Memphis, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 653,500 jobs in Memphis, Tennessee in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 614,702 employed persons for the month. Memphis added 2,000 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,914 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Memphis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	653,500	+2,000	+12,500
CPS	614,702	+2,914	+15,541

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

Memphis, Tennessee Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Memphis 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 Memphis, Tennessee

CES employment for Memphis in March 2018 is at a new high of 653,500.

CPS employment in March 2018 for Memphis is at a new high of 614,702.

Employment: CES, CPS

Memphis, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	653,500	2,000	614,702	2,914
February 2018	651,500	2,300	611,788	3,524
January 2018	649,200	1,400	608,264	-793
December 2017	647,800	300	609,057	501
November 2017	647,500	1,500	608,556	546
October 2017	646,000	1,800	608,010	621
September 2017	644,200	1,700	607,389	1,760
August 2017	642,500	200	605,629	1,974
July 2017	642,300	300	603,655	1,378
June 2017	642,000	1,200	602,277	1,116
May 2017	640,800	400	601,161	750
April 2017	640,400	-600	600,411	1,250