| Nashville 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 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| Mining, Logging, and Construction | 6.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| Manufacturing | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Durable Goods | 10.4 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 10.7 | 9.4 |
| Non-Durable Goods | -3.7 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Wholesale Trade | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
| Retail Trade | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| Transportation and Utilities | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| Information | 5.9 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Financial Activities | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Professional and Business Services | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 7.7 |
| Education and Health Services | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
| Other Services | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Government | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, not seasonally adjusted. | Legend | ||||||||||||
| Job loss | |||||||||||||
| Flat to moderate decline | |||||||||||||
| Job growth | |||||||||||||