Find Local American Job Center

Whether you’re a recent college graduate searching for a task, an experienced worker desiring a career change, a justice involved individual returning into the labor force, a veteran going back to civilian life, a senior 55 or older wishing to upgrade work skills, a migrant farm worker, a youth ─ your American Job Centers provide services for a large range of scenarios to assist fulfill your work requires. We offer complimentary access to the resource spaces that include computer systems and Internet, telephones, and facsimile machine. Also, task applicants can go to on-site recruiting occasions, workshops on resumé writing, interviewing skills, and task search activities, or pursue more extensive training or accreditations for occupations that are in demand. American Job Centers offer you the right tools you require to be successful!

All 95 Tennessee counties are served by an American Job Center with qualified personnel and open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our Job Centers are grouped 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 job seekers alike. Companies discover ideal workers while candidates receive crucial profession info and services.

Each American Job Center provides digital labor market info, totally free Internet access, workshops, job placement, recruitment, training, and support with Jobs4TN.gov to find talent or search jobs. Drop in your local center to start today!

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

Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDAs)

LWDAs are area clusters of counties whose labor market and other employment-related aspects are comparable. This suggests each location offers labor force development and career services based on regional needs. LWDAs are affiliate, or partners who help run and administer programs and services as directed from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) at all of the local job 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

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

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 Local Workforce 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

Officers (EOOs) are in each LWDA for WIOA Title I Programs.

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

File a Grievance

If you have a grievance about the services that were provided at a local Tennessee American Job Center or a task you were described by a Tennessee American Job Center, please call your regional 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 problem about other employment-related matters, the Tennessee American Job Center will supply you with info on firms that might be able to help you. We take every complaint seriously and goal to improve our client service with your input.