Memphis MSA

• Single-Family Permits
• Labor Force since 2000
• Unemployment Rate
• Sales Tax Collections
• Nonfarm Employment
• Nonfarm Employment Growth

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Summary

• Latest Memphis MSA Economic Indicators
• Indicator History (.xls, since Jan. 2004)

Employment

• Employment Growth by Industry Summary Table
• Jobs Heat Chart

Housing

• Tennessee Housing Market (newsletter)
• Housing Price Index (summary table)
• Graph: Memphis MSA

Export Data

• Global Commerce Newsletter
  (exports by MSA and county)
  
  

Area Comparison

• Sales Tax Collections
• Construction: Single-Family Housing Permits
• Construction: Total Housing Permits
• Labor Force
• Nonfarm Employment
• Total Employment
• Unemployment
• Unemployment Rate

Population

• Tennessee's Business: Census 2010: Detailed maps by county
  
  • population growth
  • race
  • age
  • married / single
• Population Tables

News

• New Home Permits, Sales Continue Climb out of Doldrums
  (Commercial Appeal, May 31, 2013)
  
• Memphis/Shelby Co. Lead Nation in Transparency of Business Tax Breaks
  (Commercial Appeal, May 30, 2013)
  
• Shelby County Jobless Rate Eases in April to 9.2%
  (Commercial Appeal, May 23, 2013)
  
• FedEx Touts Citizenship, Figures Memphis Hub Supports 208,000 Jobs
  (Commercial Appeal, May 23, 2012)
  
• 'Made In Memphis': Report Shows How to Plug Skill Gap for Manufacturing
  (Commercial Appeal, June 3, 2013)
  
• Study Finds Suburban Poverty Rate Increasing in Memphis Suburbs
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 21, 2013)
• Memphis Housing Affordability Flattened through First Quarter
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 15, 2013)
• Memphis Clinging to 'Improving Markets' List
  (Memphis Business Journal, May 6, 2013)
• Shelby County Building Permits Rise but Lag Nation
  (Commercial Appeal, May 16, 2013)
  
• Memphis-Area Home Sales Rise 18 Percent in April
  (Commercial Appeal, May 8, 2013)
  
• Report Warns Memphis Metro Area Tops List for 'Job Sprawl'
  (Commercial Appeal, May 8, 2013)
• Millington's 1,900 Acres Rated No. 1 Potential Job Site along Outer Loop
  (Commercial Appeal, May 4, 2013)
• Commercial Property Reappraisal: Malls, Hotels Down, Apartments Up
  (Commercial Appeal, May 4, 2013)
• Memphis Commercial Real Estate: Industrial Stronger, Office Weaker
  (Commercial Appeal, May 3, 2013)
• Medtronic Spine to Cut 60 Positions in Memphis, 230 Worldwide
  (Commercial Appeal, May 1, 2013)
• Jobless Rate in Shelby County Increases in March
  (Memphis Business Journal, April 26, 2013)
• UWT Logistics Adding Jobs and Life to South Memphis Industrial District
  (Commercial Appeal, April 23, 2013)
• Memphis Unified Schools District Posting Top Jobs for Second Time
  (Commercial Appeal, April 22, 2013)
• Medtronic Layoffs Coming; Count in Memphis Not Confirmed
  (Memphis Business Journal, April 18, 2013)
• Williams Equipment Weathers Recession and Now is Expanding
  (Commercial Appeal, April 15, 2013)
• Bryce Corp. Plans $21M Memphis Expansion
  (Memphis Business Journal, April 12, 2013)
• Nike 'Breaks Ground' in Memphis Instead of Mississippi
  (Commercial Appeal, April 9, 2013)
• Over 90,000 Workers Commute from Other Counties to Shelby
  (Commercial Appeal, April 6, 2013)
  
• 200-Employee Barge Terminal Planned at Osceola
  (Commercial Appeal, April 5, 2013)
• Collierville Considers Adding Workers
  (Commercial Appeal, April 4, 2013)
• Central Office Workers for School Districts Must Reapply for Their Jobs
  (Commercial Appeal, April 3, 2013)
• School Closings in Memphis Met with Sadness, Change
  (Commercial Appeal, March 29, 2013)
  
• Mississippi River Counties Gaming Revenue Up 27%
  (Memphis Business Journal, March 26, 2013)
• Memphis Ranks Fifth in Top Cities for Retirement
  (Nashville Businees Journal, March 19, 2013)
  
• Unforeseen Layoffs Make Manufacturing Job Recruiting a Constant Battle
  (Memphis Business Journal, March 15, 2013)
• 3 New Area Plants Will More Than Offset Recently Lost Manufacturing Jobs
  (Memphis Business Journal, March 15, 2013)
• YRC Freight Proposes Downsizing Memphis Terminal, Trimming 175 Jobs
  (Commercial Appeal, March 13, 2013)
• Local Bank-Owned Residences Sold at 45% Discount in Q4
  (Memphis Business Journal, March 11, 2013)
  
• Vanishing Supply: Fewer Memphis-Area Houses for Sale
  (Commercial Appeal, March 9, 2013)
  
• Late February Sales Gain Lifts Retailers
  (Commercial Appeal, March 8, 2013)
• One in Five Shelby County Workers Lives Outside of County
  (Memphis Business Journal, March 5, 2013)

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