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Memphis, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 661,400 jobs in Memphis, Tennessee in April 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 618,847 employed persons for the month. Memphis added 2,300 jobs in April 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,849 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Memphis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 661,400 +2,300 +24,800
CPS 618,847 +2,849 +22,577

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 April 2022 is at a new high of 661,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 619,488 for Memphis in August 2019. 641 jobs have been lost in Memphis since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 529,046, Memphis has added 89,801 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2022

Memphis, Tennessee Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
April 2022 661,400 2,300 618,847 2,849
March 2022 659,100 2,000 615,998 2,858
February 2022 657,100 300 613,140 2,989
January 2022 656,800 3,500 610,151 2,551
December 2021 653,300 2,900 607,600 -256
November 2021 650,400 3,200 607,856 108
October 2021 647,200 2,300 607,748 1,443
September 2021 644,900 -2,900 606,305 2,151
August 2021 647,800 4,500 604,154 2,472
July 2021 643,300 2,300 601,682 2,444
June 2021 641,000 2,600 599,238 1,837
May 2021 638,400 1,800 597,401 1,131

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