Memphis, Tennessee Job Growth

There were 658,400 jobs in Memphis, Tennessee in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 622,624 employed persons for the month. Memphis added 300 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,618 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Memphis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	658,400	+300	+9,500
CPS	622,624	+1,618	+14,056

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 658,400.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Memphis is at a new high of 622,624.

Employment: CES, CPS

Memphis, Tennessee Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	658,400	300	622,624	1,618
June 2019	658,100	700	621,006	2,244
May 2019	657,400	2,800	618,762	2,432
April 2019	654,600	900	616,330	1,866
March 2019	653,700	-1,700	614,464	1,543
February 2019	655,400	-1,300	612,921	1,410
January 2019	656,700	900	611,511	882
December 2018	655,800	1,700	610,629	-23
November 2018	654,100	1,500	610,652	136
October 2018	652,600	2,000	610,516	634
September 2018	650,600	400	609,882	735
August 2018	650,200	1,300	609,147	579