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Chattanooga, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 278,300 jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 263,447 employed persons for the month. Chattanooga added 1,000 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 324 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Chattanooga job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 278,300 +1,000 +12,300
CPS 263,447 +324 -5,189

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

Chattanooga, Tennessee Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Chattanooga 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 for Chattanooga, Tennessee

CES employment for Chattanooga in January 2023 is at a new high of 278,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 270,468 for Chattanooga in February 2020. 7,021 jobs have been lost in Chattanooga since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 226,525, Chattanooga has added 36,922 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Chattanooga, Tennessee Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 278,300 1,000 263,447 324
December 2022 277,300 1,300 263,123 -1,087
November 2022 276,000 100 264,210 -1,379
October 2022 275,900 500 265,589 -914
September 2022 275,400 1,700 266,503 -801
August 2022 273,700 1,200 267,304 -576
July 2022 272,500 1,300 267,880 -926
June 2022 271,200 400 268,806 -760
May 2022 270,800 1,100 269,566 -127
April 2022 269,700 900 269,693 158
March 2022 268,800 800 269,535 313
February 2022 268,000 2,000 269,222 586