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Top employers, jobs in Chattanooga area and how we get there

Hamilton County Department of Education
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By Dave Flessner 2 min read

Hamilton County’s biggest employers

Chattanooga is home to Tennessee’s biggest health insurer (BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee), the power headquarters of America’s biggest government utility (TVA), the world’s biggest disability insurer (Unum) and America’s biggest privately owned bakery (McKee Foods). Among the top 10 employers in Hamilton County, four are government owned, two are nonprofit organizations, and four are investor-owned, private companies.

photo Hamilton County Department of Education

1. Hamilton County Department of Education

2. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

3. Tennessee Valley Authority