MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022) – The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) added 2,700 jobs in November to set a record of 671,500 total jobs, according to the latest report from the Greater Memphis Chamber’s data and analytics arm, the Center for Economic Competitiveness (CFEC). Read the report here.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2022) – For the fifth time in six months, the number of people on non-farm payroll in the Memphis metropolitan statistical area hit a new record high in August, according to a new report from the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Center for Economic Competitiveness (CFEC). To read the full report, click here. [Read more…] about Memphis MSA adds 700 jobs to set new record in August

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Monday, 8/29/22) – Greater Memphis set another jobs record in July 2022 as its leisure and hospitality industry made a complete recovery from Covid-19 pandemic job loss, according to the latest report from the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Center for Economic Competitiveness (CFEC).

Greater Memphis added 3,200 jobs in July 2022 – a 0.48% increase from June 2022 and a 1.4% increase over the pre-pandemic total of February 2020 – to reach a new record-high 667,200 jobs, CFEC reports. The construction industry continues to lead the pandemic jobs recovery with growth of 8.65% over March 2020, followed by the trade, transportation, and utilities industry with growth of 7.7%.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Monday, Aug. 15, 2022) – The Greater Memphis Chamber’s Center for Economic Competitiveness today released its Jobs Brief for June 2022. Read the full report here.

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• TVA helped add nearly 22,000 jobs with $1.8 billion in income from 2015-2020, according to a study from the Center for Economic Competitiveness, an initiative of the Greater Memphis Chamber.
• TVA-involved economic development projects boosted the economy by $2.4 billion and paved the way for another $4.1 billion in new sales in those five years.
• Economic data shows value of energy service to scoring new jobs, investment to the region.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Tuesday, 5/3/22) – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation’s largest publicly owned utility company, added tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to Shelby County’s economy through its economic development work in 2015-2020, according to a study released today by the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Center for Economic Competitiveness (CFEC).

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