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Unemployed people in Kansas City, KS

Unemployed people in Kansas City, KS was 3,807 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,807
Change on 2024+17.8%
Rank3rd of 19Cities in Kansas ranked
Series high7,8972003
Series low2,6372022

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Unemployed people in Kansas City, KS, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 6,287 persons1991: 6,442 persons1992: 6,448 persons1993: 6,720 persons1994: 6,326 persons1995: 5,819 persons1996: 5,810 persons1997: 5,139 persons1998: 5,572 persons1999: 4,602 persons2000: 4,419 persons2001: 5,304 persons2002: 6,712 persons2003: 7,897 persons2004: 6,573 persons2005: 6,136 persons2006: 5,257 persons2007: 5,215 persons2008: 5,413 persons2009: 7,392 persons2010: 7,062 persons2011: 6,616 persons2012: 5,913 persons2013: 5,530 persons2014: 4,847 persons2015: 4,248 persons2016: 3,992 persons2017: 3,749 persons2018: 3,427 persons2019: 3,137 persons2020: 5,683 persons2021: 3,558 persons2022: 2,637 persons2023: 2,711 persons2024: 3,231 persons2025: 3,807 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 6,287 persons1991: 6,442 persons1992: 6,448 persons1993: 6,720 persons1994: 6,326 persons1995: 5,819 persons1996: 5,810 persons1997: 5,139 persons1998: 5,572 persons1999: 4,602 persons2000: 4,419 persons2001: 5,304 persons2002: 6,712 persons2003: 7,897 persons2004: 6,573 persons2005: 6,136 persons2006: 5,257 persons2007: 5,215 persons2008: 5,413 persons2009: 7,392 persons2010: 7,062 persons2011: 6,616 persons2012: 5,913 persons2013: 5,530 persons2014: 4,847 persons2015: 4,248 persons2016: 3,992 persons2017: 3,749 persons2018: 3,427 persons2019: 3,137 persons2020: 5,683 persons2021: 3,558 persons2022: 2,637 persons2023: 2,711 persons2024: 3,231 persons2025: 3,807 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20253,807
20243,231
20232,711
20222,637
20213,558
20205,683
20193,137
20183,427
20173,749
20163,992
20154,248
20144,847
20135,530
20125,913
20116,616
20107,062
20097,392
20085,413
20075,215
20065,257
20056,136
20046,573
20037,897
20026,712
20015,304
20004,419
19994,602
19985,572
19975,139
19965,810
19955,819
19946,326
19936,720
19926,448
19916,442
19906,287

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/kansas-city-ks.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/kansas-city-ks (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Kansas City, KS?

Unemployed people in Kansas City, KS was 3,807 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Kansas City, KS?

7,897 in 2003, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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