# Nonfarm payroll employment in Tennessee

Nonfarm payroll employment in Tennessee was 3,384,300 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-47`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. 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. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/tennessee
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-47

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 3,384,300 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 3,382,500 |
| 2026-06 | 3,385,500 |
| 2026-05 | 3,382,800 |
| 2026-04 | 3,376,500 |
| 2026-03 | 3,374,900 |
| 2026-02 | 3,366,800 |
| 2026-01 | 3,375,900 |
| 2025-12 | 3,370,200 |
| 2025-11 | 3,366,000 |
| 2025-10 | 3,355,900 |
| 2025-09 | 3,359,800 |
| 2025-08 | 3,367,900 |
| 2025-07 | 3,363,800 |
| 2025-06 | 3,360,000 |
| 2025-05 | 3,374,200 |
| 2025-04 | 3,375,200 |
| 2025-03 | 3,369,700 |
| 2025-02 | 3,373,100 |
| 2025-01 | 3,371,500 |
| 2024-12 | 3,368,800 |
| 2024-11 | 3,368,000 |
| 2024-10 | 3,367,700 |
| 2024-09 | 3,373,700 |
| 2024-08 | 3,371,100 |
| 2024-07 | 3,370,200 |
| 2024-06 | 3,375,300 |
| 2024-05 | 3,369,600 |
| 2024-04 | 3,364,300 |
| 2024-03 | 3,371,300 |
| 2024-02 | 3,359,500 |
| 2024-01 | 3,349,100 |
| 2023-12 | 3,361,500 |
| 2023-11 | 3,354,500 |
| 2023-10 | 3,345,700 |
| 2023-09 | 3,344,700 |
| 2023-08 | 3,329,700 |
| 2023-07 | 3,330,900 |
| 2023-06 | 3,332,700 |
| 2023-05 | 3,317,500 |
| 2023-04 | 3,309,100 |
| 2023-03 | 3,310,700 |
| 2023-02 | 3,308,200 |
| 2023-01 | 3,303,500 |
| 2022-12 | 3,289,000 |
| 2022-11 | 3,287,300 |
| 2022-10 | 3,284,300 |
| 2022-09 | 3,280,500 |
| 2022-08 | 3,267,600 |
| 2022-07 | 3,260,500 |
| 2022-06 | 3,240,500 |
| 2022-05 | 3,236,700 |
| 2022-04 | 3,226,900 |
| 2022-03 | 3,215,200 |
| 2022-02 | 3,208,800 |
| 2022-01 | 3,184,600 |
| 2021-12 | 3,169,100 |
| 2021-11 | 3,155,400 |
| 2021-10 | 3,150,900 |
| 2021-09 | 3,124,800 |
| 2021-08 | 3,128,700 |
| 2021-07 | 3,122,100 |
| 2021-06 | 3,094,200 |
| 2021-05 | 3,078,300 |
| 2021-04 | 3,063,700 |
| 2021-03 | 3,074,700 |
| 2021-02 | 3,061,200 |
| 2021-01 | 3,060,100 |
| 2020-12 | 3,073,800 |
| 2020-11 | 3,056,200 |
| 2020-10 | 3,036,200 |
| 2020-09 | 3,002,200 |
| 2020-08 | 2,983,700 |
| 2020-07 | 2,951,200 |
| 2020-06 | 2,922,400 |
| 2020-05 | 2,839,000 |
| 2020-04 | 2,779,000 |
| 2020-03 | 3,138,500 |
| 2020-02 | 3,153,800 |
| 2020-01 | 3,151,300 |
| 2019-12 | 3,145,500 |
| 2019-11 | 3,143,100 |
| 2019-10 | 3,129,000 |
| 2019-09 | 3,139,500 |
| 2019-08 | 3,135,600 |
| 2019-07 | 3,127,300 |
| 2019-06 | 3,117,300 |
| 2019-05 | 3,122,400 |
| 2019-04 | 3,119,000 |
| 2019-03 | 3,114,900 |
| 2019-02 | 3,110,200 |
| 2019-01 | 3,107,300 |
| 2018-12 | 3,095,000 |
| 2018-11 | 3,095,400 |
| 2018-10 | 3,089,500 |
| 2018-09 | 3,086,700 |
| 2018-08 | 3,081,500 |
| 2018-07 | 3,073,300 |
| 2018-06 | 3,067,000 |
| 2018-05 | 3,065,800 |
| 2018-04 | 3,058,900 |
| 2018-03 | 3,056,200 |
| 2018-02 | 3,050,100 |
| 2018-01 | 3,041,600 |
| 2017-12 | 3,042,400 |
| 2017-11 | 3,037,900 |
| 2017-10 | 3,035,200 |
| 2017-09 | 3,032,800 |
| 2017-08 | 3,026,400 |
| 2017-07 | 3,023,300 |
| 2017-06 | 3,018,200 |
| 2017-05 | 3,012,100 |
| 2017-04 | 3,012,200 |
| 2017-03 | 3,007,100 |
| 2017-02 | 3,007,900 |
| 2017-01 | 2,998,200 |
| 2016-12 | 3,000,400 |
| 2016-11 | 2,993,400 |
| 2016-10 | 2,992,400 |
| 2016-09 | 2,991,900 |
| 2016-08 | 2,983,500 |
| 2016-07 | 2,977,600 |
| 2016-06 | 2,966,600 |
| 2016-05 | 2,963,100 |
| 2016-04 | 2,961,800 |
| 2016-03 | 2,957,600 |
| 2016-02 | 2,946,600 |
| 2016-01 | 2,943,700 |
| 2015-12 | 2,943,200 |
| 2015-11 | 2,935,500 |
| 2015-10 | 2,930,100 |
| 2015-09 | 2,918,700 |
| 2015-08 | 2,910,200 |
| 2015-07 | 2,904,600 |
| 2015-06 | 2,898,900 |
| 2015-05 | 2,893,600 |
| 2015-04 | 2,879,800 |
| 2015-03 | 2,864,900 |
| 2015-02 | 2,865,700 |
| 2015-01 | 2,866,800 |
| 2014-12 | 2,867,800 |
| 2014-11 | 2,860,600 |
| 2014-10 | 2,847,700 |
| 2014-09 | 2,844,600 |
| 2014-08 | 2,838,600 |
| 2014-07 | 2,828,800 |
| 2014-06 | 2,823,000 |
| 2014-05 | 2,821,700 |
| 2014-04 | 2,817,100 |
| 2014-03 | 2,810,200 |
| 2014-02 | 2,800,100 |
| 2014-01 | 2,798,300 |
| 2013-12 | 2,799,400 |
| 2013-11 | 2,794,100 |
| 2013-10 | 2,785,400 |
| 2013-09 | 2,775,500 |
| 2013-08 | 2,770,800 |
| 2013-07 | 2,765,100 |
| 2013-06 | 2,766,500 |
| 2013-05 | 2,763,500 |
| 2013-04 | 2,759,700 |
| 2013-03 | 2,752,400 |
| 2013-02 | 2,751,700 |
| 2013-01 | 2,743,200 |
| 2012-12 | 2,742,700 |
| 2012-11 | 2,737,200 |
| 2012-10 | 2,735,100 |
| 2012-09 | 2,730,600 |
| 2012-08 | 2,725,000 |
| 2012-07 | 2,722,400 |
| 2012-06 | 2,724,400 |
| 2012-05 | 2,720,700 |
| 2012-04 | 2,717,700 |
| 2012-03 | 2,718,700 |
| 2012-02 | 2,708,400 |
| 2012-01 | 2,700,900 |
| 2011-12 | 2,693,100 |
| 2011-11 | 2,690,300 |
| 2011-10 | 2,686,600 |
| 2011-09 | 2,681,600 |
| 2011-08 | 2,679,100 |
| 2011-07 | 2,675,100 |
| 2011-06 | 2,662,400 |
| 2011-05 | 2,664,600 |
| 2011-04 | 2,660,200 |
| 2011-03 | 2,651,800 |
| 2011-02 | 2,647,400 |
| 2011-01 | 2,639,600 |
| 2010-12 | 2,632,600 |
| 2010-11 | 2,631,900 |
| 2010-10 | 2,635,100 |
| 2010-09 | 2,625,700 |
| 2010-08 | 2,625,900 |
| 2010-07 | 2,626,500 |
| 2010-06 | 2,627,100 |
| 2010-05 | 2,633,100 |
| 2010-04 | 2,616,500 |
| 2010-03 | 2,604,700 |
| 2010-02 | 2,601,100 |
| 2010-01 | 2,604,200 |
| 2009-12 | 2,597,700 |
| 2009-11 | 2,605,000 |
| 2009-10 | 2,601,400 |
| 2009-09 | 2,600,100 |
| 2009-08 | 2,603,700 |
| 2009-07 | 2,607,500 |
| 2009-06 | 2,611,300 |
| 2009-05 | 2,626,700 |
| 2009-04 | 2,633,100 |
| 2009-03 | 2,653,900 |
| 2009-02 | 2,674,800 |
| 2009-01 | 2,694,000 |
| 2008-12 | 2,720,900 |
| 2008-11 | 2,736,600 |
| 2008-10 | 2,753,100 |
| 2008-09 | 2,769,000 |
| 2008-08 | 2,780,500 |
| 2008-07 | 2,785,600 |
| 2008-06 | 2,793,400 |
| 2008-05 | 2,801,800 |
| 2008-04 | 2,803,400 |
| 2008-03 | 2,809,000 |
| 2008-02 | 2,814,000 |
| 2008-01 | 2,812,600 |
| 2007-12 | 2,812,400 |
| 2007-11 | 2,810,500 |
| 2007-10 | 2,808,700 |
| 2007-09 | 2,810,400 |
| 2007-08 | 2,811,200 |
| 2007-07 | 2,807,900 |
| 2007-06 | 2,805,200 |
| 2007-05 | 2,796,300 |
| 2007-04 | 2,794,500 |
| 2007-03 | 2,802,200 |
| 2007-02 | 2,795,600 |
| 2007-01 | 2,795,300 |
| 2006-12 | 2,794,600 |
| 2006-11 | 2,789,600 |
| 2006-10 | 2,788,500 |
| 2006-09 | 2,797,700 |
| 2006-08 | 2,797,800 |
| 2006-07 | 2,794,300 |
| 2006-06 | 2,796,000 |
| 2006-05 | 2,788,300 |
| 2006-04 | 2,787,000 |
| 2006-03 | 2,782,900 |
| 2006-02 | 2,776,300 |
| 2006-01 | 2,778,100 |
| 2005-12 | 2,766,200 |
| 2005-11 | 2,766,500 |
| 2005-10 | 2,762,600 |
| 2005-09 | 2,764,400 |
| 2005-08 | 2,755,200 |
| 2005-07 | 2,755,100 |
| 2005-06 | 2,746,100 |
| 2005-05 | 2,743,200 |
| 2005-04 | 2,740,500 |
| 2005-03 | 2,735,900 |
| 2005-02 | 2,734,500 |
| 2005-01 | 2,723,200 |
| 2004-12 | 2,734,800 |
| 2004-11 | 2,728,600 |
| 2004-10 | 2,727,600 |
| 2004-09 | 2,714,200 |
| 2004-08 | 2,717,800 |
| 2004-07 | 2,711,700 |
| 2004-06 | 2,710,300 |
| 2004-05 | 2,702,900 |
| 2004-04 | 2,700,900 |
| 2004-03 | 2,697,300 |
| 2004-02 | 2,707,300 |
| 2004-01 | 2,687,000 |
| 2003-12 | 2,679,900 |
| 2003-11 | 2,677,300 |
| 2003-10 | 2,672,700 |
| 2003-09 | 2,665,300 |
| 2003-08 | 2,661,500 |
| 2003-07 | 2,658,700 |
| 2003-06 | 2,665,900 |
| 2003-05 | 2,667,200 |
| 2003-04 | 2,667,000 |
| 2003-03 | 2,665,400 |
| 2003-02 | 2,667,600 |
| 2003-01 | 2,670,700 |
| 2002-12 | 2,676,200 |
| 2002-11 | 2,673,400 |
| 2002-10 | 2,677,300 |
| 2002-09 | 2,673,700 |
| 2002-08 | 2,674,500 |
| 2002-07 | 2,678,300 |
| 2002-06 | 2,668,300 |
| 2002-05 | 2,665,800 |
| 2002-04 | 2,664,600 |
| 2002-03 | 2,663,800 |
| 2002-02 | 2,666,100 |
| 2002-01 | 2,667,500 |
| 2001-12 | 2,660,200 |
| 2001-11 | 2,662,900 |
| 2001-10 | 2,668,200 |
| 2001-09 | 2,679,500 |
| 2001-08 | 2,684,200 |
| 2001-07 | 2,687,000 |
| 2001-06 | 2,699,100 |
| 2001-05 | 2,704,800 |
| 2001-04 | 2,711,200 |
| 2001-03 | 2,722,000 |
| 2001-02 | 2,727,600 |
| 2001-01 | 2,730,000 |
| 2000-12 | 2,735,500 |
| 2000-11 | 2,736,800 |
| 2000-10 | 2,741,000 |
| 2000-09 | 2,739,200 |
| 2000-08 | 2,744,300 |
| 2000-07 | 2,743,300 |
| 2000-06 | 2,744,900 |
| 2000-05 | 2,741,700 |
| 2000-04 | 2,736,300 |
| 2000-03 | 2,751,700 |
| 2000-02 | 2,728,800 |
| 2000-01 | 2,726,000 |
| 1999-12 | 2,722,700 |
| 1999-11 | 2,717,200 |
| 1999-10 | 2,716,500 |
| 1999-09 | 2,704,400 |
| 1999-08 | 2,705,700 |
| 1999-07 | 2,701,600 |
| 1999-06 | 2,691,300 |
| 1999-05 | 2,686,100 |
| 1999-04 | 2,682,000 |
| 1999-03 | 2,678,500 |
| 1999-02 | 2,672,700 |
| 1999-01 | 2,660,900 |
| 1998-12 | 2,674,400 |
| 1998-11 | 2,669,500 |
| 1998-10 | 2,662,400 |
| 1998-09 | 2,655,300 |
| 1998-08 | 2,654,600 |
| 1998-07 | 2,648,400 |
| 1998-06 | 2,650,800 |
| 1998-05 | 2,646,000 |
| 1998-04 | 2,631,600 |
| 1998-03 | 2,629,100 |
| 1998-02 | 2,625,300 |
| 1998-01 | 2,621,200 |
| 1997-12 | 2,621,900 |
| 1997-11 | 2,616,200 |
| 1997-10 | 2,611,100 |
| 1997-09 | 2,599,900 |
| 1997-08 | 2,595,300 |
| 1997-07 | 2,591,000 |
| 1997-06 | 2,595,000 |
| 1997-05 | 2,589,700 |
| 1997-04 | 2,588,500 |
| 1997-03 | 2,578,100 |
| 1997-02 | 2,572,000 |
| 1997-01 | 2,561,700 |
| 1996-12 | 2,559,300 |
| 1996-11 | 2,558,300 |
| 1996-10 | 2,553,800 |
| 1996-09 | 2,551,600 |
| 1996-08 | 2,542,700 |
| 1996-07 | 2,536,400 |
| 1996-06 | 2,535,300 |
| 1996-05 | 2,538,900 |
| 1996-04 | 2,524,400 |
| 1996-03 | 2,559,300 |
| 1996-02 | 2,531,300 |
| 1996-01 | 2,525,700 |
| 1995-12 | 2,538,200 |
| 1995-11 | 2,531,200 |
| 1995-10 | 2,527,700 |
| 1995-09 | 2,529,000 |
| 1995-08 | 2,515,400 |
| 1995-07 | 2,500,700 |
| 1995-06 | 2,502,500 |
| 1995-05 | 2,498,100 |
| 1995-04 | 2,489,100 |
| 1995-03 | 2,496,000 |
| 1995-02 | 2,489,300 |
| 1995-01 | 2,483,500 |
| 1994-12 | 2,475,800 |
| 1994-11 | 2,486,300 |
| 1994-10 | 2,453,800 |
| 1994-09 | 2,453,700 |
| 1994-08 | 2,438,500 |
| 1994-07 | 2,432,300 |
| 1994-06 | 2,427,800 |
| 1994-05 | 2,423,800 |
| 1994-04 | 2,407,200 |
| 1994-03 | 2,403,700 |
| 1994-02 | 2,390,600 |
| 1994-01 | 2,381,600 |
| 1993-12 | 2,375,300 |
| 1993-11 | 2,366,400 |
| 1993-10 | 2,362,900 |
| 1993-09 | 2,349,200 |
| 1993-08 | 2,343,700 |
| 1993-07 | 2,340,200 |
| 1993-06 | 2,330,200 |
| 1993-05 | 2,323,800 |
| 1993-04 | 2,318,300 |
| 1993-03 | 2,306,800 |
| 1993-02 | 2,309,400 |
| 1993-01 | 2,300,700 |
| 1992-12 | 2,293,000 |
| 1992-11 | 2,287,100 |
| 1992-10 | 2,278,900 |
| 1992-09 | 2,260,900 |
| 1992-08 | 2,255,700 |
| 1992-07 | 2,251,300 |
| 1992-06 | 2,242,800 |
| 1992-05 | 2,238,800 |
| 1992-04 | 2,229,400 |
| 1992-03 | 2,242,000 |
| 1992-02 | 2,218,800 |
| 1992-01 | 2,215,800 |
| 1991-12 | 2,203,100 |
| 1991-11 | 2,205,900 |
| 1991-10 | 2,203,800 |
| 1991-09 | 2,200,200 |
| 1991-08 | 2,195,700 |
| 1991-07 | 2,187,600 |
| 1991-06 | 2,182,300 |
| 1991-05 | 2,183,000 |
| 1991-04 | 2,175,600 |
| 1991-03 | 2,181,400 |
| 1991-02 | 2,183,100 |
| 1991-01 | 2,185,400 |
| 1990-12 | 2,186,900 |
| 1990-11 | 2,191,600 |
| 1990-10 | 2,194,300 |
| 1990-09 | 2,201,900 |
| 1990-08 | 2,207,500 |
| 1990-07 | 2,203,100 |
| 1990-06 | 2,207,900 |
| 1990-05 | 2,207,100 |
| 1990-04 | 2,202,500 |
| 1990-03 | 2,202,200 |
| 1990-02 | 2,199,200 |
| 1990-01 | 2,196,400 |