Overall unemployment rate moved up to 4.2% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 4,700 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2023.
Total employment in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR market declined by 7,886 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 50 bps to 4.2%. The national unemployment rate increased by 60 bps over the same time to 3.9%.
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR unemployment rate is 34 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 100 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 8.8% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -1.2%. Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 186,700; -4,700
- Business Services: 100,400; -2,000
- Education & Healthcare: 97,400; -800
- Government: 86,700; -200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 61,500; -300
- Manufacturing: 44,400; no change
- Other Jobs: 28,000; -100
- Financial Services: 27,300; -200
- Construction, Mining: 25,500; no change
- IT & Development: 5,700; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2023 (Data published March 2023 and reports created on March 17, 2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.