# Cities in Missouri by employed residents, 2025

All 30 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employed_residents`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/missouri-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kansas City, MO | 274,203 |
| 2 | St. Louis, MO | 149,084 |
| 3 | Springfield, MO | 84,471 |
| 4 | Columbia, MO | 67,127 |
| 5 | Independence, MO | 57,913 |
| 6 | Lee's Summit, MO | 56,299 |
| 7 | O'Fallon, MO | 54,104 |
| 8 | St. Charles, MO | 39,402 |
| 9 | St. Peters, MO | 33,669 |
| 10 | Blue Springs, MO | 31,607 |
| 11 | St. Joseph, MO | 31,067 |
| 12 | Florissant, MO | 27,827 |
| 13 | Wentzville, MO | 25,402 |
| 14 | Joplin, MO | 25,131 |
| 15 | Chesterfield, MO | 24,957 |
| 16 | Jefferson City, MO | 21,342 |
| 17 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 20,171 |
| 18 | University City, MO | 19,567 |
| 19 | Wildwood, MO | 18,295 |
| 20 | Ballwin, MO | 16,414 |
| 21 | Maryland Heights, MO | 16,151 |
| 22 | Liberty, MO | 15,654 |
| 23 | Raytown, MO | 15,394 |
| 24 | Kirkwood, MO | 14,357 |
| 25 | Gladstone, MO | 14,017 |
| 26 | Belton, MO | 13,777 |
| 27 | Grandview, MO | 13,519 |
| 28 | Raymore, MO | 13,357 |
| 29 | Hazelwood, MO | 12,901 |
| 30 | Nixa, MO | 12,721 |