Cleveland, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 47,000 jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 56,689 employed persons for the month. Cleveland lost 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 174 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	47,000	-200	+600
CPS	56,689	-174	+1,974

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 3,000 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 45,900 in September 2014, Cleveland has gained 1,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 57,643 for Cleveland in December 2017. 954 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey. From a June 2018 low of 54,685, Cleveland has added 2,004 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cleveland, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	47,000	-200	56,689	-174
June 2019	47,200	-100	56,863	-114
May 2019	47,300	-400	56,977	12
April 2019	47,700	300	56,965	123
March 2019	47,400	-300	56,842	142
February 2019	47,700	-200	56,700	271
January 2019	47,900	-100	56,429	333
December 2018	48,000	600	56,096	12
November 2018	47,400	500	56,084	201
October 2018	46,900	800	55,883	459
September 2018	46,100	-100	55,424	439
August 2018	46,200	-200	54,985	270