| Knoxville MSA | |||||||||||||
| Employment growth by industry (year over year %) | |||||||||||||
| [view summary table] | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| Industry | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| Total Nonfarm | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Mining, Logging, and Construction | -5.0 | -6.9 | -4.4 | -5.5 | -7.2 | -6.5 | -9.7 | -10.7 | -11.0 | -8.6 | -2.0 | -6.0 | -6.0 |
| Manufacturing | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Durable Goods | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| Non-Durable Goods | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Wholesale Trade | 5.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Retail Trade | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Transportation and Utilities | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -3.5 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -1.8 |
| Information | -5.3 | -3.5 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -1.8 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -1.9 |
| Financial Activities | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Professional and Business Services | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Education and Health Services | 0.9 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
| Other Services | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Government | -2.2 | -3.0 | -3.7 | -3.6 | -1.3 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -2.0 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, not seasonally adjusted. | Legend | ||||||||||||
| Job loss | |||||||||||||
| Flat to moderate decline | |||||||||||||
| Job growth | |||||||||||||