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Kansas City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 1,138,400 jobs in Kansas City, Missouri in April 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,137,810 employed persons for the month. Kansas City added 4,500 jobs in April 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,125 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kansas City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,138,400 +4,500 +31,800
CPS 1,137,810 +4,125 +18,758

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 in April 2023 is at a new high of 1,138,400.

CPS employment in April 2023 for Kansas City is at a new high of 1,137,810.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2023

Kansas City, Missouri Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2023 1,138,400 4,500 1,137,810 4,125
March 2023 1,133,900 2,000 1,133,685 3,251
February 2023 1,131,900 -2,000 1,130,434 1,672
January 2023 1,133,900 1,800 1,128,762 2,286
December 2022 1,132,100 700 1,126,476 -164
November 2022 1,131,400 3,900 1,126,640 66
October 2022 1,127,500 8,500 1,126,574 1,129
September 2022 1,119,000 2,000 1,125,445 1,577
August 2022 1,117,000 1,000 1,123,868 1,573
July 2022 1,116,000 5,100 1,122,295 1,274
June 2022 1,110,900 2,200 1,121,021 1,009
May 2022 1,108,700 2,100 1,120,012 960

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