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Civilian labor force in Independence, MO

Civilian labor force in Independence, MO was 60,750 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons60,750
Change on 2024+1.3%
Rank5th of 30Cities in Missouri ranked
Series high66,5631998
Series low57,0892013

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Civilian labor force in Independence, MO, 1990 to 2025

56K58K60K62K64K66K68K19901996200220082014202020251990: 60,708 persons1991: 61,270 persons1992: 61,057 persons1993: 61,478 persons1994: 62,743 persons1995: 64,391 persons1996: 64,944 persons1997: 65,544 persons1998: 66,563 persons1999: 66,294 persons2000: 60,887 persons2001: 60,501 persons2002: 59,872 persons2003: 59,346 persons2004: 59,174 persons2005: 58,796 persons2006: 58,759 persons2007: 59,299 persons2008: 58,966 persons2009: 59,432 persons2010: 58,533 persons2011: 57,948 persons2012: 57,553 persons2013: 57,089 persons2014: 58,061 persons2015: 58,314 persons2016: 61,114 persons2017: 60,169 persons2018: 59,568 persons2019: 59,587 persons2020: 59,039 persons2021: 58,719 persons2022: 58,143 persons2023: 59,061 persons2024: 59,950 persons2025: 60,750 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202560,750
202459,950
202359,061
202258,143
202158,719
202059,039
201959,587
201859,568
201760,169
201661,114
201558,314
201458,061
201357,089
201257,553
201157,948
201058,533
200959,432
200858,966
200759,299
200658,759
200558,796
200459,174
200359,346
200259,872
200160,501
200060,887
199966,294
199866,563
199765,544
199664,944
199564,391
199462,743
199361,478
199261,057
199161,270
199060,708

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Independence, MO, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Independence, MO, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/independence-mo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Independence, MO, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/independence-mo.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Independence, MO, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/independence-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Independence, MO?

Civilian labor force in Independence, MO was 60,750 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 30 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Independence, MO?

66,563 in 1998, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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