KC Metro Unemployment Rate Monthly Comparison
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
The unemployment rates for the U.S. (seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted), Missouri and Kansas City have all congregated near the 9 percent mark. Kansas' rate remains lower, near 7 percent.
More economic data is available at MetroDataline.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data is not available for the Kansas City metro, so for comparison purposes, we compare non seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Missouri, Kansas and the nation. We include the seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate since it is the most often cited national figure.