Kansas City City, MO Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 217,408 | - | 6.0 | - |
| 1991 | 220,515 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 222,674 | 1.0 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
| 1993 | 219,946 | -1.2 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | 226,088 | 2.8 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| 1995 | 237,734 | 5.2 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | 240,670 | 1.2 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| 1997 | 243,720 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 247,866 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 249,862 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| 2000 | 225,585 | -9.7 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 223,112 | -1.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 218,453 | -2.1 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 215,798 | -1.2 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 215,236 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| 2005 | 215,843 | 0.3 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| 2006 | 217,773 | 0.9 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 219,986 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 216,991 | -1.4 | 7.6 | 1.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 214,379 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Feb | 214,498 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Mar | 215,290 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Apr | 215,658 | - | 5.3 | - |
| May | 216,718 | - | 5.1 | - |
| Jun | 220,269 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Jul | 222,030 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Aug | 219,755 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Sep | 216,952 | - | 6.7 | - |
| Oct | 216,493 | - | 5.8 | - |
| Nov | 217,512 | - | 6.0 | - |
| Dec | 219,338 | - | 5.5 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 213,489 | -0.4 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 213,300 | -0.6 | 7.9 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 217,271 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 218,248 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| May | 218,591 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 223,669 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 227,872 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 224,913 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 221,366 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 221,493 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 222,293 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 223,669 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| 1992-Jan | 219,700 | 2.9 | 6.5 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 220,643 | 3.4 | 6.2 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 222,068 | 2.2 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 223,874 | 2.6 | 6.1 | -1.4 |
| May | 223,405 | 2.2 | 6.2 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 226,699 | 1.4 | 6.4 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 228,095 | 0.1 | 6.6 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 224,990 | 0.0 | 6.7 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 220,294 | -0.5 | 6.1 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 220,280 | -0.5 | 5.6 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 220,457 | -0.8 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 221,586 | -0.9 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| 1993-Jan | 217,249 | -1.1 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 217,448 | -1.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 217,374 | -2.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 220,716 | -1.4 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 219,430 | -1.8 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 222,358 | -1.9 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 224,782 | -1.5 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 221,617 | -1.5 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 217,531 | -1.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 218,564 | -0.8 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 220,083 | -0.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 222,199 | 0.3 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| 1994-Jan | 219,029 | 0.8 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 219,309 | 0.9 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 221,151 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 224,148 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -1.4 |
| May | 224,119 | 2.1 | 4.9 | -1.5 |
| Jun | 229,522 | 3.2 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 232,295 | 3.3 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 229,846 | 3.7 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 226,103 | 3.9 | 5.2 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 228,445 | 4.5 | 4.9 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 229,439 | 4.3 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 229,647 | 3.4 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| 1995-Jan | 233,330 | 6.5 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 234,691 | 7.0 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 235,318 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 235,623 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| May | 235,274 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 240,044 | 4.6 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 241,758 | 4.1 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 239,631 | 4.3 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 238,256 | 5.4 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 238,783 | 4.5 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 239,632 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 240,470 | 4.7 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| 1996-Jan | 236,411 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 237,256 | 1.1 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 237,437 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 238,213 | 1.1 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| May | 238,191 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 242,906 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 244,968 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 241,242 | 0.7 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 239,009 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 243,070 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 244,501 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 244,835 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 240,094 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 239,668 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 241,773 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 242,433 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 243,390 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 248,012 | 2.1 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 248,631 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 245,918 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 242,859 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 242,928 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 245,171 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 243,758 | -0.4 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 243,944 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 244,607 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 245,710 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 246,170 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| May | 246,593 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 250,459 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 250,561 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 249,968 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 247,691 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 248,363 | 2.2 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 249,741 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 250,587 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 247,341 | 1.4 | 3.2 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 246,604 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 247,302 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 248,582 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| May | 249,459 | 1.2 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 252,541 | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 253,137 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 251,604 | 0.7 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 246,906 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 250,399 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 251,521 | 0.7 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 252,953 | 0.9 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 224,475 | -9.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 225,310 | -8.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 225,975 | -8.6 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 227,078 | -8.7 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 225,006 | -9.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 228,575 | -9.5 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 225,696 | -10.8 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 225,536 | -10.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 223,144 | -9.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 225,280 | -10.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 224,516 | -10.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 226,432 | -10.5 | 4.1 | 1.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 224,698 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 223,464 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 224,575 | -0.6 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 224,365 | -1.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| May | 223,311 | -0.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 226,989 | -0.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 225,206 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 222,108 | -1.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 221,281 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 220,907 | -1.9 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 220,150 | -1.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 220,291 | -2.7 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 216,933 | -3.5 | 6.3 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 218,350 | -2.3 | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 219,638 | -2.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 221,179 | -1.4 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| May | 221,332 | -0.9 | 6.0 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 222,602 | -1.9 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 218,350 | -3.0 | 6.8 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 217,501 | -2.1 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 216,079 | -2.4 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 216,529 | -2.0 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 216,331 | -1.7 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 216,610 | -1.7 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 214,946 | -0.9 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 215,178 | -1.5 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 215,483 | -1.9 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 216,896 | -1.9 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 215,827 | -2.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 217,955 | -2.1 | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 216,945 | -0.6 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 215,316 | -1.0 | 7.8 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 213,971 | -1.0 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 214,705 | -0.8 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 216,195 | -0.1 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 216,153 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 213,489 | -0.7 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 213,482 | -0.8 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 214,035 | -0.7 | 7.8 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 215,371 | -0.7 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
| May | 215,244 | -0.3 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 217,721 | -0.1 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 218,789 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 216,151 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 213,201 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 214,734 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 215,463 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 215,150 | -0.5 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 213,028 | -0.2 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 213,103 | -0.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 214,559 | 0.2 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 215,294 | 0.0 | 6.9 | -0.1 |
| May | 215,717 | 0.2 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 218,613 | 0.4 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 218,419 | -0.2 | 6.9 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 216,703 | 0.3 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 215,253 | 1.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 216,665 | 0.9 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 216,370 | 0.4 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 216,394 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 213,779 | 0.4 | 6.5 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 214,856 | 0.8 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 215,930 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 217,146 | 0.9 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| May | 217,287 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 219,777 | 0.5 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 219,729 | 0.6 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 218,739 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 217,275 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 219,274 | 1.2 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 219,734 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 219,751 | 1.6 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 217,745 | 1.9 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 218,317 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 219,719 | 1.8 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 220,258 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 219,823 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 222,694 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 225,557 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 221,812 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 219,379 | 1.0 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 218,266 | -0.5 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 219,221 | -0.2 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 217,038 | -1.2 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| 2008-Jan | 216,010 | -0.8 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 215,483 | -1.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 217,395 | -1.1 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 219,962 | -0.1 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| May | 217,723 | -1.0 | 7.3 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 220,192 | -1.1 | 7.9 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 221,079 | -2.0 | 7.9 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 217,182 | -2.1 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 215,660 | -1.7 | 8.1 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 215,126 | -1.4 | 8.3 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 214,453 | -2.2 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 213,630 | -1.6 | 8.8 | 2.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 210,898 | -2.4 | 10.4 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 210,924 | -2.1 | 11.2 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 211,018 | -2.9 | 10.9 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 212,540 | -3.4 | 10.3 | 4.3 |
| May | 211,686 | -2.8 | 11.6 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 213,341 | -3.1 | 11.9 | 3.9 |
| Jul | 214,043 | -3.2 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| Aug | 211,880 | -2.4 | 12.3 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 209,583 | -2.8 | 12.2 | 4.1 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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