Employed residents in Kansas City, MO

Employed residents in Kansas City, MO was 274,203 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons274,203

Change on 2024+1%

Rank1st of 30Cities in Missouri ranked

Series high274,2032025

Series low212,5602009

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Employed residents in Kansas City, MO, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	274,203
2024	271,573
2023	268,362
2022	263,824
2021	257,032
2020	251,024
2019	263,544
2018	260,430
2017	259,170
2016	257,577
2015	239,141
2014	232,420
2013	227,525
2012	227,176
2011	224,469
2010	223,347
2009	212,560
2008	219,733
2007	222,304
2006	219,097
2005	216,358
2004	215,146
2003	215,527
2002	217,554
2001	221,524
2000	224,629
1999	251,890
1998	249,723
1997	244,667
1996	241,258
1995	237,653
1994	230,660
1993	224,153
1992	220,852
1991	220,010
1990	218,989

Rankings

US cities by employed residents 1706 places
Cities in Missouri by employed residents 30 places

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Kansas City, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Kansas City, 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/employed-residents/kansas-city-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Kansas City, 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/employed-residents/kansas-city-mo.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Kansas City, 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/employed-residents/kansas-city-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Employed residents, Kansas City, MO, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/kansas-city-mo. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the employed residents in Kansas City, MO?

Employed residents in Kansas City, MO was 274,203 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 1st 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Kansas City, MO?

274,203 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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