Kansas City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 990,900 jobs in Kansas City, Missouri in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 972,889 employed persons for the month. Kansas City added 2,000 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,099 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kansas City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	990,900	+2,000	+12,600
CPS	972,889	-1,099	+26,488

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 1,022,000. Since then 31,100 jobs have been lost in Kansas City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 962,900 in March 2010, Kansas City has gained 28,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 991,986 for Kansas City in August 2007. 19,097 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 33,449 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
March 2012	990,900	2,000	972,889	-1,099
February 2012	988,900	-3,400	973,988	2,161
January 2012	992,300	10,100	971,827	6,811
December 2011	982,200	-2,500	965,016	4,769
November 2011	984,700	-2,500	960,247	4,818
October 2011	987,200	-3,600	955,429	5,882
September 2011	990,800	15,400	949,547	5,092
August 2011	975,400	-3,400	944,455	-1,281
July 2011	978,800	2,400	945,736	-728
June 2011	976,400	-3,700	946,464	-527
May 2011	980,100	400	946,991	400
April 2011	979,700	1,400	946,591	190
March 2011	978,300	3,200	946,401	3,747