Top Industries

Automotive-related production accounts for one in three Tennessee manufacturing jobs, employing more than 105,000 people. 

Tennessee has developed an emerging energy technology sector. Coupled with its strengths in advanced manufacturing technologies, the state has become a leader in energy research and renewable...

Health care, biotechnology and life sciences are top industries in Tennessee, which has a global reputation as a center of excellence in medical research, delivery and manufacturing. 

 Manufacturing is a major employment sector in Tennessee, accounting for more than 360,000 jobs.

Tennessee is home base for global logistics giant FedEx and strategically positioned for access to major U.S. markets, 75 percent of which are within a day's drive of the state.