Kansas City, Missouri Job Growth

There were 1,119,100 jobs in Kansas City, Missouri in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,121,061 employed persons for the month. Kansas City added 1,900 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,838 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Kansas City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,119,100	+1,900	+14,900
CPS	1,121,061	+3,838	+21,545

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 November 2019 is at a new high of 1,119,100.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Kansas City is at a new high of 1,121,061.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kansas City, Missouri Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	1,119,100	1,900	1,121,061	3,838
October 2019	1,117,200	2,400	1,117,223	4,911
September 2019	1,114,800	-4,000	1,112,312	5,005
August 2019	1,118,800	5,800	1,107,307	4,769
July 2019	1,113,000	700	1,102,538	2,836
June 2019	1,112,300	2,000	1,099,702	2,904
May 2019	1,110,300	3,600	1,096,798	202
April 2019	1,106,700	5,900	1,096,596	-1,101
March 2019	1,100,800	1,000	1,097,697	-1,382
February 2019	1,099,800	-3,800	1,099,079	-445
January 2019	1,103,600	-300	1,099,524	101
December 2018	1,103,900	-300	1,099,423	-93