Nashville Jobs Added as Unemployment Declines
As the city's unemployment rate declined, more Nashville jobs TN were added last month.
During September, the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 9.7 percent to 9.3 percent, which is slightly lower than the national unemployment rate of 9.8 percent. This is the first time the area's unemployment rate has decreased since July, when it went from 10 percent to 9.6 percent.
The area had a total non-farm employment of 728,300 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 727,700 workers during August, but a 4.2 percent decrease from last year.
Four industries saw an increase in employment on a monthly basis, including professional and business services by 400 jobs, education and health services by 500 jobs, other services by 300 jobs and government by 2,800 jobs. The information industry employed 20,300 workers, the same as during August.
Only one industry added jobs on a yearly basis. The education and health services industry employed 112,200 workers during September, which is up from 111,700 workers during August and a .6 percent increase from last year.
The manufacturing industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. That industry employed 64,000 workers during September, which is down from 64,600 workers during August and a 12 percent decrease from last year.
Other industries that saw a year-over-year decrease in employment include:
- mining, logging and construction by 11.9 percent
- trade, transportation and utilities by 3.6 percent
- information by 3.8 percent
- financial activities by 2.2 percent
- professional and business services by 7.3 percent
- leisure and hospitality by 2.6 percent
- other services by 2.6 percent
- government by 1.8 percent