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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

 1,099.0 1,097.9 1,099.7 1,102.2 1,104.2 1,103.9 1,103.6 1,099.8 1,100.8 1,106.7 1,110.3 1,112.3 1,115.3 3.0 0.3

Kansas

 1,416.2 1,423.6 1,417.3 1,419.7 1,423.2 1,423.3 1,422.8 1,419.3 1,417.7 1,425.1 1,426.7 1,427.9 1,430.4 2.5 0.2

Missouri

 2,892.9 2,890.5 2,890.9 2,888.9 2,889.8 2,894.1 2,899.4 2,892.7 2,901.4 2,911.1 2,915.2 2,920.7 2,927.6 6.9 0.2

United States

 149,185 149,467 149,575 149,852 150,048 150,275 150,587 150,643 150,796 151,012 151,074 151,267 151,431 164 0.1

Footnotes
(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

 1,095.5 1,126.4 1,113.0 17.5 1.6 484.4 496.5 492.1 7.7 1.6 611.1 629.9 620.9 9.8 1.6

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 52.1 53.5 53.8 1.7 3.3 22.1 22.8 22.9 0.8 3.6 30.0 30.7 30.9 0.9 3.0

Manufacturing

 77.8 78.6 78.9 1.1 1.4 31.3 31.5 31.4 0.1 0.3 46.5 47.1 47.5 1.0 2.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 216.6 215.0 214.4 -2.2 -1.0 105.8 103.6 104.0 -1.8 -1.7 110.8 111.4 110.4 -0.4 -0.4

Information

 17.1 16.0 15.9 -1.2 -7.0 7.1 6.9 6.9 -0.2 -2.8 10.0 9.1 9.0 -1.0 -10.0

Financial Activities

 80.2 78.7 78.6 -1.6 -2.0 38.0 38.6 37.8 -0.2 -0.5 42.2 40.1 40.8 -1.4 -3.3

Professional & Business Services

 197.2 202.2 202.0 4.8 2.4 95.6 98.7 98.5 2.9 3.0 101.6 103.5 103.5 1.9 1.9

Education & Health Services

 153.6 161.2 161.8 8.2 5.3 68.9 71.3 72.0 3.1 4.5 84.7 89.9 89.8 5.1 6.0

Leisure & Hospitality

 114.4 117.1 115.7 1.3 1.1 44.6 46.5 46.7 2.1 4.7 69.8 70.6 69.0 -0.8 -1.1

Other Services

 43.2 43.1 43.1 -0.1 -0.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 0.0 0.0 26.1 26.1 26.0 -0.1 -0.4

Government

 143.3 161.0 148.8 5.5 3.8 53.9 59.6 54.8 0.9 1.7 89.4 101.4 94.0 4.6 5.1

Footnotes
(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

 1,398.8 1,434.3 1,417.1 18.3 1.3 2,874.5 2,949.5 2,907.3 32.8 1.1 148,948 152,242 151,183 2,235 1.5

Mining & Logging(1)

 6.8 7.0 7.1 0.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 -0.1 -2.2 745 762 762 17 2.3

Construction(1)

 63.8 65.0 65.6 1.8 2.8 127.9 127.4 126.9 -1.0 -0.8 7,555 7,700 7,756 201 2.7

Manufacturing

 166.0 168.4 168.8 2.8 1.7 274.7 278.7 279.5 4.8 1.7 12,783 12,925 12,935 152 1.2

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 268.0 268.1 269.1 1.1 0.4 544.5 546.8 545.6 1.1 0.2 27,636 27,829 27,794 158 0.6

Information

 18.7 18.4 18.5 -0.2 -1.1 50.7 49.7 49.9 -0.8 -1.6 2,850 2,839 2,837 -13 -0.5

Financial Activities

 77.8 77.5 77.5 -0.3 -0.4 175.3 174.5 174.8 -0.5 -0.3 8,653 8,714 8,761 108 1.2

Professional & Business Services

 181.5 185.2 186.2 4.7 2.6 389.7 393.6 393.5 3.8 1.0 21,139 21,577 21,605 466 2.2

Education & Health Services

 197.7 200.9 199.0 1.3 0.7 477.3 482.7 486.6 9.3 1.9 23,333 24,038 23,951 618 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 132.9 137.5 138.3 5.4 4.1 319.5 332.3 329.4 9.9 3.1 17,164 17,396 17,504 340 2.0

Other Services

 51.1 52.0 52.6 1.5 2.9 117.1 118.5 118.7 1.6 1.4 5,917 6,016 6,021 104 1.8

Government

 234.5 254.3 234.4 -0.1 0.0 393.3 440.9 398.0 4.7 1.2 21,173 22,446 21,257 84 0.4

Footnotes
(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

 44,570 39,796 31,996 30,859 31,057 35,223 42,425 41,502 42,798 33,151 35,212 38,220 46,718   2,148 4.8

Johnson, Ks.

 11,291 10,426 8,827 9,015 8,840 9,075 10,907 10,616 10,415 8,915 9,380 9,364 11,418   127 1.1

Leavenworth, Ks.

 1,456 1,379 1,153 1,175 1,128 1,228 1,546 1,575 1,467 1,144 1,221 1,199 1,511   55 3.8

Linn, Ks.

 308 271 227 238 211 250 338 385 365 225 247 249 278   -30 -9.7

Miami, Ks.

 700 631 530 567 543 588 732 808 744 516 564 546 644   -56 -8.0

Wyandotte, Ks.

 4,288 3,727 3,253 3,292 3,145 3,376 4,135 4,122 3,875 3,124 3,225 3,375 4,381   93 2.2

Bates, Mo.

 339 298 212 215 219 299 374 391 395 278 290 368 381   42 12.4

Caldwell, Mo.

 147 144 103 84 96 125 155 170 176 116 134 148 161   14 9.5

Cass, Mo.

 1,947 1,735 1,334 1,227 1,257 1,573 1,952 1,949 2,026 1,397 1,510 1,750 1,962   15 0.8

Clay, Mo.

 4,814 4,010 3,093 2,791 2,921 3,513 4,198 4,068 4,373 3,224 3,547 3,981 5,467   653 13.6

Clinton, Mo.

 426 341 241 213 222 297 368 392 410 275 277 334 481   55 12.9

Jackson, Mo.

 15,881 14,382 11,133 10,303 10,644 12,668 15,055 14,354 15,669 11,839 12,560 14,277 16,650   769 4.8

Lafayette, Mo.

 660 509 394 375 402 491 588 628 646 454 469 554 634   -26 -3.9

Platte, Mo.

 1,775 1,577 1,212 1,114 1,149 1,387 1,634 1,599 1,784 1,317 1,446 1,623 2,173   398 22.4

Ray, Mo.

 538 366 284 250 280 353 443 445 453 327 342 452 577   39 7.2

Kansas

 57,800 51,783 44,157 44,868 44,166 46,484 56,446 55,195 53,815 44,432 47,392 48,647 57,097   -703 -1.2

Missouri

 112,187 100,958 78,485 70,459 75,593 93,192 113,927 112,876 117,837 86,976 94,838 107,731 116,522   4,335 3.9

United States (in thousands)

 6,730 6,370 5,766 5,771 5,650 6,029 7,140 6,625 6,382 5,387 5,503 6,292 6,556   -174 -2.6

Footnotes
(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

 3.8 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.0   0.2

Johnson, Ks.

 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.3   0.0

Leavenworth, Ks.

 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.2 3.4 3.2 4.0   0.1

Linn, Ks.

 6.7 6.1 5.1 5.3 4.8 5.6 7.5 8.5 8.2 5.2 5.6 5.5 6.1   -0.6

Miami, Ks.

 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.2 4.6 4.3 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.6   -0.3

Wyandotte, Ks.

 5.3 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 5.4   0.1

Bates, Mo.

 4.2 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.8 4.7 4.9 5.0 3.5 3.6 4.6 4.7   0.5

Caldwell, Mo.

 3.3 3.3 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.6   0.3

Cass, Mo.

 3.5 3.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.7 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.5   0.0

Clay, Mo.

 3.5 3.0 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.9   0.4

Clinton, Mo.

 3.8 3.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.8 2.5 2.6 3.0 4.3   0.5

Jackson, Mo.

 4.3 4.0 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.5 4.2 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.4   0.1

Lafayette, Mo.

 3.8 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.8 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.6   -0.2

Platte, Mo.

 3.0 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.6   0.6

Ray, Mo.

 4.7 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.6 3.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.0 3.1 4.0 5.0   0.3

Kansas

 3.8 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.8   0.0

Missouri

 3.6 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.5 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.7   0.1

United States

 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0   -0.1

Footnotes
(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
Covered(1)employment and wages, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, 1st quarter 2019(2)
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Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA

 65,108 2,457 1,035,792 6,622 0.6 $1,076 2.6 $14,464,288 3.5

Johnson, Ks.

 23,790 603 345,408 1,325 0.4 1,168 3.3 5,247,286 3.8

Leavenworth, Ks.

 1,419 17 20,655 -365 -1.7 887 5.1 237,094 3.8

Linn, Ks.

 248 -7 1,997 -62 -3.0 871 9.1 22,569 6.5

Miami, Ks.

 819 32 8,345 -14 -0.2 728 3.4 79,277 4.7

Wyandotte, Ks.

 3,479 70 89,784 1,237 1.4 1,042 1.6 1,215,844 3.5

Bates, Mo.

 461 22 3,631 63 1.8 610 -1.5 28,731 -0.3

Caldwell, Mo.

 214 3 1,836 -86 -4.5 578 3.4 13,872 -0.2

Cass, Mo.

 2,235 101 26,754 76 0.3 674 -2.9 232,763 -2.4

Clay, Mo.

 5,771 252 102,665 -184 -0.2 960 0.9 1,279,574 1.5

Clinton, Mo.

 448 5 4,053 24 0.6 674 4.2 35,226 6.0

Jackson, Mo.

 22,227 1,204 370,468 3,842 1.0 1,113 2.3 5,338,265 3.5

Lafayette, Mo.

 858 18 8,517 -13 -0.2 613 1.8 67,525 1.4

Platte, Mo.

 2,713 121 47,650 911 1.9 1,014 5.7 629,540 8.1

Ray, Mo.

 426 16 4,029 -132 -3.2 710 2.6 36,722 -0.5

Kansas

 88,839 813 1,379,319 7,950 0.6 $940 3.2 $16,816,852 3.9

Missouri

 206,655 11,538 2,788,377 15,219 0.5 986 2.6 35,575,789 3.4

United States

 10,202,975 306,876 146,497,599 1,965,681 1.4 1,184 2.8 2,246,038,756 4.4

Footnotes
(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