Cleveland, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 43,700 jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 49,451 employed persons for the month. Cleveland lost 6,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 9,995 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cleveland job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	43,700	-6,000	-4,300
CPS	49,451	-9,995	-7,456

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 50,900. Since then 7,200 jobs have been lost in Cleveland according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 59,622 for Cleveland in December 2019. 10,171 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
April 2020	43,700	-6,000	49,451	-9,995
March 2020	49,700	-400	59,446	129
February 2020	50,100	200	59,317	74
January 2020	49,900	200	59,243	-379
December 2019	49,700	-400	59,622	202
November 2019	50,100	500	59,420	296
October 2019	49,600	400	59,124	361
September 2019	49,200	0	58,763	428
August 2019	49,200	600	58,335	464
July 2019	48,600	300	57,871	424
June 2019	48,300	200	57,447	337
May 2019	48,100	100	57,110	203