UnumHamilton County’s biggest employers
Chattanooga is home to America’s biggest privately owned bakery (McKee Foods), Volkswagen’s only U.S. assembly plant, the world’s biggest disability insurer (Unum), the state’s biggest health insurer (BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee) and the power headquarters for America’s biggest government utility (the Tennessee Valley Authority). Here are the largest employers:
1. Hamilton County Department of Education: The public school system has 4,480 full-time and 1,419 part-time employees.
2. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee: The state’s biggest health insurer has 4,282 full-time and 38 part-time employees.
3. Tennessee Valley Authority: The country’s biggest government utility has 4,180 full-time employees.
4. Erlanger Health System: The region’s biggest hospital has 3,176 full-time and 367 part-time employees.