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Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Kansas City metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Aug 2019 to Sep 2019(p)
Area	Back Data	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent
Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA		1,099.7	1,102.2	1,104.2	1,103.9	1,103.6	1,099.8	1,100.8	1,106.7	1,110.3	1,112.3	1,113.0	1,118.8	1,115.1	-3.7	-0.3
Kansas		1,417.3	1,419.7	1,423.2	1,423.3	1,422.8	1,419.3	1,417.7	1,425.1	1,426.7	1,427.9	1,431.2	1,440.6	1,438.1	-2.5	-0.2
Missouri		2,890.9	2,888.9	2,889.8	2,894.1	2,899.4	2,892.7	2,901.4	2,911.1	2,915.2	2,920.7	2,927.5	2,926.9	2,923.0	-3.9	-0.1
United States		149,575	149,852	150,048	150,275	150,587	150,643	150,796	151,012	151,074	151,252	151,418	151,637	151,817	180	0.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Kansas City metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry	Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA						Kansas City, Ks. portion						Kansas City, Mo. portion
	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)		Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)		Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)
	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent
Total Nonfarm		1,104.4	1,118.5	1,119.3	14.9	1.3		485.0	496.4	494.9	9.9	2.0		619.4	622.1	624.4	5.0	0.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)		51.4	54.8	54.1	2.7	5.3		21.7	22.8	21.9	0.2	0.9		29.7	32.0	32.2	2.5	8.4
Manufacturing		77.7	76.8	76.2	-1.5	-1.9		31.2	31.8	31.3	0.1	0.3		46.5	45.0	44.9	-1.6	-3.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities		216.0	213.1	212.8	-3.2	-1.5		105.8	103.8	104.3	-1.5	-1.4		110.2	109.3	108.5	-1.7	-1.5
Information		16.5	15.7	15.5	-1.0	-6.1		7.0	6.8	6.7	-0.3	-4.3		9.5	8.9	8.8	-0.7	-7.4
Financial Activities		79.3	80.0	78.9	-0.4	-0.5		37.5	38.6	38.1	0.6	1.6		41.8	41.4	40.8	-1.0	-2.4
Professional & Business Services		195.7	202.4	200.0	4.3	2.2		94.6	100.6	100.4	5.8	6.1		101.1	101.8	99.6	-1.5	-1.5
Education & Health Services		155.5	165.1	164.5	9.0	5.8		69.2	72.0	71.2	2.0	2.9		86.3	93.1	93.3	7.0	8.1
Leisure & Hospitality		112.4	117.2	111.8	-0.6	-0.5		42.6	47.3	44.0	1.4	3.3		69.8	69.9	67.8	-2.0	-2.9
Other Services		42.5	42.9	42.6	0.1	0.2		16.8	17.1	17.0	0.2	1.2		25.7	25.8	25.6	-0.1	-0.4
Government		157.4	150.5	162.9	5.5	3.5		58.6	55.6	60.0	1.4	2.4		98.8	94.9	102.9	4.1	4.1
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels. (p) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector for Kansas, Missouri, and the United States, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry	Kansas						Missouri						U.S.
	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)		Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)		Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019(p)	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)
	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent	Back Data	Sep 2018	Aug 2019(p)	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent
Total Nonfarm		1,423.4	1,431.6	1,444.1	20.7	1.5		2,901.0	2,916.2	2,933.8	32.8	1.1		149,793	151,607	152,015	2,222	1.5
Mining & Logging(1)		6.9	7.1	7.1	0.2	2.9		4.4	4.4	4.4	0.0	0.0		754	760	754	0	0.0
Construction(1)		63.5	65.9	64.7	1.2	1.9		126.5	130.6	128.3	1.8	1.4		7,534	7,758	7,698	164	2.2
Manufacturing		166.0	168.1	167.2	1.2	0.7		274.3	278.0	277.7	3.4	1.2		12,772	12,934	12,880	108	0.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities		267.6	268.7	267.2	-0.4	-0.1		542.7	543.8	541.3	-1.4	-0.3		27,578	27,750	27,698	120	0.4
Information		18.4	18.5	18.1	-0.3	-1.6		49.8	49.9	50.0	0.2	0.4		2,815	2,849	2,822	7	0.2
Financial Activities		76.8	77.7	77.4	0.6	0.8		173.3	175.6	176.6	3.3	1.9		8,599	8,761	8,708	109	1.3
Professional & Business Services		180.9	186.2	186.4	5.5	3.0		388.8	393.4	392.5	3.7	1.0		21,193	21,668	21,637	444	2.1
Education & Health Services		199.6	199.1	199.3	-0.3	-0.2		477.1	490.7	489.1	12.0	2.5		23,696	24,067	24,343	647	2.7
Leisure & Hospitality		130.2	140.4	136.9	6.7	5.1		311.1	327.2	319.8	8.7	2.8		16,546	17,416	16,909	363	2.2
Other Services		50.9	52.5	53.1	2.2	4.3		115.4	117.9	115.3	-0.1	-0.1		5,846	5,992	5,936	90	1.5
Government		262.6	247.4	266.7	4.1	1.6		437.6	404.7	438.8	1.2	0.3		22,460	21,652	22,630	170	0.8
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable for the metropolitan area. (p) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Unemployment, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area	Back Data	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)
Area	Back Data	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Number	Percent
Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA		31,996	30,859	31,057	35,223	42,425	41,502	42,798	33,151	35,212	38,220	46,660	38,799	28,702	-3,294	-10.3
Johnson, Ks.		8,827	9,015	8,840	9,075	10,907	10,616	10,415	8,915	9,380	9,364	11,424	10,126	8,134	-693	-7.9
Leavenworth, Ks.		1,153	1,175	1,128	1,228	1,546	1,575	1,467	1,144	1,221	1,199	1,517	1,322	1,099	-54	-4.7
Linn, Ks.		227	238	211	250	338	385	365	225	247	249	279	261	213	-14	-6.2
Miami, Ks.		530	567	543	588	732	808	744	516	564	546	643	573	476	-54	-10.2
Wyandotte, Ks.		3,253	3,292	3,145	3,376	4,135	4,122	3,875	3,124	3,225	3,375	4,347	3,358	2,776	-477	-14.7
Bates, Mo.		212	215	219	299	374	391	395	278	290	368	384	328	228	16	7.5
Caldwell, Mo.		103	84	96	125	155	170	176	116	134	148	161	137	89	-14	-13.6
Cass, Mo.		1,334	1,227	1,257	1,573	1,952	1,949	2,026	1,397	1,510	1,750	1,954	1,630	1,140	-194	-14.5
Clay, Mo.		3,093	2,791	2,921	3,513	4,198	4,068	4,373	3,224	3,547	3,981	5,471	4,002	2,757	-336	-10.9
Clinton, Mo.		241	213	222	297	368	392	410	275	277	334	483	313	213	-28	-11.6
Jackson, Mo.		11,133	10,303	10,644	12,668	15,055	14,354	15,669	11,839	12,560	14,277	16,615	14,268	9,846	-1,287	-11.6
Lafayette, Mo.		394	375	402	491	588	628	646	454	469	554	635	473	351	-43	-10.9
Platte, Mo.		1,212	1,114	1,149	1,387	1,634	1,599	1,784	1,317	1,446	1,623	2,166	1,579	1,112	-100	-8.3
Ray, Mo.		284	250	280	353	443	445	453	327	342	452	581	429	268	-16	-5.6

Kansas		44,157	44,868	44,166	46,484	56,446	55,195	53,815	44,432	47,392	48,647	56,888	50,401	41,152	-3,005	-6.8
Missouri		78,485	70,459	75,593	93,192	113,927	112,876	117,837	86,976	94,838	107,731	116,440	104,774	73,949	-4,536	-5.8
United States (in thousands)		5,766	5,771	5,650	6,029	7,140	6,625	6,382	5,387	5,503	6,292	6,556	6,203	5,465	-301	-5.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year. SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Unemployment rate, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
Area	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Nov 2018	Dec 2018	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019(p)	Change from Sep 2018 to Sep 2019(p)
Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA	2.8	2.7	2.7	3.1	3.8	3.7	3.8	2.9	3.1	3.3	4.0	3.3	2.5	-0.3
Johnson, Ks.	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.7	3.2	3.2	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.7	3.3	3.0	2.4	-0.2
Leavenworth, Ks.	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.4	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.2	3.4	3.2	4.0	3.6	3.0	-0.2
Linn, Ks.	5.1	5.3	4.8	5.6	7.5	8.5	8.2	5.2	5.6	5.5	6.1	5.8	4.7	-0.4
Miami, Ks.	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.4	4.2	4.6	4.3	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.6	3.2	2.7	-0.4
Wyandotte, Ks.	4.2	4.2	4.0	4.4	5.3	5.3	5.0	4.0	4.2	4.2	5.4	4.3	3.6	-0.6
Bates, Mo.	2.7	2.7	2.8	3.8	4.7	4.9	5.0	3.5	3.6	4.6	4.7	4.1	2.8	0.1
Caldwell, Mo.	2.4	1.9	2.2	2.9	3.6	3.9	4.0	2.6	3.0	3.4	3.6	3.1	2.0	-0.4
Cass, Mo.	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.9	3.6	3.6	3.7	2.6	2.8	3.1	3.5	2.9	2.0	-0.5
Clay, Mo.	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.6	3.1	3.0	3.3	2.4	2.6	2.9	3.9	2.9	2.0	-0.3
Clinton, Mo.	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.8	3.4	3.6	3.8	2.5	2.6	3.0	4.3	2.8	1.9	-0.3
Jackson, Mo.	3.1	2.8	3.0	3.5	4.2	4.0	4.3	3.3	3.5	3.8	4.4	3.8	2.6	-0.5
Lafayette, Mo.	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.9	3.5	3.7	3.8	2.7	2.8	3.2	3.6	2.8	2.0	-0.3
Platte, Mo.	2.1	1.9	2.0	2.4	2.9	2.8	3.1	2.3	2.5	2.7	3.6	2.7	1.9	-0.2
Ray, Mo.	2.6	2.3	2.6	3.2	4.0	4.0	4.1	3.0	3.1	4.0	5.0	3.8	2.4	-0.2

Kansas	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.8	3.4	2.8	-0.2
Missouri	2.6	2.3	2.5	3.1	3.8	3.7	3.9	2.9	3.1	3.5	3.7	3.4	2.4	-0.2
United States	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.7	4.4	4.1	3.9	3.3	3.4	3.8	4.0	3.8	3.3	-0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year. SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Covered(1)employment and wages, Kansas City metropolitan area and its component counties, 1st quarter 2019(2)
Area	Establishments			Employment				Average Weekly Wages(3)			Total Wages (in thousands)
Area	Back Data	1st qtr 2019	12-month net change	Back Data	March 2019	12-month net change	12-month percent change	Back Data	1st qtr 2019	12-month percent change	Back Data	1st qtr 2019	12-month percent change
Kansas City, Mo.-Ks. MSA		65,108	2,457		1,035,792	6,622	0.6		$1,076	2.6		$14,464,288	3.5
Johnson, Ks.		23,790	603		345,408	1,325	0.4		1,168	3.3		5,247,286	3.8
Leavenworth, Ks.		1,419	17		20,655	-365	-1.7		887	5.1		237,094	3.8
Linn, Ks.		248	-7		1,997	-62	-3.0		871	9.1		22,569	6.5
Miami, Ks.		819	32		8,345	-14	-0.2		728	3.4		79,277	4.7
Wyandotte, Ks.		3,479	70		89,784	1,237	1.4		1,042	1.6		1,215,844	3.5
Bates, Mo.		461	22		3,631	63	1.8		610	-1.5		28,731	-0.3
Caldwell, Mo.		214	3		1,836	-86	-4.5		578	3.4		13,872	-0.2
Cass, Mo.		2,235	101		26,754	76	0.3		674	-2.9		232,763	-2.4
Clay, Mo.		5,771	252		102,665	-184	-0.2		960	0.9		1,279,574	1.5
Clinton, Mo.		448	5		4,053	24	0.6		674	4.2		35,226	6.0
Jackson, Mo.		22,227	1,204		370,468	3,842	1.0		1,113	2.3		5,338,265	3.5
Lafayette, Mo.		858	18		8,517	-13	-0.2		613	1.8		67,525	1.4
Platte, Mo.		2,713	121		47,650	911	1.9		1,014	5.7		629,540	8.1
Ray, Mo.		426	16		4,029	-132	-3.2		710	2.6		36,722	-0.5

Kansas		88,839	813		1,379,319	7,950	0.6		$940	3.2		$16,816,852	3.9
Missouri		206,655	11,538		2,788,377	15,219	0.5		986	2.6		35,575,789	3.4
United States		10,202,975	306,876		146,497,599	1,965,681	1.4		1,184	2.8		2,246,038,756	4.4
Footnotes (1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. (2) Data are preliminary. (3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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