Civilian labor force in Memphis, TN

Civilian labor force in Memphis, TN was 285,440 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons285,440

Change on 2024+1.1%

Rank1st of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked

Series high320,6431999

Series low282,3432024

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Civilian labor force in Memphis, TN, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	285,440
2024	282,343
2023	282,923
2022	289,544
2021	299,446
2020	301,905
2019	298,360
2018	294,890
2017	291,623
2016	291,227
2015	288,502
2014	289,472
2013	294,736
2012	298,836
2011	302,073
2010	301,526
2009	308,841
2008	312,377
2007	314,686
2006	310,967
2005	303,227
2004	299,344
2003	304,878
2002	305,149
2001	303,821
2000	303,624
1999	320,643
1998	317,907
1997	314,787
1996	310,316
1995	306,830
1994	297,250
1993	288,221
1992	286,110
1991	285,212
1990	284,346

Rankings

US cities by civilian labor force 1706 places
Cities in Tennessee by civilian labor force 29 places

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Memphis, TN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Memphis, TN, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/memphis-tn. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Memphis, TN, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/memphis-tn.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Memphis, TN, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/memphis-tn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Memphis, TN, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/memphis-tn. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the civilian labor force in Memphis, TN?

Civilian labor force in Memphis, TN was 285,440 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 29 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Memphis, TN?

320,643 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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