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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

 1,063.7 1,062.8 1,064.4 1,064.2 1,084.5 1,083.5 1,070.0 1,070.7 1,072.7 1,076.0 1,081.3 1,083.0 1,079.9 -3.1 -0.3

Kansas

 1,370.3 1,370.5 1,374.4 1,376.8 1,387.3 1,383.6 1,374.6 1,373.4 1,378.0 1,375.1 1,385.6 1,392.5 1,390.2 -2.3 -0.2

Missouri

 2,822.2 2,823.3 2,825.5 2,838.9 2,874.7 2,866.6 2,855.0 2,860.1 2,867.5 2,885.7 2,895.3 2,904.5 2,904.3 -0.2 0.0

United States

 144,431 144,694 145,141 145,698 146,387 146,904 147,328 148,005 148,652 149,240 149,744 150,494 150,925 431 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

 1,054.2 1,072.0 1,072.6 18.4 1.7 465.2 474.8 474.1 8.9 1.9 589.0 597.2 598.5 9.5 1.6

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 52.7 54.4 55.6 2.9 5.5 21.8 23.0 23.3 1.5 6.9 30.9 31.4 32.3 1.4 4.5

Manufacturing

 79.5 77.3 76.9 -2.6 -3.3 33.6 34.7 34.5 0.9 2.7 45.9 42.6 42.4 -3.5 -7.6

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 214.8 220.0 219.0 4.2 2.0 105.0 106.8 106.3 1.3 1.2 109.8 113.2 112.7 2.9 2.6

Information

 15.7 16.3 16.3 0.6 3.8 6.4 7.2 7.2 0.8 12.5 9.3 9.1 9.1 -0.2 -2.2

Financial Activities

 78.7 77.1 76.2 -2.5 -3.2 37.4 36.2 35.5 -1.9 -5.1 41.3 40.9 40.7 -0.6 -1.5

Professional & Business Services

 179.8 183.5 183.0 3.2 1.8 82.1 84.2 83.6 1.5 1.8 97.7 99.3 99.4 1.7 1.7

Education & Health Services

 156.1 155.9 156.3 0.2 0.1 69.8 69.7 70.1 0.3 0.4 86.3 86.2 86.2 -0.1 -0.1

Leisure & Hospitality

 90.9 101.0 103.2 12.3 13.5 35.6 38.5 39.1 3.5 9.8 55.3 62.5 64.1 8.8 15.9

Other Services

 39.5 40.9 40.9 1.4 3.5 16.3 16.8 17.0 0.7 4.3 23.2 24.1 23.9 0.7 3.0

Government

 146.5 145.6 145.2 -1.3 -0.9 57.2 57.7 57.5 0.3 0.5 89.3 87.9 87.7 -1.6 -1.8

(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

 1,362.6 1,382.2 1,384.9 22.3 1.6 2,805.3 2,873.4 2,887.6 82.3 2.9 143,308 149,144 149,938 6,630 4.6

Mining & Logging(1)

 5.7 5.7 5.9 0.2 3.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 0.2 4.7 547 588 596 49 9.0

Construction(1)

 62.0 63.8 64.7 2.7 4.4 126.1 130.3 136.2 10.1 8.0 7,162 7,284 7,392 230 3.2

Manufacturing

 160.0 164.3 164.5 4.5 2.8 270.0 272.6 270.7 0.7 0.3 12,225 12,577 12,626 401 3.3

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 262.2 268.2 267.3 5.1 1.9 538.1 553.0 550.1 12.0 2.2 27,204 28,333 28,372 1,168 4.3

Information

 16.2 18.5 18.6 2.4 14.8 46.5 46.8 46.7 0.2 0.4 2,759 2,899 2,918 159 5.8

Financial Activities

 76.0 74.3 73.5 -2.5 -3.3 177.7 175.4 176.1 -1.6 -0.9 8,686 8,848 8,863 177 2.0

Professional & Business Services

 167.5 168.8 169.7 2.2 1.3 368.4 386.2 388.6 20.2 5.5 20,767 21,806 21,923 1,156 5.6

Education & Health Services

 198.6 196.9 196.6 -2.0 -1.0 481.6 482.6 482.3 0.7 0.1 23,643 24,154 24,263 620 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 113.4 119.4 121.1 7.7 6.8 254.8 275.4 285.3 30.5 12.0 12,876 14,717 14,953 2,077 16.1

Other Services

 46.6 48.7 48.9 2.3 4.9 109.6 115.5 115.0 5.4 4.9 5,296 5,582 5,603 307 5.8

Government

 254.4 253.6 254.1 -0.3 -0.1 428.2 431.2 432.1 3.9 0.9 22,143 22,356 22,429 286 1.3

(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

 52,042 51,033 57,378 59,897 55,181 48,281 42,673 34,848 34,704 32,833 39,521 42,606 38,981   -13,061 -25.1

Johnson, Ks.

 9,856 9,094 9,585 11,136 12,177 10,059 7,922 7,121 6,077 5,359 7,523 7,440 8,677   -1,179 -12.0

Leavenworth, Ks.

 1,325 1,179 1,272 1,453 1,563 1,271 1,035 936 820 751 1,085 1,095 1,174   -151 -11.4

Linn, Ks.

 204 170 171 208 218 188 147 142 124 113 185 190 201   -3 -1.5

Miami, Ks.

 584 497 517 618 677 550 425 398 336 320 472 453 501   -83 -14.2

Wyandotte, Ks.

 3,931 3,819 4,085 4,491 4,599 3,649 3,133 2,700 2,488 2,087 2,918 3,045 3,094   -837 -21.3

Bates, Mo.

 388 307 326 359 325 318 236 252 247 265 329 313 302   -86 -22.2

Caldwell, Mo.

 207 228 309 294 246 176 228 137 164 141 160 227 157   -50 -24.2

Cass, Mo.

 2,409 2,106 2,299 2,441 2,183 2,163 1,634 1,603 1,596 1,622 2,007 1,859 1,831   -578 -24.0

Clay, Mo.

 6,656 7,544 9,816 9,437 7,252 6,071 7,083 4,386 5,245 4,800 4,993 6,721 4,582   -2,074 -31.2

Clinton, Mo.

 560 602 780 791 635 506 582 331 389 372 418 602 394   -166 -29.6

Jackson, Mo.

 21,867 21,319 23,303 23,720 21,204 19,721 16,699 14,208 14,361 14,228 16,289 17,095 15,200   -6,667 -30.5

Lafayette, Mo.

 768 717 848 874 735 644 613 496 528 519 656 706 594   -174 -22.7

Platte, Mo.

 2,690 2,603 2,891 3,008 2,679 2,426 2,063 1,765 1,751 1,761 2,026 1,985 1,835   -855 -31.8

Ray, Mo.

 597 848 1,176 1,067 688 539 873 373 578 495 460 875 439   -158 -26.5

Kansas

 52,025 47,838 49,645 58,146 62,942 51,492 40,409 37,258 32,523 29,276 39,718 39,093 43,633   -8,392 -16.1

Missouri

 154,191 137,983 144,893 154,623 140,485 134,234 106,630 101,955 99,570 104,116 125,259 114,104 109,399   -44,792 -29.0

United States (in thousands)

 9,905 9,220 8,829 9,883 9,221 8,556 7,366 6,896 6,302 5,964 7,207 6,782 6,168   -3,737 -37.7

(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

 4.6 4.5 5.0 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.4   -1.2

Johnson, Ks.

 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.5   -0.4

Leavenworth, Ks.

 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.9 3.2   -0.4

Linn, Ks.

 4.8 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.6 4.2 4.3 4.6   -0.2

Miami, Ks.

 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.6 2.5 2.8   -0.5

Wyandotte, Ks.

 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.7 3.8 3.9 4.0   -1.1

Bates, Mo.

 5.1 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.5 4.3 4.1 4.0   -1.1

Caldwell, Mo.

 4.9 5.3 7.0 6.6 5.5 4.1 5.3 3.3 3.9 3.4 3.8 5.2 3.7   -1.2

Cass, Mo.

 4.5 3.9 4.2 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.3   -1.2

Clay, Mo.

 4.9 5.5 7.0 6.7 5.1 4.4 5.1 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.8 3.3   -1.6

Clinton, Mo.

 5.3 5.6 7.2 7.2 5.8 4.7 5.4 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.9 5.6 3.7   -1.6

Jackson, Mo.

 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.5 5.8 5.4 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.2   -1.9

Lafayette, Mo.

 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.1 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.9 4.2 3.6   -1.1

Platte, Mo.

 4.6 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.1   -1.5

Ray, Mo.

 5.6 7.7 10.3 9.4 6.2 4.9 7.8 3.5 5.3 4.6 4.2 7.7 4.1   -1.5

Kansas

 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.7 2.6 2.9   -0.6

Missouri

 5.1 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.6   -1.5

United States

 6.2 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.8   -2.4

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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, 3rd quarter 2021(2)
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Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA

 70,018 3,165 1,021,843 20,239 2.0 $1,147 4.6 $15,265,551 7.8

Johnson, Ks.

 25,942 2,050 344,506 8,379 2.5 1,225 3.6 5,553,308 7.3

Leavenworth, Ks.

 1,518 105 20,269 -9 0.0 1,004 4.6 264,189 5.3

Linn, Ks.

 261 8 1,965 27 1.4 858 0.5 21,986 4.5

Miami, Ks.

 855 40 8,407 54 0.6 840 6.9 91,224 8.9

Wyandotte, Ks.

 3,576 168 86,308 -2,150 -2.4 1,095 4.0 1,241,548 4.0

Bates, Mo.

 458 5 3,584 -4 -0.1 713 6.4 31,670 6.8

Caldwell, Mo.

 226 4 1,921 92 5.0 692 5.8 16,037 11.9

Cass, Mo.

 2,407 70 28,439 1,927 7.3 821 7.9 290,999 14.7

Clay, Mo.

 6,262 211 103,537 1,249 1.2 1,031 3.3 1,390,345 6.4

Clinton, Mo.

 451 -1 4,209 205 5.1 789 5.3 40,446 9.9

Jackson, Mo.

 23,816 451 362,839 10,824 3.1 1,200 6.0 5,647,570 10.2

Lafayette, Mo.

 876 -23 8,646 138 1.6 696 2.5 75,490 4.1

Platte, Mo.

 2,926 65 43,171 -576 -1.3 1,000 1.3 561,361 0.9

Ray, Mo.

 444 12 4,042 83 2.1 760 3.5 39,377 5.8

Kansas

 92,070 3,932 1,349,306 23,199 1.7 $997 4.7 $17,478,467 7.7

Missouri

 223,918 5,454 2,760,342 78,516 2.9 1,055 6.0 37,390,940 9.7

United States

 11,021,414 506,356 144,863,915 6,141,019 4.4 1,251 6.7 2,347,434,817 12.5

(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