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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Tennessee

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News Releases:

Feb
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
14

Consumer Price Index, South Region – December 2019

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.

Dec
23

Women’s Earnings In Tennessee – 2018

In 2018, Tennessee women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $719, or 80.4 percent of the $894 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.

Tennessee Economy at a Glance:

Tennessee
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2019		 Dec
2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,350.1 3,358.3 3,361.0 3,362.0 3,363.6 (p)3,368.1

Employment(1)

 3,233.0 3,241.2 3,245.3 3,247.9 3,251.0 (p)3,256.4

Unemployment(1)

 117.0 117.0 115.7 114.1 112.6 (p)111.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,114.7 3,119.2 3,125.0 3,124.6 3,134.5 (p)3,136.5

12-month % change

 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 (p)1.6

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 131.4 129.5 129.6 129.4 128.6 (p)128.6

12-month % change

 1.8 -0.2 -0.7 -2.9 -2.4 (p)-2.1

Manufacturing(3)

 359.2 358.8 358.8 353.3 357.0 (p)359.3

12-month % change

 2.3 1.9 1.7 0.3 1.2 (p)1.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 633.5 633.3 634.1 636.6 639.0 (p)640.9

12-month % change

 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 (p)1.1

Information(3)

 46.3 47.0 47.2 48.1 48.4 (p)47.5

12-month % change

 3.6 4.2 4.2 5.0 5.2 (p)4.6

Financial Activities(3)

 168.0 168.4 168.8 168.5 168.7 (p)168.2

12-month % change

 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.7 (p)2.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

 422.7 425.6 426.6 427.4 428.0 (p)427.3

12-month % change

 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 (p)1.8

Education & Health Services(3)

 438.4 441.4 440.5 440.0 441.3 (p)441.2

12-month % change

 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.4 (p)1.3

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 356.3 354.3 356.7 360.5 362.2 (p)362.8

12-month % change

 5.2 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.4 (p)4.6

Other Services(3)

 118.2 118.4 120.4 119.4 120.1 (p)120.0

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.3 1.1 -0.7 -0.1 (p)-0.2

Government(3)

 440.7 442.5 442.3 441.4 441.2 (p)440.7

12-month % change

 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.1 (p)1.0

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
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Nashville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2020
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2020
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2020
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Tennessee – 2018 Unemployment News Release Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Memphis — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Chattanooga — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
County Employment and Wages in Tennessee – First Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2020
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 Feb 2020
Chattanooga Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Knoxville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Knoxville — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
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 2019 Employment News Release Nov 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Tennessee – 2016 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2018
Women’s Earnings In Tennessee – 2018 Pay News Release Dec 2019