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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Tennessee

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News Releases:

Mar
17

Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Tennessee — 2020

In 2020, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 13.0 percent in Tennessee.

Mar
10

Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2021

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
18

Women’s Earnings In Tennessee – 2019

In 2019, Tennessee women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $739, or 78.2 percent of the $945 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.

Tennessee Economy at a Glance:

Tennessee
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2020		 Oct
2020		 Nov
2020		 Dec
2020		 Jan
2021		 Feb
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)3,389.0 (r)3,396.9 (r)3,314.9 (r)3,313.7 3,317.2 (p)3,308.2

Employment(1)

 (r)3,122.1 (r)3,131.9 (r)3,130.5 (r)3,127.6 3,147.0 (p)3,145.8

Unemployment(1)

 (r)266.9 (r)265.0 (r)184.4 (r)186.0 170.2 (p)162.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)7.9 (r)7.8 (r)5.6 (r)5.6 5.1 (p)4.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,997.6 3,018.5 3,021.1 3,030.5 3,028.8 (p)3,035.1

12-month % change

 -4.4 -3.5 -3.8 -3.5 -3.9 (p)-3.8

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 132.9 132.6 133.4 133.2 133.1 (p)132.3

12-month % change

 -0.8 -2.1 -1.6 -2.1 -2.6 (p)-3.2

Manufacturing(3)

 338.2 342.1 342.8 343.9 344.2 (p)342.3

12-month % change

 -5.0 -2.2 -3.7 -3.4 -2.9 (p)-3.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 631.9 635.3 636.3 640.4 640.9 (p)640.1

12-month % change

 -1.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 (p)-0.3

Information(3)

 43.3 43.3 43.3 43.2 43.2 (p)43.3

12-month % change

 -5.5 -5.9 -5.9 -5.9 -5.5 (p)-5.7

Financial Activities(3)

 170.4 170.4 170.2 170.9 170.9 (p)169.6

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.4 -2.4 -2.2 -2.2 (p)-3.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 411.4 423.5 423.8 427.7 428.2 (p)432.8

12-month % change

 -3.9 -0.9 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 (p)-0.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 431.5 429.5 430.2 429.4 431.1 (p)432.2

12-month % change

 -3.3 -3.8 -3.9 -4.1 -3.8 (p)-3.5

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 287.8 291.6 292.9 294.6 292.4 (p)296.1

12-month % change

 -17.9 -16.4 -16.4 -15.8 -16.7 (p)-15.8

Other Services(3)

 116.6 118.5 119.0 119.1 118.9 (p)119.4

12-month % change

 -4.7 -3.7 -3.5 -3.7 -4.3 (p)-4.3

Government(3)

 433.6 431.7 429.2 428.1 425.9 (p)427.0

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.5 -2.1 -2.3 -3.3 (p)-3.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Memphis Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Nashville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2021
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2021
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Tennessee — 2020 Unemployment News Release Mar 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Memphis — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chattanooga — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
County Employment and Wages in Tennessee — First Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2020
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2021
Chattanooga Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Knoxville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Knoxville — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Truck Driver Occupations in Tennessee’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Business Employment Dynamics in Tennessee – First Quarter 2020 Employment News Release Nov 2020
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Tennessee – 2019 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2021
Women’s Earnings In Tennessee – 2019 Pay News Release Feb 2021