Johnson City, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 73,300 jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,595 employed persons for the month. Johnson City lost 7,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 13,350 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Johnson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	73,300	-7,900	-7,800
CPS	75,595	-13,350	-13,028

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 December 2019 at 81,400. Since then 8,100 jobs have been lost in Johnson City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,148 for Johnson City in January 2007. 20,553 jobs have been lost in Johnson City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Johnson City, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	73,300	-7,900	75,595	-13,350
March 2020	81,200	-100	88,945	33
February 2020	81,300	300	88,912	-201
January 2020	81,000	-400	89,113	-337
December 2019	81,400	300	89,450	107
November 2019	81,100	200	89,343	138
October 2019	80,900	-400	89,205	164
September 2019	81,300	200	89,041	186
August 2019	81,100	200	88,855	158
July 2019	80,900	-100	88,697	75
June 2019	81,000	200	88,622	9
May 2019	80,800	-300	88,613	-10