22,057 21,144 163 0.8

(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

 55,181 48,281 42,673 34,848 34,704 32,833 39,521 42,606 37,862 27,093 30,493 29,273 37,818   -17,363 -31.5

Johnson, Ks.

 12,177 10,059 7,922 7,121 6,077 5,359 7,523 7,440 7,609 5,926 7,247 8,277 10,200   -1,977 -16.2

Leavenworth, Ks.

 1,563 1,271 1,035 936 820 751 1,085 1,095 1,098 819 964 1,067 1,335   -228 -14.6

Linn, Ks.

 218 188 147 142 124 113 185 190 191 133 160 173 202   -16 -7.3

Miami, Ks.

 677 550 425 398 336 320 472 453 476 343 404 464 551   -126 -18.6

Wyandotte, Ks.

 4,599 3,649 3,133 2,700 2,488 2,087 2,918 3,045 2,915 2,232 2,484 2,817 3,446   -1,153 -25.1

Bates, Mo.

 325 318 236 252 247 265 329 313 304 183 222 187 229   -96 -29.5

Caldwell, Mo.

 246 176 228 137 164 141 160 227 159 92 114 108 147   -99 -40.2

Cass, Mo.

 2,183 2,163 1,634 1,603 1,596 1,622 2,007 1,859 1,844 1,209 1,394 1,165 1,505   -678 -31.1

Clay, Mo.

 7,252 6,071 7,083 4,386 5,245 4,800 4,993 6,721 4,633 3,205 3,545 3,122 4,427   -2,825 -39.0

Clinton, Mo.

 635 506 582 331 389 372 418 602 399 258 282 275 395   -240 -37.8

Jackson, Mo.

 21,204 19,721 16,699 14,208 14,361 14,228 16,289 17,095 15,336 10,759 11,463 9,681 12,735   -8,469 -39.9

Lafayette, Mo.

 735 644 613 496 528 519 656 706 599 396 448 392 540   -195 -26.5

Platte, Mo.

 2,679 2,426 2,063 1,765 1,751 1,761 2,026 1,985 1,850 1,249 1,443 1,197 1,516   -1,163 -43.4

Ray, Mo.

 688 539 873 373 578 495 460 875 449 289 323 348 590   -98 -14.2

Kansas

 62,942 51,492 40,409 37,258 32,523 29,276 39,718 39,093 39,957 30,948 36,862 42,031 51,442   -11,500 -18.3

Missouri

 140,485 134,234 106,630 101,955 99,570 104,116 125,259 114,104 110,651 74,825 85,171 71,898 90,294   -50,191 -35.7

United States (in thousands)

 9,221 8,556 7,366 6,896 6,302 5,964 7,207 6,782 6,168 5,458 5,548 6,334 6,255   -2,966 -32.2

(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

 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.7 2.6 3.2   -1.5

Johnson, Ks.

 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.9   -0.5

Leavenworth, Ks.

 4.1 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.5   -0.6

Linn, Ks.

 4.9 4.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.6 4.2 4.3 4.4 3.1 3.7 3.9 4.5   -0.4

Miami, Ks.

 3.7 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.6 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.0   -0.7

Wyandotte, Ks.

 5.7 4.7 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.3   -1.4

Bates, Mo.

 4.1 4.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 2.4 2.9 2.4 3.0   -1.1

Caldwell, Mo.

 5.5 4.1 5.3 3.3 3.9 3.4 3.8 5.2 3.8 2.2 2.7 2.5 3.4   -2.1

Cass, Mo.

 3.9 3.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.7   -1.2

Clay, Mo.

 5.1 4.4 5.1 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.8 3.4 2.3 2.6 2.3 3.2   -1.9

Clinton, Mo.

 5.8 4.7 5.4 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.9 5.6 3.8 2.4 2.7 2.6 3.7   -2.1

Jackson, Mo.

 5.8 5.4 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.2 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.5   -2.3

Lafayette, Mo.

 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.9 4.2 3.6 2.4 2.7 2.3 3.2   -1.1

Platte, Mo.

 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.5   -1.9

Ray, Mo.

 6.2 4.9 7.8 3.5 5.3 4.6 4.2 7.7 4.1 2.7 3.0 3.2 5.3   -0.9

Kansas

 4.1 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.4   -0.7

Missouri

 4.5 4.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.6 2.4 2.8 2.3 2.9   -1.6

United States

 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.8   -1.9

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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(1)employment and wages, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, 1st quarter 2022(2)
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Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA

 70,851 3,805 1,033,603 26,393 2.6 $1,227 6.9 $16,447,014 10.0

Johnson, Ks.

 26,575 2,478 350,956 10,253 3.0 1,370 10.2 6,242,541 13.8

Leavenworth, Ks.

 1,531 113 20,454 150 0.7 960 4.8 254,867 6.5

Linn, Ks.

 262 8 2,041 95 4.9 883 2.6 23,230 6.8

Miami, Ks.

 856 36 8,272 8 0.1 847 11.3 90,628 11.9

Wyandotte, Ks.

 3,604 175 88,181 3,863 4.6 1,136 5.9 1,296,046 10.1

Bates, Mo.

 457 2 3,608 -20 -0.6 691 8.5 32,407 8.6

Caldwell, Mo.

 225 3 1,934 55 2.9 644 1.9 15,991 5.1

Cass, Mo.

 2,434 87 29,292 2,449 9.1 799 8.1 302,439 19.0

Clay, Mo.

 6,299 229 105,448 1,838 1.8 1,072 10.3 1,462,177 12.2

Clinton, Mo.

 457 10 4,186 138 3.4 779 8.6 42,147 12.6

Jackson, Mo.

 23,871 543 362,159 5,924 1.7 1,244 2.7 5,850,193 5.3

Lafayette, Mo.

 908 25 8,328 -87 -1.0 719 8.6 78,043 8.7

Platte, Mo.

 2,933 86 44,664 1,658 3.9 1,239 8.2 717,203 11.5

Ray, Mo.

 439 10 4,080 69 1.7 751 2.9 39,101 3.6

Kansas

 93,058 4,831 1,369,780 33,018 2.5 $1,073 9.0 $19,033,562 12.1

Missouri

 227,148 10,480 2,788,202 81,327 3.0 1,128 7.0 40,611,413 10.4

United States

 11,299,030 643,579 147,648,359 7,058,400 5.0 1,374 6.7 2,621,223,949 12.2

(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