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Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Tennessee

Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Tennessee was 376,400 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.7% from September 2025. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in September 2026.

September 2026, jobs376,400 Provisional
Change on September 2025+2.7%
Rank13th of 51US states ranked
Series high376,400September 2026
Series low216,800April 2020

Next release: Friday, 20 November 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Tennessee, January 2007 to September 2026

200K250K300K350K400K2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-092026-09: 376,400 jobs200K250K300K350K400K2007-012013-082020-032026-092026-09: 376,400 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20, published 2026-10-20.
All 237 values
Periodjobs
2026-09376,400 Provisional
2026-08374,300
2026-07371,300
2026-06374,600
2026-05373,400
2026-04370,900
2026-03369,800
2026-02368,200
2026-01370,400
2025-12368,200
2025-11368,100
2025-10368,500
2025-09366,400
2025-08367,000
2025-07366,800
2025-06365,800
2025-05368,300
2025-04369,100
2025-03367,000
2025-02367,900
2025-01365,500
2024-12367,400
2024-11366,200
2024-10367,500
2024-09368,400
2024-08368,300
2024-07367,500
2024-06368,300
2024-05369,100
2024-04367,700
2024-03369,400
2024-02367,700
2024-01366,600
2023-12368,400
2023-11367,900
2023-10365,900
2023-09364,400
2023-08362,100
2023-07361,500
2023-06362,600
2023-05359,900
2023-04360,800
2023-03359,800
2023-02358,300
2023-01357,300
2022-12353,000
2022-11353,400
2022-10351,200
2022-09350,200
2022-08347,600
2022-07346,300
2022-06343,000
2022-05340,100
2022-04338,600
2022-03336,700
2022-02336,600
2022-01331,800
2021-12329,100
2021-11326,100
2021-10324,700
2021-09324,300
2021-08323,200
2021-07323,300
2021-06313,900
2021-05308,200
2021-04302,400
2021-03301,500
2021-02298,800
2021-01298,800
2020-12298,400
2020-11296,800
2020-10293,500
2020-09288,600
2020-08281,800
2020-07280,500
2020-06270,600
2020-05245,900
2020-04216,800
2020-03343,300
2020-02352,500
2020-01351,100
2019-12350,500
2019-11350,200
2019-10349,200
2019-09349,200
2019-08350,400
2019-07346,700
2019-06345,100
2019-05345,300
2019-04346,800
2019-03345,500
2019-02344,800
2019-01344,500
2018-12342,300
2018-11340,900
2018-10341,200
2018-09339,600
2018-08339,500
2018-07338,600
2018-06337,600
2018-05337,100
2018-04335,500
2018-03336,000
2018-02334,500
2018-01332,800
2017-12333,300
2017-11332,600
2017-10331,800
2017-09330,200
2017-08329,800
2017-07328,700
2017-06328,900
2017-05328,000
2017-04327,600
2017-03327,400
2017-02327,100
2017-01325,800
2016-12324,600
2016-11323,100
2016-10322,500
2016-09322,600
2016-08320,500
2016-07320,500
2016-06319,400
2016-05318,000
2016-04318,100
2016-03316,900
2016-02315,700
2016-01315,200
2015-12314,500
2015-11313,400
2015-10311,900
2015-09310,900
2015-08309,400
2015-07308,400
2015-06308,400
2015-05308,200
2015-04305,400
2015-03301,700
2015-02303,100
2015-01302,100
2014-12301,300
2014-11300,800
2014-10299,500
2014-09300,000
2014-08298,700
2014-07297,900
2014-06296,900
2014-05295,900
2014-04294,300
2014-03293,500
2014-02291,200
2014-01290,500
2013-12289,500
2013-11289,300
2013-10289,100
2013-09288,300
2013-08287,600
2013-07287,400
2013-06286,100
2013-05285,300
2013-04284,000
2013-03284,500
2013-02283,300
2013-01281,300
2012-12281,600
2012-11280,100
2012-10279,500
2012-09277,400
2012-08277,500
2012-07276,500
2012-06276,500
2012-05276,400
2012-04276,100
2012-03276,100
2012-02274,900
2012-01273,400
2011-12272,500
2011-11270,800
2011-10270,100
2011-09270,300
2011-08268,600
2011-07268,300
2011-06266,200
2011-05266,800
2011-04266,000
2011-03265,300
2011-02265,400
2011-01264,200
2010-12262,900
2010-11263,700
2010-10264,000
2010-09262,000
2010-08261,900
2010-07261,500
2010-06262,800
2010-05260,700
2010-04261,700
2010-03260,700
2010-02261,000
2010-01261,400
2009-12261,000
2009-11261,200
2009-10260,400
2009-09262,200
2009-08262,200
2009-07262,400
2009-06264,400
2009-05264,900
2009-04264,100
2009-03265,100
2009-02266,300
2009-01267,200
2008-12268,400
2008-11269,500
2008-10269,900
2008-09273,900
2008-08272,800
2008-07274,400
2008-06274,000
2008-05276,000
2008-04275,500
2008-03276,900
2008-02278,300
2008-01277,400
2007-12278,300
2007-11278,100
2007-10277,200
2007-09277,900
2007-08278,200
2007-07277,000
2007-06276,600
2007-05274,600
2007-04275,000
2007-03275,200
2007-02274,300
2007-01273,900

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from 373,900 jobs to 374,300 jobs.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in jobs; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
August 2026373,900374,30010

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Compared with United States

PlaceSeptember 2026
Tennessee376,400
United States16,969,000

Tennessee compared with nearby places

Alabama: 224,000 jobsAlaska: 38,600 jobsArizona: 359,700 jobsArkansas: 136,300 jobsCalifornia: 2,041,000 jobsColorado: 359,100 jobsConnecticut: 154,800 jobsDelaware: 50,900 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 75,200 jobsFlorida: 1,345,300 jobsGeorgia: 512,900 jobsHawaii: 122,500 jobsIdaho: 93,300 jobsIllinois: 612,200 jobsIndiana: 300,200 jobsIowa: 143,300 jobsKansas: 137,300 jobsKentucky: 210,700 jobsLouisiana: 228,800 jobsMaine: 71,700 jobsMaryland: 271,700 jobsMassachusetts: 359,800 jobsMichigan: 430,400 jobsMinnesota: 277,100 jobsMississippi: 137,700 jobsMissouri: 321,200 jobsMontana: 70,400 jobsNebraska: 104,100 jobsNevada: 362,600 jobsNew Hampshire: 78,500 jobsNew Jersey: 409,500 jobsNew Mexico: 99,700 jobsNew York: 919,600 jobsNorth Carolina: 555,200 jobsNorth Dakota: 41,600 jobsOhio: 566,500 jobsOklahoma: 184,200 jobsOregon: 204,900 jobsPennsylvania: 575,900 jobsRhode Island: 60,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 298,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 55,700 jobsTennessee: 376,400 jobsTexas: 1,555,400 jobsUtah: 179,300 jobsVermont: 35,700 jobsVirginia: 424,300 jobsWashington: 351,000 jobsWest Virginia: 72,600 jobsWisconsin: 295,000 jobsWyoming: 39,500 jobs
  • Under 70K
  • 70K to 140K
  • 140K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K to 490K
  • 490K and over
Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, September 2026, jobs. Tennessee is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of jobs on leisure and hospitality payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers arts, entertainment and recreation, and accommodation and food services.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001) (Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Tennessee, 2007-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001), Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Tennessee, 2007-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/leisure-hospitality-jobs/tennessee. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Tennessee, 2007-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/leisure-hospitality-jobs/tennessee.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001), Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Tennessee, 2007-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/leisure-hospitality-jobs/tennessee (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

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What is the leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Tennessee?

Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Tennessee was 376,400 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.7% from September 2025. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in September 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-20.

What was the highest leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Tennessee?

376,400 jobs in September 2026, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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