From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Tennessee were 159,446, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 143,965, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 15,481 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2024. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 6,335. (See chart 1.)

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the fourth quarter of 2024, gross job gains represented 5.6 percent of private-sector employment in Tennessee; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.8 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Tennessee, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 135,295 in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 11,029 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 24,151 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 9,826 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2024, gross job losses represented 5.0 percent of private-sector employment in Tennessee; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Tennessee, contracting establishments lost 120,545 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 12,604 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 23,420 jobs, a decrease of 8,009 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 5 of the 11 industry sectors in Tennessee in the fourth quarter of 2024. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 8,029 jobs. This was the result of 32,589 gross job gains and 24,560 gross job losses. The transportation and warehousing industry had a net gain of 7,160 jobs followed by the education and health services industry with a net gain of 4,857 jobs. Professional and business services showed a net loss of 4,888 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for First Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Tennessee, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	173,332	157,457	156,914	158,243	159,446	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6
At expanding establishments	130,960	125,018	124,955	124,266	135,295	4.7	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.8
At opening establishments	42,372	32,439	31,959	33,977	24,151	1.5	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.8
Gross job losses	155,145	137,922	162,432	164,578	143,965	5.5	4.9	5.7	5.8	5.0
At contracting establishments	125,993	116,095	134,192	133,149	120,545	4.5	4.1	4.7	4.7	4.2
At closing establishments	29,152	21,827	28,240	31,429	23,420	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.1	0.8
Net employment change (2)	18,187	19,535	-5,518	-6,335	15,481	0.7	0.6	-0.2	-0.2	0.6
Construction
Gross job gains	15,291	14,579	12,676	10,997	13,579	9.7	8.9	7.7	6.7	8.2
At expanding establishments	11,058	12,075	10,382	9,372	11,525	7.0	7.4	6.3	5.7	7.0
At opening establishments	4,233	2,504	2,294	1,625	2,054	2.7	1.5	1.4	1.0	1.2
Gross job losses	11,264	10,470	12,573	13,769	10,671	7.1	6.4	7.6	8.4	6.5
At contracting establishments	8,836	8,672	10,608	11,131	8,842	5.6	5.3	6.4	6.8	5.4
At closing establishments	2,428	1,798	1,965	2,638	1,829	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.6	1.1
Net employment change (2)	4,027	4,109	103	-2,772	2,908	2.6	2.5	0.1	-1.7	1.7
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	12,542	11,192	9,739	9,459	9,441	3.5	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.6
At expanding establishments	10,878	9,856	8,461	8,437	8,653	3.0	2.7	2.3	2.3	2.4
At opening establishments	1,664	1,336	1,278	1,022	788	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2
Gross job losses	11,860	10,476	12,001	11,994	10,323	3.3	2.9	3.3	3.3	2.9
At contracting establishments	10,199	9,383	10,846	9,922	9,412	2.8	2.6	3.0	2.7	2.6
At closing establishments	1,661	1,093	1,155	2,072	911	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3
Net employment change (2)	682	716	-2,262	-2,535	-882	0.2	0.2	-0.6	-0.7	-0.3
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	6,540	6,301	6,132	5,359	5,175	4.8	4.7	4.4	3.9	3.8
At expanding establishments	5,141	4,823	4,691	4,098	4,513	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.0	3.3
At opening establishments	1,399	1,478	1,441	1,261	662	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.5
Gross job losses	5,573	4,784	5,462	5,693	5,253	4.2	3.5	3.9	4.2	3.9
At contracting establishments	4,285	3,530	4,036	4,246	4,047	3.2	2.6	2.9	3.1	3.0
At closing establishments	1,288	1,254	1,426	1,447	1,206	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.9
Net employment change (2)	967	1,517	670	-334	-78	0.6	1.2	0.5	-0.3	-0.1
Retail trade
Gross job gains	18,377	17,749	18,568	17,643	16,465	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.1	4.8
At expanding establishments	14,211	15,138	15,769	15,648	14,397	4.1	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.2
At opening establishments	4,166	2,611	2,799	1,995	2,068	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6
Gross job losses	20,722	15,528	18,725	19,399	18,068	6.0	4.5	5.4	5.6	5.3
At contracting establishments	17,861	13,336	16,549	16,886	15,999	5.2	3.9	4.8	4.9	4.7
At closing establishments	2,861	2,192	2,176	2,513	2,069	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6
Net employment change (2)	-2,345	2,221	-157	-1,756	-1,603	-0.7	0.7	-0.1	-0.5	-0.5
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	13,457	7,806	10,175	12,757	14,082	6.8	3.9	5.0	6.3	6.7
At expanding establishments	11,676	6,797	9,189	5,935	13,158	5.9	3.4	4.5	2.9	6.3
At opening establishments	1,781	1,009	986	6,822	924	0.9	0.5	0.5	3.4	0.4
Gross job losses	7,836	10,830	9,632	10,586	6,922	3.9	5.4	4.7	5.2	3.3
At contracting establishments	6,861	10,095	8,221	8,670	6,136	3.4	5.0	4.0	4.3	2.9
At closing establishments	975	735	1,411	1,916	786	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.4
Net employment change (2)	5,621	-3,024	543	2,171	7,160	2.9	-1.5	0.3	1.1	3.4
Information
Gross job gains	3,107	3,111	3,777	3,894	3,297	5.6	5.7	6.9	7.1	6.0
At expanding establishments	1,944	1,974	2,743	3,008	2,649	3.5	3.6	5.0	5.5	4.8
At opening establishments	1,163	1,137	1,034	886	648	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.6	1.2
Gross job losses	3,667	3,301	3,339	3,815	4,013	6.6	6.1	6.1	6.9	7.3
At contracting establishments	2,707	2,604	2,513	2,800	2,966	4.9	4.8	4.6	5.1	5.4
At closing establishments	960	697	826	1,015	1,047	1.7	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.9
Net employment change (2)	-560	-190	438	79	-716	-1.0	-0.4	0.8	0.2	-1.3
Financial activities
Gross job gains	8,194	6,915	8,348	7,922	8,028	4.8	4.1	4.9	4.7	4.7
At expanding establishments	5,795	5,382	6,278	6,254	6,372	3.4	3.2	3.7	3.7	3.7
At opening establishments	2,399	1,533	2,070	1,668	1,656	1.4	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.0
Gross job losses	8,541	7,057	7,521	8,214	8,101	5.0	4.2	4.4	4.8	4.7
At contracting establishments	6,544	5,743	5,743	5,963	6,164	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.6
At closing establishments	1,997	1,314	1,778	2,251	1,937	1.2	0.8	1.0	1.3	1.1
Net employment change (2)	-347	-142	827	-292	-73	-0.2	-0.1	0.5	-0.1	0.0
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	29,309	31,240	29,816	29,039	26,980	6.4	6.8	6.5	6.4	6.0
At expanding establishments	21,516	25,086	23,697	24,182	22,083	4.7	5.5	5.2	5.3	4.9
At opening establishments	7,793	6,154	6,119	4,857	4,897	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1
Gross job losses	34,628	25,840	33,176	34,043	31,868	7.6	5.6	7.2	7.5	7.1
At contracting establishments	28,182	21,790	27,667	27,587	25,767	6.2	4.7	6.0	6.1	5.7
At closing establishments	6,446	4,050	5,509	6,456	6,101	1.4	0.9	1.2	1.4	1.4
Net employment change (2)	-5,319	5,400	-3,360	-5,004	-4,888	-1.2	1.2	-0.7	-1.1	-1.1
Education and health services
Gross job gains	21,214	20,484	21,858	21,930	21,980	4.6	4.3	4.6	4.6	4.6
At expanding establishments	16,740	17,079	17,994	18,189	19,111	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.8	4.0
At opening establishments	4,474	3,405	3,864	3,741	2,869	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.6
Gross job losses	18,184	15,927	18,497	20,304	17,123	3.9	3.3	3.9	4.2	3.6
At contracting establishments	13,988	12,978	15,028	16,499	13,952	3.0	2.7	3.2	3.4	2.9
At closing establishments	4,196	2,949	3,469	3,805	3,171	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7
Net employment change (2)	3,030	4,557	3,361	1,626	4,857	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.4	1.0
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	34,587	27,869	25,819	28,379	32,589	9.5	7.5	7.1	7.8	8.8
At expanding establishments	24,864	20,922	19,699	22,293	26,986	6.8	5.6	5.4	6.1	7.3
At opening establishments	9,723	6,947	6,120	6,086	5,603	2.7	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.5
Gross job losses	25,570	25,997	32,538	29,030	24,560	7.0	7.0	8.8	8.0	6.6
At contracting establishments	20,947	21,859	26,159	24,080	21,579	5.7	5.9	7.1	6.6	5.8
At closing establishments	4,623	4,138	6,379	4,950	2,981	1.3	1.1	1.7	1.4	0.8
Net employment change (2)	9,017	1,872	-6,719	-651	8,029	2.5	0.5	-1.7	-0.2	2.2
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	6,788	5,544	5,759	5,863	5,150	8.6	7.0	7.2	7.3	6.4
At expanding establishments	4,972	4,093	4,221	4,941	4,189	6.3	5.2	5.3	6.2	5.2
At opening establishments	1,816	1,451	1,538	922	961	2.3	1.8	1.9	1.1	1.2
Gross job losses	4,880	5,360	5,959	5,564	5,045	6.2	6.7	7.4	6.9	6.2
At contracting establishments	3,831	4,393	4,676	4,040	4,163	4.9	5.5	5.8	5.0	5.1
At closing establishments	1,049	967	1,283	1,524	882	1.3	1.2	1.6	1.9	1.1
Net employment change (2)	1,908	184	-200	299	105	2.4	0.3	-0.2	0.4	0.2
Footnotes: (1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. See the Technical Note for further information. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	June 2024	Sept. 2024	Dec. 2024
United States(1)	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.8	5.7
Alabama	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.3
Alaska	10.2	10.5	10.2	7.9	10.3	9.9	8.6	9.6	9.7	9.6
Arizona	6.5	8.4	5.6	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.4	6.8	6.5	6.0
Arkansas	6.2	5.6	5.2	5.2	5.8	5.0	5.2	5.8	5.2	4.8
California	6.4	5.8	6.1	6.4	6.6	6.4	5.6	6.8	6.1	6.4
Colorado	8.2	6.4	6.5	6.3	6.1	7.6	7.7	6.2	6.7	6.7
Connecticut	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.6
Delaware	6.1	6.0	5.9	6.8	6.1	5.8	5.1	6.5	6.4	6.4
District of Columbia	5.2	5.1	5.1	4.9	5.0	5.6	4.9	6.0	5.0	5.5
Florida	6.1	5.8	6.0	6.6	6.0	5.9	5.4	5.9	5.7	6.2
Georgia	6.2	6.0	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.1	5.4
Hawaii	6.1	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.3	5.0	5.1	5.4	5.0	4.9
Idaho	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.2	8.2	5.8	8.3	7.4	7.6	6.8
Illinois	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.0	5.1	5.1	4.8	5.3	5.1	5.2
Indiana	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.4	5.1	5.0	5.5	5.4	5.2
Iowa	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.2	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.6
Kansas	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.3	5.9	5.3	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.2
Kentucky	5.7	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.9	5.5	5.5
Louisiana	6.3	6.2	5.7	6.1	6.2	5.8	5.7	6.3	5.8	5.4
Maine	7.4	7.2	7.3	6.2	6.7	7.0	6.1	7.0	7.0	7.0
Maryland	6.2	5.8	7.2	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.7	6.5	6.1	5.9
Massachusetts	5.5	5.2	5.7	4.9	5.3	5.5	5.1	5.6	5.8	5.6
Michigan	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.8	6.0
Minnesota	6.9	5.8	5.7	5.1	5.5	6.9	5.7	5.4	5.9	5.1
Mississippi	6.1	5.7	5.8	6.1	6.3	5.7	6.1	6.3	5.7	6.4
Missouri	6.0	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.6	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.3
Montana	8.8	8.1	7.9	7.3	8.4	7.2	7.5	7.6	8.1	7.8
Nebraska	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.1	5.6	5.6	5.5
Nevada	6.7	5.9	5.8	6.1	6.2	5.4	6.2	5.7	5.9	5.8
New Hampshire	6.2	6.5	6.1	5.5	6.3	5.9	5.8	6.0	6.7	5.9
New Jersey	5.9	5.5	5.9	5.3	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.4	5.8	5.3
New Mexico	6.9	6.0	6.0	6.2	5.8	5.8	6.0	6.3	6.3	5.9
New York	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.0	5.5	5.7	5.5
North Carolina	6.3	5.4	5.6	5.6	6.1	4.9	5.5	5.7	6.1	5.5
North Dakota	6.7	6.9	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.1	6.6	6.6	6.7
Ohio	5.4	5.5	5.2	5.1	5.4	5.2	4.8	5.4	5.4	5.1
Oklahoma	6.1	5.6	5.6	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.2	6.4	5.6	5.4
Oregon	6.2	6.4	6.0	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.4	6.6	6.8
Pennsylvania	5.2	5.1	4.9	5.1	5.2	4.8	4.6	5.1	5.1	4.8
Rhode Island	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.2	7.2	6.3	5.7	6.7	6.5	6.3
South Carolina	6.2	6.4	5.9	6.2	6.5	5.3	6.3	6.4	5.9	6.0
South Dakota	6.6	6.3	6.0	5.9	6.7	5.8	5.8	6.3	5.9	5.9
Tennessee	6.2	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.5	4.9	5.7	5.8	5.0
Texas	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.2	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.1
Utah	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.0	6.6	6.1	6.2
Vermont	7.3	7.2	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.3	7.5	7.3	6.8
Virginia	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.5	5.5
Washington	6.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3
West Virginia	6.5	6.9	6.6	5.8	6.4	5.8	5.7	6.8	6.6	6.1
Wisconsin	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.2	4.8	5.5	5.4	5.0
Wyoming	8.9	8.4	8.2	8.6	8.8	8.4	8.3	9.0	9.0	8.4
Puerto Rico	4.9	5.4	5.6	5.4	4.4	4.8	4.6	4.9	5.1	5.5
Virgin Islands	6.0	5.6	4.3	4.4	4.0	5.9	4.5	5.1	6.1	12.6
Footnotes (1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.