Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 763,200 jobs in Nashville, Tennessee in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 780,041 employed persons for the month. Nashville added 2,700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 950 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Nashville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	763,200	+2,700	+14,600
CPS	780,041	+950	+18,388

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

Nashville, Tennessee Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Nashville peaked in February 2008 at 768,800. Since then 5,600 jobs have been lost in Nashville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 718,400 in September 2009, Nashville has gained 44,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Nashville is at a new high of 780,041.

Employment: CES, CPS

Nashville, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	763,200	2,700	780,041	950
February 2012	760,500	1,300	779,091	2,001
January 2012	759,200	5,400	777,090	5,449
December 2011	753,800	-4,200	771,641	1,078
November 2011	758,000	3,100	770,563	2,277
October 2011	754,900	-1,200	768,286	278
September 2011	756,100	2,600	768,008	-1,592
August 2011	753,500	1,900	769,600	-747
July 2011	751,600	-800	770,347	-1,102
June 2011	752,400	200	771,449	2,055
May 2011	752,200	200	769,394	4,415
April 2011	752,000	3,400	764,979	3,326
March 2011	748,600	3,900	761,653	3,497