Kansas City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 995,300 jobs in Kansas City, Missouri in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,001,761 employed persons for the month. Kansas City added 15,400 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 9,517 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kansas City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	995,300	+15,400	-100,700
CPS	1,001,761	+9,517	-96,691

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Kansas City as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 February 2020 at 1,105,600. Since then 110,300 jobs have been lost in Kansas City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 979,900 in April 2020, Kansas City has gained 15,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,113,709 for Kansas City in March 2020. 111,948 jobs have been lost in Kansas City since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 992,244, Kansas City has added 9,517 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
May 2020	995,300	15,400	1,001,761	9,517
April 2020	979,900	-113,300	992,244	-121,465
March 2020	1,093,200	-12,400	1,113,709	1,606
February 2020	1,105,600	600	1,112,103	2,149
January 2020	1,105,000	1,300	1,109,954	-2,031
December 2019	1,103,700	1,800	1,111,985	1,563
November 2019	1,101,900	3,300	1,110,422	1,959
October 2019	1,098,600	1,300	1,108,463	2,158
September 2019	1,097,300	-100	1,106,305	2,210
August 2019	1,097,400	3,700	1,104,095	2,156
July 2019	1,093,700	-1,300	1,101,939	1,894
June 2019	1,095,000	-1,000	1,100,045	1,593