Tennessee Job Growth

There were 2,695,800 jobs in Tennessee in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,859,471 employed persons for the month. Tennessee added 1,700 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 5,617 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Tennessee job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,695,800	+1,700	+43,300
CPS	2,859,471	-5,617	+19,774

Tennessee Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Tennessee as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Tennessee

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Tennessee at 2,809,500. Since then 113,700 jobs have been lost in Tennessee according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,593,100 in September 2009, Tennessee has gained 102,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Tennessee reached a maximum of 2,914,815 in February 2007. 55,344 jobs have been lost in Tennessee since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 2,691,632, Tennessee has added 167,839 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	2,695,800	1,700	2,859,471	-5,617
March 2012	2,694,100	1,100	2,865,088	-7,492
February 2012	2,693,000	5,600	2,872,580	-4,630
January 2012	2,687,400	13,900	2,877,210	2,960
December 2011	2,673,500	700	2,874,250	7,562
November 2011	2,672,800	3,500	2,866,688	8,446
October 2011	2,669,300	4,600	2,858,242	9,117
September 2011	2,664,700	6,200	2,849,125	8,767
August 2011	2,658,500	1,800	2,840,358	5,308
July 2011	2,656,700	15,300	2,835,050	336
June 2011	2,641,400	-14,400	2,834,714	-2,734
May 2011	2,655,800	3,300	2,837,448	-2,249
April 2011	2,652,500	5,200	2,839,697	892