Cleveland, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 47,300 jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 55,799 employed persons for the month. Cleveland lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 61 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	47,300	-100	+600
CPS	55,799	+61	-337

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

Cleveland, Tennessee Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Cleveland peaked in November 2015 at 50,500. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 46,500 in November 2016, Cleveland has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 57,595 for Cleveland in December 2017. 1,796 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey. From a August 2018 low of 55,735, Cleveland has added 64 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cleveland, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	47,300	-100	55,799	61
September 2018	47,400	300	55,738	3
August 2018	47,100	-100	55,735	-276
July 2018	47,200	-300	56,011	58
June 2018	47,500	-200	55,953	-1
May 2018	47,700	-100	55,954	-237
April 2018	47,800	300	56,191	198
March 2018	47,500	300	55,993	-175
February 2018	47,200	100	56,168	-209
January 2018	47,100	100	56,377	-1,218
December 2017	47,000	-1,200	57,595	650
November 2017	48,200	1,500	56,945	809