The Liberty area attracts a workforce from all over the
Kansas City metro area. In the business visits completed by the Partnership, it was found that Liberty area employers' workforce is willing to commute 40-50 miles to work.
Below are the employment statistics for Liberty.
| Liberty, MO Employment Statistics |
YEAR |
MONTH |
LABOR FORCE |
EMPLOYMENT |
UNEMPLOYMENT |
RATE |
1997 |
Annual Average |
13,292 |
12,941 |
351 |
2.6% |
1998 |
Annual Average |
13,594 |
13,276 |
318 |
2.3% |
1999 |
Annual Average |
13,866 |
13,591 |
275 |
2.0% |
2000 |
Annual Average |
14,463 |
14,142 |
321 |
2.2% |
2001 |
Annual Average |
14,572 |
14,113 |
459 |
3.1% |
2002 |
Annual Average |
14,506 |
13,927 |
579 |
4.0% |
2003 |
Annual Average |
14,524 |
13,886 |
638 |
4.4% |
2004 |
Annual Average |
14,680 |
14,000 |
680 |
4.6% |
2005 |
Annual Average |
14,898 |
14,249 |
649 |
4.4% |
2006 |
Annual Average |
15,240 |
14,623 |
617 |
4.0% |
2007 |
Annual Average |
15590 |
14956 |
634 |
4.1% |
2008 |
Annual Average |
15504 |
14752 |
752 |
4.9% |
Adjusted to incorporate revised intercensal population controls for the 1990s
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