Job Growth

The Nashville region continues to draw talented professionals as career opportunities grow.

From 2021-2022, the region gained an average of 97 net new people per day. The 10-county Nashville region is home to over two million people and 60,000 businesses. A hub for health care, entertainment, manufacturing, hospitality, and technology, many corporate giants headquarter in Nashville including Nissan North America, Bridgestone Americas, Dollar General, HCA Healthcare, AllianceBernstein, iHeartMedia, Mitsubishi Motors, The ICEE Company, and Amazon.

Nashville named #1 Hottest U.S. Job Market

Wall Street Journal, 2023

 

Leading Industries

 
 

Health Care

  • 332,305 jobs [direct & indirect]

  • $68 billion [annual economic impact]

Entertainment & Music

  • 80,757 jobs [direct & indirect]

  • $15.6 billion [annual economic impact]

Advanced Manufacturing

  • 236,613 jobs [direct & indirect]

  • $69.7 billion [annual economic impact]

 

Tourism & Hospitality

  • 106,115 jobs [direct & indirect]

  • $19 billion [annual economic impact]

Technology

  • 62,876 jobs [direct & indirect]

  • $8 billion [annual economic impact]

 

Source: Healthcare Council Economic Impact Study, 2023; Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce 2020 Music Industry Report; Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Research Center; Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp., 2019

 

On average, THE NASHVILLE REGION GAINED 76 NET NEW PEOPLE PER DAY BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020.

NASHVILLE IS A STARTUP HAVEN.

Nashville is one of nine Google for Startups Tech Hubs in the U.S. to help our local Nashville startup community thrive.

Over 250 entrepreneurial resources in our region navigated through a free, formalized service at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (ec.co/navigation).

Nashville is a Top 6 Best City for Entrepreneurs. (2023)

Nashville Ranks #6 on the Milken’s Institute's List of Best-Performing Large Cities for 2024. The Best-Performing Cities Index is based on labor market performance, access to economic opportunities, and high-tech impact. (Milken Institute, 2024)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, State and Area Current Employment Statistics, 2018-2019 Annual Averages