The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released its first estimates of metropolitan area employment and unemployment for November 2025. According to the seasonally adjusted estimates, total nonfarm employment in the six-county Chattanooga MSA was 297,400 in November 2025, or 300 more jobs than in October and 2,000 more jobs than a year earlier. For reference, November-to-November job growth was 9,800 and 3,500 in 2023 and 2024, respectively, so 2025 was a relatively weak year for job growth.
The CRER has produced as report that shows the data by industry. The report also compares Chattanooga’s job growth and unemployment performance relative to the United States, Tennessee, and Georgia.