Johnson City, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 79,700 jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 94,743 employed persons for the month. Johnson City lost 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 87 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Johnson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	79,700	-200	+1,500
CPS	94,743	-87	+1,413

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Johnson City, Tennessee Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Johnson City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Johnson City, Tennessee

CES employment for Johnson City peaked in November 2007 at 82,300. Since then 2,600 jobs have been lost in Johnson City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 76,900 in October 2010, Johnson City has gained 2,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 94,830 for Johnson City in February 2012. 87 jobs have been lost in Johnson City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Johnson City, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	79,700	-200	94,743	-87
February 2012	79,900	100	94,830	395
January 2012	79,800	500	94,435	802
December 2011	79,300	300	93,633	498
November 2011	79,000	300	93,135	-29
October 2011	78,700	-500	93,164	-312
September 2011	79,200	200	93,476	-445
August 2011	79,000	400	93,921	-475
July 2011	78,600	-100	94,396	-49
June 2011	78,700	200	94,445	337
May 2011	78,500	-400	94,108	489
April 2011	78,900	700	93,619	289
March 2011	78,200	-100	93,330	721