Tennessee Job Growth

There were 3,115,600 jobs in Tennessee in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,232,906 employed persons for the month. Tennessee added 4,000 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 8,211 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Tennessee job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,115,600	+4,000	+55,100
CPS	3,232,906	+8,211	+101,330

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 in July 2019 for Tennessee is at a new high of 3,115,600.

CPS employment in Tennessee for July 2019 is at a new high of 3,232,906.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	3,115,600	4,000	3,232,906	8,211
June 2019	3,111,600	8,700	3,224,695	11,430
May 2019	3,102,900	5,500	3,213,265	15,436
April 2019	3,097,400	4,000	3,197,829	14,726
March 2019	3,093,400	-3,600	3,183,103	13,892
February 2019	3,097,000	-1,000	3,169,211	12,359
January 2019	3,098,000	10,700	3,156,852	9,339
December 2018	3,087,300	200	3,147,513	-243
November 2018	3,087,100	6,100	3,147,756	1,173
October 2018	3,081,000	6,300	3,146,583	4,793
September 2018	3,074,700	5,000	3,141,790	5,522
August 2018	3,069,700	9,200	3,136,268	4,692