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

There were 744,500 jobs in Nashville, Tennessee in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 771,641 employed persons for the month. Nashville lost 2,800 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,078 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Nashville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	744,500	-2,800	+3,700
CPS	771,641	+1,078	+17,118

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 November 2007 at 768,400. Since then 23,900 jobs have been lost in Nashville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 718,200 in September 2009, Nashville has gained 26,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Nashville is at a new high of 771,641.

Employment: CES, CPS

Nashville, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	744,500	-2,800	771,641	1,078
November 2011	747,300	2,500	770,563	2,277
October 2011	744,800	-1,200	768,286	278
September 2011	746,000	3,300	768,008	-1,592
August 2011	742,700	4,100	769,600	-747
July 2011	738,600	-1,800	770,347	-1,102
June 2011	740,400	-300	771,449	2,055
May 2011	740,700	-300	769,394	4,415
April 2011	741,000	3,100	764,979	3,326
March 2011	737,900	-3,700	761,653	3,497
February 2011	741,600	800	758,156	1,987
January 2011	740,800	0	756,169	1,646
December 2010	740,800	-500	754,523	1,396