Tennessee Job Growth

There were 2,648,000 jobs in Tennessee in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,839,717 employed persons for the month. Tennessee lost 3,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 11,205 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Tennessee job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,648,000	-3,100	+31,100
CPS	2,839,717	+11,205	+63,528

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 2,809,100. Since then 161,100 jobs have been lost in Tennessee according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,591,100 in September 2009, Tennessee has gained 56,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Tennessee reached a maximum of 2,883,160 in January 2007. 43,443 jobs have been lost in Tennessee since then according to the household survey. From a September 2009 low of 2,714,435, Tennessee has added 125,282 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,648,000	-3,100	2,839,717	11,205
November 2011	2,651,100	4,600	2,828,512	13,008
October 2011	2,646,500	7,500	2,815,504	4,882
September 2011	2,639,000	3,500	2,810,622	-3,929
August 2011	2,635,500	3,300	2,814,551	-7,815
July 2011	2,632,200	14,400	2,822,366	-12,263
June 2011	2,617,800	-15,200	2,834,629	-3,066
May 2011	2,633,000	-1,500	2,837,695	12,237
April 2011	2,634,500	5,700	2,825,458	15,584
March 2011	2,628,800	-2,700	2,809,874	17,522
February 2011	2,631,500	3,800	2,792,352	10,185
January 2011	2,627,700	10,800	2,782,167	5,978
December 2010	2,616,900	-6,800	2,776,189	3,301