2022 McMinn Regional Job Fair Set for July 21st at Athens Regional Park

The McMinn County Economic Development Authority is hosting the 2022 McMinn Regional Job Fair at Athens Regional Park on July 21. The job fair will be held from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (EST) and will host over 20 regional employers with current job openings ready to hire.

Employers who will be present at the job fair event include:

ABB
Adient
Aramark
Athens Utilities Board
Creative Foam Corporation
Crescent Sock Company
Customer Driven Staffing
Denso
Elwood Staffing
Erosion Solutions/Southern Const.
Evonik
Express Employment Professionals
Firehouse Subs
Great Lakes Boat Top
Havco Wood Products
Heil Trailer
J & S Restaurants
Komyo Logistics
Mayfield Dairy Farm
Maxwell Industries, LLC
McMinn County School
Midlab
Luttrell Staffing Group
Panel Built Inc.
Simmons Bank
Starr Regional Medical Center
Storm Power Components
Titan Implement, LLC
USPS
VBHCS
Volkswagen
Wacker
Yamaha

Training and service partners of the event include: Tennessee Wesleyan University, Cleveland State Community College, Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology, and American Job Center.

Including the McMinn County Economic Development Authority, the hiring event is sponsored by Your Skills. Your Future., McMinn, American Job Center, Southeast TN Development District, City of Athens, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, Etowah Area Chamber of Commerce, Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Cleveland State Community College, Tennessee Wesleyan University, and 104.9 The Mountain.

The job fair event is funded under and in agreement with the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development.

According to data compiled by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), McMinn County had an unemployment rate of 3.8% for the month of May, which is slightly higher than the state’s average overall rate. The Tennessee Star previously reported that data from TDLWD indicated Tennessee’s overall unemployment rate for May 2022 was 3.3% – up just 0.1 of a percentage point from March and April’s record-breaking rate of 3.2%.

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