Overview | Industrial Sites | Retail & Office Space | Demographics | Transportation
Development Incentives | Local Incentives | Tax Incentives | Taxes | Investment Tax Credits
Enhanced Enterprise Zone | Economy | Cost of Living | Media | Employment
Labor Force | Major Employers | Community Facilities & Services | Recreation | Health Care

Business Community - Economy

According to projections by the Mid-America Regional Council, eastern Jackson County accounts for about 10.4 percent of the Kansas City metro area employment. This figure is projected to remain fairly constant through 2020. Between 2000 and 2020, employment in eastern Jackson County is projected to increase by more than 44,768 jobs from the current base of 121,018 jobs. Most of the growth will be in office employment (51.8 percent), with moderate growth in retail employment (32.3 percent). In Jackson County and the metro area as a whole, employment will shift away from industrial uses toward more office uses. Industrial development in eastern Jackson County has kept pace with that of Jackson County, but is less than the metro area, while the level of retail employment in the area is much greater. Given its suburban location, eastern Jackson County is not as developed in terms of office uses; however, this is projected to change in the future. By 2020, eastern Jackson County is projected to maintain its edge in terms of retail development and achieve a share of office development that is more comparable to that found in the metro area.