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Civilian labor force in Kansas City, KS

Civilian labor force in Kansas City, KS was 78,849 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons78,849
Change on 2024+2.2%
Rank4th of 19Cities in Kansas ranked
Series high78,8492025
Series low65,4462009

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Civilian labor force in Kansas City, KS, 1990 to 2025

65K70K75K80K19901996200220082014202020251990: 72,981 persons1991: 71,802 persons1992: 71,607 persons1993: 71,714 persons1994: 71,492 persons1995: 69,975 persons1996: 69,934 persons1997: 69,938 persons1998: 70,329 persons1999: 69,370 persons2000: 68,754 persons2001: 68,476 persons2002: 68,561 persons2003: 69,928 persons2004: 68,612 persons2005: 68,161 persons2006: 66,651 persons2007: 66,187 persons2008: 65,617 persons2009: 65,446 persons2010: 68,816 persons2011: 68,711 persons2012: 68,528 persons2013: 68,773 persons2014: 69,516 persons2015: 70,141 persons2016: 75,324 persons2017: 75,646 persons2018: 75,413 persons2019: 75,666 persons2020: 75,790 persons2021: 75,045 persons2022: 74,589 persons2023: 75,617 persons2024: 77,128 persons2025: 78,849 persons65K70K75K80K19902002201420251990: 72,981 persons1991: 71,802 persons1992: 71,607 persons1993: 71,714 persons1994: 71,492 persons1995: 69,975 persons1996: 69,934 persons1997: 69,938 persons1998: 70,329 persons1999: 69,370 persons2000: 68,754 persons2001: 68,476 persons2002: 68,561 persons2003: 69,928 persons2004: 68,612 persons2005: 68,161 persons2006: 66,651 persons2007: 66,187 persons2008: 65,617 persons2009: 65,446 persons2010: 68,816 persons2011: 68,711 persons2012: 68,528 persons2013: 68,773 persons2014: 69,516 persons2015: 70,141 persons2016: 75,324 persons2017: 75,646 persons2018: 75,413 persons2019: 75,666 persons2020: 75,790 persons2021: 75,045 persons2022: 74,589 persons2023: 75,617 persons2024: 77,128 persons2025: 78,849 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
202578,849
202477,128
202375,617
202274,589
202175,045
202075,790
201975,666
201875,413
201775,646
201675,324
201570,141
201469,516
201368,773
201268,528
201168,711
201068,816
200965,446
200865,617
200766,187
200666,651
200568,161
200468,612
200369,928
200268,561
200168,476
200068,754
199969,370
199870,329
199769,938
199669,934
199569,975
199471,492
199371,714
199271,607
199171,802
199072,981

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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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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, Kansas City, KS, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Kansas City, KS, 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/kansas-city-ks. 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, Kansas City, KS, 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/kansas-city-ks.

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, Kansas City, KS, 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/kansas-city-ks (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Kansas City, KS?

Civilian labor force in Kansas City, KS was 78,849 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 19 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 Kansas City, KS?

78,849 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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