Knoxville, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 336,800 jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 353,090 employed persons for the month. Knoxville added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 452 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Knoxville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	336,800	+300	+9,300
CPS	353,090	+452	+9,669

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

Knoxville, Tennessee Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Knoxville 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 Knoxville, Tennessee

CES employment for Knoxville peaked in May 2008 at 337,900. Since then 1,100 jobs have been lost in Knoxville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 317,400 in August 2009, Knoxville has gained 19,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Knoxville is at a new high of 353,090.

Employment: CES, CPS

Knoxville, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	336,800	300	353,090	452
February 2012	336,500	200	352,638	1,458
January 2012	336,300	2,400	351,180	3,017
December 2011	333,900	200	348,163	2,178
November 2011	333,700	800	345,985	1,325
October 2011	332,900	700	344,660	357
September 2011	332,200	600	344,303	-1,395
August 2011	331,600	3,000	345,698	-629
July 2011	328,600	200	346,327	-1,111
June 2011	328,400	-200	347,438	-63
May 2011	328,600	100	347,501	1,820
April 2011	328,500	1,000	345,681	2,260
March 2011	327,500	1,100	343,421	2,933