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News Releases:
Feb
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region — January 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.6 percent in January.

Feb
11
Business Employment Dynamics in Tennessee — Second Quarter 2024

In the second quarter of 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Tennessee were 162,432.

Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2024

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Tennessee Economy at a Glance:
Tennessee
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Data
July
2024
Aug
2024
Sept
2024
Oct
2024
Nov
2024
Dec
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

3,409.3 3,412.1 3,413.8 3,415.0 3,419.0 (p)3,427.1

Employment(1)

3,305.8 3,306.2 3,303.1 3,301.0 3,300.6 (p)3,304.0

Unemployment(1)

103.4 105.9 110.6 114.0 118.5 (p)123.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 (p)3.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

3,334.5 3,333.5 3,338.4 3,342.6 3,342.7 (p)3,343.2

12-month % change

0.7 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.5 (p)1.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

165.5 162.8 162.1 162.1 162.1 (p)162.1

12-month % change

4.0 2.5 1.9 3.2 3.4 (p)2.4

Manufacturing(3)

362.8 362.5 362.3 363.6 364.6 (p)364.7

12-month % change

-0.1 0.0 0.7 0.8 1.3 (p)1.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

688.0 687.5 689.5 689.4 688.1 (p)686.6

12-month % change

0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 (p)0.9

Information(3)

54.0 54.4 54.1 53.1 52.5 (p)52.8

12-month % change

-1.3 -0.4 -0.7 -2.0 -2.8 (p)-3.8

Financial Activities(3)

182.1 182.5 182.7 182.4 183.6 (p)184.3

12-month % change

-1.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.4 (p)0.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

444.8 445.1 446.6 444.8 443.1 (p)441.2

12-month % change

-2.3 -2.1 -1.9 -1.3 -0.5 (p)0.6

Education & Health Services(3)

501.0 502.1 504.9 507.6 507.7 (p)509.0

12-month % change

5.3 5.0 5.1 6.0 5.7 (p)4.7

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

360.9 361.1 360.0 360.7 362.0 (p)361.8

12-month % change

-0.8 0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.3 (p)-0.1

Other Services(3)

131.3 131.4 130.8 131.5 130.6 (p)130.9

12-month % change

3.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.0 (p)1.9

Government(3)

444.1 444.1 445.4 447.4 448.4 (p)449.8

12-month % change

0.4 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.2 (p)1.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Memphis Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Nashville Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2025
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2025
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2025
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Tennessee — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Memphis — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chattanooga — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
County Employment and Wages in Tennessee — Fourth Quarter 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2024
Consumer Price Index, South Region — January 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2025
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 (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2025
Chattanooga Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Knoxville Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Knoxville — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
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 — Second Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Tennessee — 2023 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2024
Women’s Earnings In Tennessee — 2023 Pay News Release Oct 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Clarksville — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Johnson City — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Tennessee — 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2024
Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2024 Employment News Release Oct 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Jackson, TN — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024