Chattanooga, TN jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Marketing Proposal SpecialistMYR Group
- HR GeneralistRock City Enterprises
- Associate Software Engineer IIBlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
- AccountantBlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
- Junior Data AnalystElwood Staffing
- Business development RepresentativeFreight Base Services
- Facility & Property Account ManagerEquipmentShare.com
- Business Insurance Senior Client ManagerMarsh USA
- Director Nursing Operations Emergency DepartmentMemorial Hospital Logansport
- Mkt Director Laboratory ServicesMemorial Hospital Logansport
Employers hiring most in Chattanooga
- Sargent & Lundy31 open roles
- University of Tennessee System9 open roles
- University of Tennessee6 open roles
- Unum Group6 open roles
- Black & Veatch5 open roles
- Sinclair5 open roles
- University of Chicago (UC)5 open roles
- Kunin4 open roles
- Quanta Services4 open roles
- BrightSpring Health Services3 open roles
Chattanooga layoffs
No layoff notices naming Chattanooga in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act 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 non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Chattanooga
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Chattanooga. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- FreightWaves F3: Future of Freight Festival
Usually October (next dates not announced) · 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…
Where Chattanooga ranks
Where Chattanooga placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #7Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southeast15% · of 84
- #13Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast6% · of 77
- #16Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southeast20% · of 87
- #24Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast18% · of 69
Hamilton County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 8.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,854 jobs), hotels & food (+1,265 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,589 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Chattanooga
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
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.
Laid off in Tennessee? How to file for unemployment in Tennessee (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- 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
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
200,733
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: Layoff 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. Tennessee unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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