Welcome toTennessee Career Centers

Welcome to the Tennessee Career Centers of Southeast Tennessee- where people and jobs connect. We are a dynamic partnership of public and private resources supporting economic development and providing workforce solutions to businesses and individuals in Southeast Tennessee and beyond.

We want Southeast Tennessee to be the kind of place where our citizens are prepared to compete for tomorrow's good jobs, and where businesses will want to locate and expand, knowing that the smart, skilled, capable workforce they need can be found here.

Tennessee has a network of centers across the state where employers can go to find workers they need and job seekers can get career information and services. Each center offers computerized labor market information, Internet access, workshops, an on-line talent bank, job placement, recruitment and training.

The Local Workforce Investment Area Five Career Centers serves Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea & Sequatchie counties.

Map of LWIA5 Service Area

 Full One-Stop Career Center Services are available to employers and job seekers at two locations in the region:

The Chattanooga Career Center

and

The Athens Career Center