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Unemployed people in Kansas City, MO

Unemployed people in Kansas City, MO was 11,622 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 30 cities in 2025.

2025, persons11,622
Change on 2024+9.5%
Rank1st of 30Cities in Missouri ranked
Series high24,4592010
Series low7,6042022

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Unemployed people in Kansas City, MO, 1990 to 2025

5,00010K15K20K25K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,113 persons1991: 17,060 persons1992: 15,717 persons1993: 15,036 persons1994: 14,115 persons1995: 13,629 persons1996: 13,028 persons1997: 12,407 persons1998: 11,958 persons1999: 9,787 persons2000: 9,173 persons2001: 12,512 persons2002: 15,748 persons2003: 17,109 persons2004: 18,179 persons2005: 16,769 persons2006: 15,060 persons2007: 15,461 persons2008: 18,292 persons2009: 22,696 persons2010: 24,459 persons2011: 22,125 persons2012: 18,290 persons2013: 18,045 persons2014: 17,409 persons2015: 14,867 persons2016: 12,898 persons2017: 11,288 persons2018: 9,353 persons2019: 9,287 persons2020: 19,023 persons2021: 13,182 persons2022: 7,604 persons2023: 8,950 persons2024: 10,610 persons2025: 11,622 persons5,00010K15K20K25K19902002201420251990: 14,113 persons1991: 17,060 persons1992: 15,717 persons1993: 15,036 persons1994: 14,115 persons1995: 13,629 persons1996: 13,028 persons1997: 12,407 persons1998: 11,958 persons1999: 9,787 persons2000: 9,173 persons2001: 12,512 persons2002: 15,748 persons2003: 17,109 persons2004: 18,179 persons2005: 16,769 persons2006: 15,060 persons2007: 15,461 persons2008: 18,292 persons2009: 22,696 persons2010: 24,459 persons2011: 22,125 persons2012: 18,290 persons2013: 18,045 persons2014: 17,409 persons2015: 14,867 persons2016: 12,898 persons2017: 11,288 persons2018: 9,353 persons2019: 9,287 persons2020: 19,023 persons2021: 13,182 persons2022: 7,604 persons2023: 8,950 persons2024: 10,610 persons2025: 11,622 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
202511,622
202410,610
20238,950
20227,604
202113,182
202019,023
20199,287
20189,353
201711,288
201612,898
201514,867
201417,409
201318,045
201218,290
201122,125
201024,459
200922,696
200818,292
200715,461
200615,060
200516,769
200418,179
200317,109
200215,748
200112,512
20009,173
19999,787
199811,958
199712,407
199613,028
199513,629
199414,115
199315,036
199215,717
199117,060
199014,113

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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, MO, 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, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/kansas-city-mo.

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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, 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/unemployed-people/kansas-city-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Kansas City, MO?

Unemployed people in Kansas City, MO was 11,622 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.5% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

24,459 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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