Kansas City, Missouri Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kansas City fell 1.6 percentage points in July 2021 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Missouri rate. The unemployment rate in Kansas City peaked in April 2020 at 13.4% and is now 9.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kansas City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Missouri | 4.2% | -0.1 | -2.6 |
| Kansas City | 3.6% | -1.6 | -3.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Kansas City, Missouri, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Kansas City, Missouri Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Kansas City peaked in April 2020 at 148,960. There are now 106,354 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kansas City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kansas City, Missouri) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 42,606 | -17,917 | -37,191 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kansas City, Missouri Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Missouri Unemployment Rate |
Kansas City Unemployment Rate |
Kansas City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 42,606 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 60,523 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 60,158 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 48,921 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 48,840 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 50,180 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 50,625 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 50,957 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 53,718 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 57,403 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 62,219 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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