Find Local American Job Center

Whether you’re a recent college graduate looking for a task, an experienced staff member desiring a profession change, a justice involved individual getting back into the workforce, a veteran going back to civilian life, a senior 55 or older wishing to update work skills, a migrant farm worker, a youth ─ your American Job Centers offer services for a large range of scenarios to assist fulfill your employment requires. We supply complimentary access to the resource rooms that include computer systems and Internet, telephones, and facsimile machine. Also, job candidates can attend on-site recruiting events, workshops on resumé writing, interviewing abilities, and job search activities, or pursue more extensive training or certifications for occupations that remain in need. American Job Centers give you the right tools you need to be successful!

All 95 Tennessee counties are served by an American Job Center with certified 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 applicants alike. Companies find perfect workers while candidates receive important career info and services.

Each American Job Center provides digital labor market info, free Internet gain access to, workshops, job positioning, recruitment, training, and assistance with Jobs4TN.gov to find talent or search tasks. Stop by your regional 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 implies each area offers workforce advancement and career services based on regional requirements. LWDAs are affiliate, or partners who assist operate 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 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 Personnel 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

Equal Opportunity 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 Complaint

If you have a grievance 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 manager or write 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 companies that may have the ability to assist you. We take every problem seriously and objective to enhance our client service with your input.