Cleveland, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 47,200 jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 56,454 employed persons for the month. Cleveland added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 645 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	47,200	+100	0
CPS	56,454	-645	-649

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 3,300 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey. From a trough of 46,500 in November 2016, Cleveland has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 59,996 for Cleveland in December 2017. 3,542 jobs have been lost in Cleveland since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cleveland, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	47,200	100	56,454	-645
January 2018	47,100	100	57,099	-2,897
December 2017	47,000	-1,200	59,996	940
November 2017	48,200	1,500	59,056	1,422
October 2017	46,700	-600	57,634	113
September 2017	47,300	300	57,521	687
August 2017	47,000	-100	56,834	237
July 2017	47,100	-100	56,597	379
June 2017	47,200	400	56,218	-156
May 2017	46,800	300	56,374	-111
April 2017	46,500	-300	56,485	-83
March 2017	46,800	-400	56,568	-535