Johnson City, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 81,200 jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 89,702 employed persons for the month. Johnson City lost 0 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 136 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Johnson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	81,200	0	+800
CPS	89,702	+136	+2,461

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

Johnson City, Tennessee Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Johnson City 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 Johnson City, Tennessee

CES employment for Johnson City peaked in February 2019 at 81,400. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Johnson City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 81,000 in May 2019, Johnson City has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,148 for Johnson City in January 2007. 6,446 jobs have been lost in Johnson City since then according to the household survey. From a September 2014 low of 81,956, Johnson City has added 7,746 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Johnson City, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	81,200	0	89,702	136
June 2019	81,200	200	89,566	280
May 2019	81,000	-200	89,286	424
April 2019	81,200	-200	88,862	431
March 2019	81,400	0	88,431	430
February 2019	81,400	100	88,001	364
January 2019	81,300	200	87,637	193
December 2018	81,100	200	87,444	-5
November 2018	80,900	-300	87,449	20
October 2018	81,200	400	87,429	79
September 2018	80,800	300	87,350	89
August 2018	80,500	100	87,261	20