Labor & Unemployment Data

The Civilian Labor Force estimates for Leavenworth County and adjacent counties in Kansas and Missouri are shown in the tables below for current month December 2007 and the average annual figures for 1990 - 2006 for a historical comparison. For part-time and evening positions, a large number of workers, not reflected in the civilian labor force, would be available from dependents of Fort Leavenworth and students from the University of Saint Mary.

City Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment

Historical Average Annual Labor Force and Unemployment

 

Current County Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment - December 2007

Counties

Civilian Labor Force

Unemployment Rate (%)

Atchison (KS)

8,794

4.3

Douglas (KS)

63,059

3.6

Jefferson (KS)

9,875

5.6

Johnson (KS)

293,542

2.5

Leavenworth (KS)

32,727

3.4

Wyandotte (KS)

77,911

13.0

Clay (MO)

113,021

4.4

Jackson (MO)

341,354

6.1

Platte (MO)

47,904

3.9

City Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment

 

Current City Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment - Annual Average 2007

Cities (KS)

Civilian Labor Force

Unemployment Rate (%)

Kansas City

71,779

12.9

Lawrence

50,327

3.9

Leavenworth

14,672

4.7

Lenexa

27,791

3.1

Shawnee

32,238

2.3

Historical Averages - Annual Labor Force & Annual Unemployment

 

Historical Average Annual Civilian Labor Force*

Counties

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Atchison (KS)

8,575

8,576

8,582

8,491

8,397

8,575

Douglas (KS)

61,821

62,929

60,388

58,116

57,396

56,150

Jefferson (KS)

9,941

10,118

10,997

10,685

10,596

8,812

Johnson (KS)

291,299

289,072

288,380

280,910

272,483

266,953

Leavenworth (KS)

33,099

33,255

28,862

28,005

27,595

29,042

Wyandotte (KS)

73,129

75,045

NA

79,542

77,656

76,074

Clay (MO)

113,465

111,799

NA

114,314

111,776

111,256

Jackson (MO)

341,598

344,501

NA

372,046

367,023

378,979

Platte (MO)

48,157

47,938

NA

48,152

47,155

46,023

 

Historical Average Annual Unemployment Rate (%)*

Counties

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Atchison (KS)

5.0

5.6

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.0

Douglas (KS)

3.7

4.0

4.1

4.7

4.8

4.4

Jefferson (KS)

4.8

5.2

3.9

4.6

4.2

4.4

Johnson (KS)

4.2

4.5

3.6

4.5

4.3

3.4

Leavenworth (KS)

5.7

6.2

6.3

6.9

6.7

5.3

Wyandotte (KS)

7.7

8.8

8.0

11.9

10.7

8.3

Clay (MO)

4.3

4.5

3.9

4.5

4.2

3.1

Jackson (MO)

5.6

6.3

6.0

6.8

6.5

4.9

Platte (MO)

3.9

4.2

3.6

4.1

4.2

2.8

 

* All past years in Kansas revised March 2003. Source: Kansas and Missouri Departments of Human Resources, Labor Market Information Services in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics.
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Missouri Economy

 
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