Chattanooga, TN jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Chattanooga
- Sales Representative - Facility ServicesCintas
- Operations SupervisorWaste Connections
- Manager of Chemical-Environmental Engineering Laboratories, College of Engineering and Computer Science - UT ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee
- Technology Support Center Manager, Information Technology - UT ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee
- Associate Purchasing & Contracts Specialist, Procurement - UT ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee
- Research Development Specialist, UTC Research InstituteUniversity of Tennessee
- Administrative Associate, Department of Engineering Management and Technology, College of Engineering and Computer Science - UT ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee
- Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee
- Assistant Director of Pre-Health Advising, The HUB, College of Arts and Sciences - UT ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee
- Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise, College of Business - UT ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee
Employers hiring most in Chattanooga
- Unum Group15 open roles
- University of Tennessee System11 open roles
- Quanta Services7 open roles
- University of Tennessee6 open roles
- Black & Veatch5 open roles
- University of Tennessee5 open roles
- Hamilton County Schools4 open roles
- Acadia Healthcare Company3 open roles
- Commonspirit Health3 open roles
- Covenant Logistics3 open roles
Chattanooga layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Chattanooga in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Chattanooga
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Richmont Graduate University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Chattanooga
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Chattanooga. 1 with dates announced.
- FreightWaves F3: Future of Freight Festival
Oct 27 to Oct 28, 2026 · Chattanooga, TN
Ticket $895 to $3,185. Fall bundles: F3+Compliance $1,895, F3+Dinner $1,995, All-Access $2,195 (list $3,185); group packs…
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Chattanooga. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Southeast Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie
American Job Center of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Chattanooga · Comprehensive · 423-894-5354
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Hamilton County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
199,618
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
370,913
people in Hamilton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,568
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Tennessee’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.