Cleveland, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 48,500 jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 57,637 employed persons for the month. Cleveland added 600 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 473 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	48,500	+600	+1,200
CPS	57,637	+473	+1,469

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 2013 at 50,000. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 45,900 in September 2014, Cleveland has gained 2,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 57,801 for Cleveland in December 2018. 164 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 57,164, Cleveland has added 473 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cleveland, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	48,500	600	57,637	473
January 2019	47,900	-100	57,164	-637
December 2018	48,000	600	57,801	842
November 2018	47,400	500	56,959	1,044
October 2018	46,900	800	55,915	177
September 2018	46,100	-100	55,738	3
August 2018	46,200	-200	55,735	-276
July 2018	46,400	100	56,011	58
June 2018	46,300	-300	55,953	-1
May 2018	46,600	-300	55,954	-237
April 2018	46,900	-100	56,191	198
March 2018	47,000	-300	55,993	-175