Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.9%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-16.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -1.0 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.3 pp (7.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.1 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.1 pp (-2.4%) |