Johnson City, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 81,500 jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,930 employed persons for the month. Johnson City added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 926 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Johnson City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	81,500	+200	+700
CPS	88,930	+926	+2,164

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 81,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 96,102 for Johnson City in December 2006. 7,172 jobs have been lost in Johnson City since then according to the household survey. From a August 2014 low of 81,892, Johnson City has added 7,038 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
February 2019	81,500	200	88,930	926
January 2019	81,300	200	88,004	590
December 2018	81,100	200	87,414	377
November 2018	80,900	-300	87,037	223
October 2018	81,200	400	86,814	199
September 2018	80,800	300	86,615	-440
August 2018	80,500	100	87,055	-280
July 2018	80,400	-200	87,335	-14
June 2018	80,600	100	87,349	182
May 2018	80,500	-300	87,167	5
April 2018	80,800	0	87,162	414
March 2018	80,800	0	86,748	-18