Kansas City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 963,800 jobs in Kansas City, Missouri in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 965,016 employed persons for the month. Kansas City lost 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,769 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kansas City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	963,800	-300	+3,100
CPS	965,016	+4,769	+25,576

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Kansas City, Missouri Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Kansas City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Kansas City, Missouri

CES employment for Kansas City peaked in April 2008 at 1,023,300. Since then 59,500 jobs have been lost in Kansas City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 952,800 in June 2011, Kansas City has gained 11,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 991,986 for Kansas City in August 2007. 26,970 jobs have been lost in Kansas City since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 939,440, Kansas City has added 25,576 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kansas City, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	963,800	-300	965,016	4,769
November 2011	964,100	500	960,247	4,818
October 2011	963,600	-4,300	955,429	5,882
September 2011	967,900	14,100	949,547	5,092
August 2011	953,800	-3,000	944,455	-1,281
July 2011	956,800	4,000	945,736	-728
June 2011	952,800	-9,400	946,464	-527
May 2011	962,200	-300	946,991	400
April 2011	962,500	-4,000	946,591	190
March 2011	966,500	8,100	946,401	3,747
February 2011	958,400	-3,500	942,654	2,378
January 2011	961,900	1,200	940,276	836
December 2010	960,700	-1,500	939,440	-361