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…
2/5/2025: Jobs and Unemployment Release for December 2024 from the BLS for Chattanooga
Today’s jobs and unemployment report provides a mixed picture of the Chattanooga MSA’s labor market: Job growth has been solid over the past twelve months, although it was essentially zero for two straight months. The unemployment rate kept steady for two months, but is half a point higher than in May of last year. Overall,…
1/4/2025: Jobs and Unemployment Release for November 2024 from the BLS for Chattanooga
Today’s jobs and unemployment report provides a mixed picture of the Chattanooga MSA’s labor market: Job growth has been strong over the past twelve months, but unemployment rose somewhat from a relatively low rate. In addition, monthly job growth was zero, which followed two months of solid growth. Overall, the data indicate that the local…