Greater Memphis Economic Research Group

Powered by the Greater Memphis Chamber, the Greater Memphis Economic Research Group (GMERG — pronounced “G-merge”) provides economic research and insights crucial to growing Greater Memphis and its businesses.

Our Capabilities

In addition to its public reports, GMERG offers the following services to its clients: 

• Economic Trends & Conditions Research
• Industry Insights
• Economic Impact Analyses
• Cost Comparison and Analyses
• Labor and Wage Benchmarking
• Custom Economic Reporting
• Spatial Analyses

REPORTS

The Greater Memphis Research Group regularly produces reports on economic trends and conditions in the region. To explore the market’s economic indicators, click here.

MemMeasures

MemMeasures, released in 2021, set the baseline for measuring Greater Memphis’ competitiveness compared to its peer regions.

Industry Reports

• NEW: Food & Beverage Manufacturing Report
• Information Technology Report
• Memphis Healthcare & Life Science Report
• Supply Chain & Logistics Report
• Automotive Report
• Advanced Manufacturing Report
• HQ & Finance Report
• Agribusiness & AgTech Report
• Music & Entertainment Report (Coming November 2023)
• Small Business & Entrepreneurship Report (Coming December 2023)

Jobs Briefs

• Greater Memphis October 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis September 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis August 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis July 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis June 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis May 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis April 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis March 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis February 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis January 2023 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis December 2022 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis November 2022 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis October 2022 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis September 2022 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis August 2022 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis June 2022 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis May 2022 Jobs Brief
• Greater Memphis April 2022 Jobs Brief

Commissioned Reports

GMERG also produces commissioned reports. The following report has been made public with permission:

• 2015-2020 Tennessee Valley Authority Economic Impact Study (May 2022)

Key Initiatives

Here are some of the ways the Chamber is using GMERG research to build a greater Memphis:

MEMPHIS MOVES

Initiative driven by the Greater Memphis Chamber to promote the economic assets of Greater Memphis. Click here to learn more.

PEOPLE POWERED PROSPERITY BENCHMARK

A collective impact initiative designed to measure and monitor progress toward the goal of making Memphis a more globally competitive region. Click here to learn more.

BUY MEMPHIS

A pilot B2B procurement initiative that engages Memphis companies to develop individual and shared processes and investments for driving more spend to locally owned businesses, minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses. Click here to learn more.