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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

 1,117.0 1,119.0 1,127.5 1,131.4 1,132.1 1,133.9 1,131.9 1,133.9 1,137.4 1,141.2 1,145.7 1,148.3 1,137.9 -10.4 -0.9

Kansas

 1,424.6 1,426.9 1,437.5 1,440.8 1,443.5 1,449.5 1,444.8 1,441.8 1,443.1 1,441.5 1,443.7 1,446.7 1,442.6 -4.1 -0.3

Missouri

 2,937.0 2,945.0 2,951.4 2,957.1 2,957.0 2,960.2 2,967.0 2,969.9 2,974.0 2,981.9 2,994.3 3,002.4 2,988.7 -13.7 -0.5

United States

 153,332 153,682 154,006 154,296 154,535 155,007 155,255 155,472 155,689 155,970 156,075 156,232 156,419 187 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)
Area and Industry

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Total Nonfarm

 1,119.0 1,150.4 1,139.4 20.4 1.8 493.3 501.2 496.0 2.7 0.5 625.7 649.2 643.4 17.7 2.8

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 59.2 62.8 62.3 3.1 5.2 24.1 25.7 25.3 1.2 5.0 35.1 37.1 37.0 1.9 5.4

Manufacturing

 85.6 87.0 81.2 -4.4 -5.1 35.1 34.9 34.8 -0.3 -0.9 50.5 52.1 46.4 -4.1 -8.1

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 225.1 225.7 225.2 0.1 0.0 108.7 107.6 107.6 -1.1 -1.0 116.4 118.1 117.6 1.2 1.0

Information

 16.6 16.9 16.9 0.3 1.8 7.7 7.6 7.7 0.0 0.0 8.9 9.3 9.2 0.3 3.4

Financial Activities

 78.0 80.9 80.1 2.1 2.7 34.5 33.8 33.6 -0.9 -2.6 43.5 47.1 46.5 3.0 6.9

Professional & Business Services

 193.9 198.1 194.7 0.8 0.4 93.3 94.7 92.3 -1.0 -1.1 100.6 103.4 102.4 1.8 1.8

Education & Health Services

 160.8 168.3 169.0 8.2 5.1 73.2 76.6 75.7 2.5 3.4 87.6 91.7 93.3 5.7 6.5

Leisure & Hospitality

 114.7 121.2 120.0 5.3 4.6 44.3 45.7 44.7 0.4 0.9 70.4 75.5 75.3 4.9 7.0

Other Services

 44.4 45.3 45.1 0.7 1.6 17.9 17.9 17.9 0.0 0.0 26.5 27.4 27.2 0.7 2.6

Government

 140.7 144.2 144.9 4.2 3.0 54.5 56.7 56.4 1.9 3.5 86.2 87.5 88.5 2.3 2.7

(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

 Kansas Missouri U.S.
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Total Nonfarm

 1,416.2 1,432.7 1,432.8 16.6 1.2 2,927.6 3,000.2 2,982.0 54.4 1.9 153,285 156,034 156,302 3,017 2.0

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.3 6.4 6.5 0.2 3.2 4.5 4.7 4.7 0.2 4.4 619 652 650 31 5.0

Construction(1)

 66.8 71.6 69.0 2.2 3.3 143.2 142.2 140.4 -2.8 -2.0 7,992 8,188 8,202 210 2.6

Manufacturing

 170.4 170.1 171.6 1.2 0.7 284.9 291.9 286.0 1.1 0.4 12,962 13,039 13,059 97 0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 272.5 272.6 271.8 -0.7 -0.3 555.2 565.1 556.3 1.1 0.2 28,640 28,786 28,737 97 0.3

Information

 18.3 18.7 19.0 0.7 3.8 48.8 47.7 47.9 -0.9 -1.8 3,126 3,088 3,066 -60 -1.9

Financial Activities

 76.4 76.5 75.8 -0.6 -0.8 186.7 189.5 188.1 1.4 0.7 9,121 9,223 9,209 88 1.0

Professional & Business Services

 184.4 185.8 183.0 -1.4 -0.8 386.8 397.5 395.7 8.9 2.3 22,795 23,056 23,096 301 1.3

Education & Health Services

 201.3 207.9 208.3 7.0 3.5 485.7 497.6 497.0 11.3 2.3 24,222 25,114 25,238 1,016 4.2

Leisure & Hospitality

 131.6 136.6 135.6 4.0 3.0 313.5 334.2 330.4 16.9 5.4 16,614 17,392 17,312 698 4.2

Other Services

 50.5 50.0 49.7 -0.8 -1.6 115.0 121.6 121.3 6.3 5.5 5,779 5,941 5,930 151 2.6

Government

 237.7 236.5 242.5 4.8 2.0 403.3 408.2 414.2 10.9 2.7 21,415 21,555 21,803 388 1.8

(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

 34,363 25,923 29,687 27,360 26,647 31,584 33,537 33,102 30,726 33,136 36,601 38,170 40,946   6,583 19.2

Johnson, KS

 9,629 7,878 8,453 7,899 7,523 8,801 10,048 9,539 9,065 8,844 9,676 10,025 10,575   946 9.8

Leavenworth, KS

 1,271 1,042 1,081 1,014 963 1,164 1,347 1,204 1,091 1,042 1,131 1,168 1,226   -45 -3.5

Linn, KS

 187 149 159 138 150 202 264 239 183 179 183 178 180   -7 -3.7

Miami, KS

 508 430 459 422 442 534 630 537 478 456 516 532 565   57 11.2

Wyandotte, KS

 3,069 2,547 2,731 2,585 2,358 2,952 3,299 3,112 2,892 2,699 2,989 3,007 3,274   205 6.7

Bates, MO

 227 146 174 178 193 236 256 228 199 232 264 269 248   21 9.3

Caldwell, MO

 129 80 120 97 97 121 117 116 105 122 140 146 190   61 47.3

Cass, MO

 1,521 1,029 1,210 1,191 1,186 1,477 1,463 1,467 1,310 1,557 1,770 1,867 1,920   399 26.2

Clay, MO

 3,688 2,575 3,506 2,796 2,745 3,250 3,100 3,330 3,032 3,667 4,073 4,146 4,941   1,253 34.0

Clinton, MO

 330 198 305 225 227 294 327 283 247 293 347 393 424   94 28.5

Jackson, MO

 11,488 8,253 9,503 9,087 9,038 10,502 10,664 10,943 10,224 11,710 12,882 13,694 14,457   2,969 25.8

Lafayette, MO

 499 333 399 363 365 449 470 439 385 464 540 556 576   77 15.4

Platte, MO

 1,456 1,039 1,239 1,124 1,124 1,296 1,244 1,368 1,257 1,548 1,704 1,763 1,793   337 23.1

Ray, MO

 361 224 348 241 236 306 308 297 258 323 386 426 577   216 59.8

Kansas

 47,017 38,397 40,767 38,166 36,930 43,538 48,203 45,875 42,263 40,725 45,932 47,879 49,066   2,049 4.4

Missouri

 86,871 59,884 69,888 68,723 68,213 86,635 81,604 83,981 75,889 90,859 103,116 106,153 104,953   18,082 20.8

United States (in thousands)

 6,256 5,460 5,609 5,523 5,352 6,378 6,465 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623   367 5.9

(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

 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.4   0.4

Johnson, KS

 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0   0.3

Leavenworth, KS

 3.4 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.2   -0.2

Linn, KS

 4.3 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.4 4.6 5.9 5.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1   -0.2

Miami, KS

 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.1   0.3

Wyandotte, KS

 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.1   0.2

Bates, MO

 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.2   0.2

Caldwell, MO

 3.0 1.9 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 4.4   1.4

Cass, MO

 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.4   0.7

Clay, MO

 2.6 1.9 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.4   0.8

Clinton, MO

 3.1 1.9 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.9   0.8

Jackson, MO

 3.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8   0.7

Lafayette, MO

 3.0 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.3   0.3

Platte, MO

 2.4 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9   0.5

Ray, MO

 3.3 2.1 3.2 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.7 5.1   1.8

Kansas

 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2   0.1

Missouri

 2.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.4   0.6

United States

 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9   0.1

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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 2023(2)
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Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

 75,944 6,048 1,062,473 27,393 2.6 $1,321 7.7 $18,180,597 10.5

Johnson, KS

 29,136 3,368 363,629 12,108 3.4 1,460 6.6 6,904,276 10.4

Leavenworth, KS

 1,634 142 21,575 1,148 5.6 1,064 10.8 295,589 16.1

Linn, KS

 261 7 2,084 42 2.1 915 3.6 24,584 5.8

Miami, KS

 913 78 8,526 259 3.1 971 15.5 107,387 19.0

Wyandotte, KS

 3,822 305 91,150 2,157 2.4 1,244 10.3 1,464,719 12.8

Bates, MO

 458 8 3,638 37 1.0 749 8.4 35,207 8.8

Caldwell, MO

 228 3 1,942 9 0.5 702 8.8 17,675 10.4

Cass, MO

 2,550 121 29,377 80 0.3 869 8.8 329,060 8.8

Clay, MO

 6,664 391 108,678 2,968 2.8 1,208 12.6 1,696,485 15.7

Clinton, MO

 481 21 4,307 89 2.1 816 4.9 44,975 6.5

Jackson, MO

 25,247 1,337 368,279 6,343 1.8 1,344 8.0 6,398,336 9.5

Lafayette, MO

 943 23 8,544 164 2.0 770 7.2 85,856 9.6

Platte, MO

 3,137 212 46,696 2,023 4.5 1,210 -2.4 731,642 1.9

Ray, MO

 470 32 4,048 -34 -0.8 852 13.4 44,807 14.5

Kansas

 97,726 6,551 1,405,572 34,967 2.6 $1,155 7.6 $21,053,607 10.5

Missouri

 243,477 16,174 2,854,303 66,527 2.4 1,224 8.5 45,133,824 11.2

United States

 11,883,196 610,010 151,418,052 3,642,075 2.5 1,465 6.6 2,873,835,485 9.6

(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