Find Local American Job Center

Whether you're a recent college graduate searching for a task, a seasoned worker desiring a career modification, a justice included private returning into the labor force, a veteran returning to civilian life, a senior 55 or older wishing to upgrade work skills, a migrant farm worker, a youth ─ your American Job Centers offer services for a wide variety of situations to help fulfill your work requires. We offer open door to the resource spaces that include computers and Internet, telephones, and fax devices. Also, job seekers can participate in on-site recruiting occasions, workshops on resumé writing, interviewing skills, and task search activities, or pursue more extensive training or accreditations for professions that are in demand. American Job Centers give you the right tools you require to prosper!


All 95 Tennessee counties are served by an American Job Center with qualified staff and open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our Job Centers are organized by locations called LWDAs (Local Workforce Development Areas).


Locate an American Job Center in Your Neighborhood


Tennessee has a network of centers throughout the state, simultaneously servicing both employers and task hunters alike. Companies discover perfect employees while prospects receive crucial profession details and services.


Each American Job Center uses digital labor market info, free Internet access, workshops, task placement, recruitment, training, and support with Jobs4TN.gov to discover talent or search tasks. Visit your local center to get going today!


Note: Use the + check in the upper-left corner of the map to zoom in to see the county names. When seeing the pop-up, collapse the table.


Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDAs)


LWDAs are location clusters of counties whose labor market and other employment-related aspects are comparable. This implies each location provides workforce advancement and career services based on regional needs. LWDAs are affiliate, or partners who assist run and administer programs and services as directed from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) at all of the regional task centers throughout the state.


Northwest


Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board
208 N. Mill Avenue
Dyersburg, TN 38024
https://tnworks.org/


Board Chair: Jimmy Williamson
Executive Director: Jennifer Bane (731) 286-3585 ext. 406
Business Workforce Director: Dr. Sabra Bledsoe (901) 440-7743
Local EO Officer: Laura Speer (731) 286-3585, TDD/TN Relay: 711
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Northern Middle


Northern Middle Tennessee Workforce Board
Workforce Essentials
523 Madison Street, Suite A.
Clarksville, TN 37040.
https://nm-wb.com/


Board Chair: John Zobl (615) 491-0917.
Executive Director: Marla Rye (931) 905-3500.
Business Workforce Director: Brandon Phinx (615) 939-2691.
Local EO Officer: Sherry Maynard (931) 905-3504, TDD/TTY: 800-848-0299


Upper Cumberland


Upper Cumberland Local Workforce Development Board.
1000 England Drive, Suite 201.
Cookeville, TN 38501.
https://www.ucwork.org/


Board Chair: Bob Young.
Executive Director: Becky Hull (931) 520-9511.
Business Workforce Director: Tyler Asher (931) 337-5496.
Local EO Officer: Reverie Meadows (Interim) (931) 520-9501, TDD/TTY: 931-372-1329


Northeast


Northeast Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board.
First Tennessee Development District.
3211 N. Roan Street.
Johnson City, TN 37601.
https://www.netnworkforce.org/


Board Chair: Jay Richardson.
Executive Director: Lisa Evans.
Business Workforce Director: Brian Decker (423) 616-3943.
Local EO Officer: Nicole Banks (423) 722-5129, TDD/TTY: 423-610-0134


Greater Memphis


Greater Memphis Workforce Development Board.
1350 Concourse Avenue, Suite 668.
Memphis, TN 38104.
https://greatermemworkforce.com/


Board Chair: Meka Egwuekwe (901) 484-4203.
Executive Director: Amber Covington (901) 543-3549.
Business Workforce Director: Roderick Woody (901) 426-5807.
Local EO Officer: Lee Graham (901) 201-7026
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Southwest


Southwest Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board.
208 N. Mill Avenue.
Dyersburg, TN 38024.
https://tnworks.org/


Board Chair: Ben Ferguson.
Executive Director: Jennifer Bane (731) 286-3585 ext. 406.
Business Workforce Director: Allison Donahoe.
Local EO Officer: Mayor Mike Creasy (731) 852-2131, TDD/TTY: 731-983-3770


Southern Middle


Southern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board.
South Central TN Development District.
101 Sam Watkins Boulevard.
Mt. Pleasant, TN 38474.
https://www.sctdd.org/workforce-innovation-and-opportunity-act-2/


Board Chair: Mark Short, (931) 201-0500.
Executive Director: Barbara Kizer (931) 307-1858.
Business Workforce Director: Selina Moore (615) 426-9546.
Local EO Officer: Michelle Barnett (931) 242-6635, TDD/TTY: 615-532-2879


Southeast


Southeast Tennessee Development Board.
Southeast Tennessee Development District.
1000 Riverfront Parkway.
P. O. Box 4757.
Chattanooga, TN 37405.
https://secareercenter.org/


Board Chair: Marshall Graves.
Executive Director: Michele Holt (423) 424-4210.
Business Workforce Director: Dr. Jennifer Thacker (423) 408-9573.
Local EO Officer: Michele Holt (423) 424-4210, TDD/TN Relay: 711


East


East Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board.
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA).
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100.
Knoxville, TN 37923.
https://www.ethra.org/local-workforce-development-board


Board Chair: Julie Simpson.
Executive Director: E. L. Morton.
Business Workforce Director: Robert Kennedy (615) 767-7836.
Local EO Officer: Steve Bandy (865) 691-2551 ext. 4262, TDD/TTY: 800-848-0298


Level Playing Field Officers (EOOs) remain in each LWDA for WIOA Title I Programs.


Statewide contact is Evelyn Gaines Guzman (Human Resources) at (615) 253-1331.


File a Problem


If you have a complaint about the services that were offered at a regional Tennessee American Job Center or a job you were described by a Tennessee American Job Center, please contact your local Tennessee American Job Center supervisor or compose to:


Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Division of Workforce Services.
State Monitor Advocate.
220 French Landing Drive, 4B.
Nashville, TN 37243


If you have a complaint about other employment-related matters, the Tennessee American Job Center will offer you with info on firms that may be able to assist you. We take every problem seriously and aim to improve our client service with your input.