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167K+

Tennesseans employed in advanced manufacturing
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3.5M+

Tennesseans in the labor force
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RIGHT-TO-WORK STATE

With low union participation
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3,700+

Advanced manufacturing companies in Tennessee
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35%

Employment concentration above the national average
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$20.9B+

Capital investment since 2019
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35,300+

New job commitments since 2019
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$29.7B+

Advanced manufacturing products exported in 2024
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35,900+

Advanced manufacturing-related graduates since 2019
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11,840+

Tennesseans employed in aerospace & defense
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165+

Aerospace & defense companies in Tennessee
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20,300+

Aerospace & defense-related graduates since 2019
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$351.7M+

Capital investment since 2019
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$960M+

Aerospace products and parts exported in 2024
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2,300+

New job commitments since 2019
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$35.5M+

Arms and ammunition exported in 2024
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44%

Job growth in aerospace & defense employment since 2019
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18,170+

Tennesseans employed in appliance & electrical manufacturing
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230+

Appliance & electrical manufacturing companies in Tennessee
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25,000+

Appliance & electrical manufacturing-related graduates since 2019
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$998M+

Capital investment since 2019
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5,600+

New job commitments since 2019
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$1.9B+

Appliance & electrical components exported in 2024
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#1

In the Southeast for employment in household appliance manufacturing
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#3

In the U.S. for employment in household appliance manufacturing
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144,700+

Tennesseans employed in automotive
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900+

Automotive companies in Tennessee
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88 of 95

Counties have automotive companies
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$21.3B+

Capital investment since 2019
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27,300+

New job commitments since 2019
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$5.3B+

Automotive products exported in 2024
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25,900+

Automotive-related graduates since 2019
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4

Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
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#1

In the Southeast for automotive employment
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#1

In the Southeast for EV manufacturing employment and investment
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$16.2B+

Capital investment in EVs since 2017
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16,270+

Tennesseans employed in chemicals industry
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520+

Chemical companies in Tennessee
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21,000+

Chemicals industry-related graduates since 2019
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$2.7B+

Capital investment since 2019
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3,000+

New job commitments since 2019
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$5.5B+

Chemicals exported in 2024
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50%

Above the national average for employment in the chemicals sector
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316,600+

Tennesseans employed in the distribution & logistics industry
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$3.6B+

Capital investment since 2019
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15,600+

New job commitments since 2019
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#2

In the U.S. for distribution & logistics employment
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#1

Busiest cargo airport in the Western Hemisphere
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96,000+

Miles of highway and 1,200+ miles of interstate
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#4

State in the U.S. for logistics and infrastructure
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43,800+

Tennesseans employed in food & beverage
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870+

Food & beverage companies in Tennessee
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21,800+

Food & beverage-related graduates since 2019
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$1.9B+

Capital investment since 2019
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4,700+

New job commitments since 2019
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$1.5B+

Food & beverage products exported in 2024
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#1

Exporter of whiskey in the U.S.
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11%

Job growth since 2019
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$840M+

Whiskey products exported in 2024
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36,800+

Tennesseans employed in healthcare & life sciences
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2,900+

Healthcare & life sciences companies in Tennessee
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95,400+

Healthcare & life sciences-related graduates since 2019
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$855M+

Capital investment since 2019
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6,000+

New job commitments since 2019
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$4.5B+

Medical equipment and supplies exported in 2024
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11,800+

Tennesseans employed in life sciences R&D
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#1

In the Southeast for medical equipment and supplies exports for 20 years
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#1

In the Southeast for employment in surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing
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214,000+

Tennesseans employed in HQ, finance & tech
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30,300+

HQ, finance & tech companies in Tennessee
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19%

HQ, finance & tech job growth since 2019
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$3.2B+

Capital investment since 2019
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23,100+

New job commitments since 2019
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#1

In the Southeast and #3 in the U.S. for tech industry job growth since 2019
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10

Fortune 500 companies
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98,900+

Business services-related graduates since 2019
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65,700+

Tennesseans employed in tech industries
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3,000+

Tennesseans employed in ceramics
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60+

Ceramics-related companies in Tennessee
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90%

Of all U.S.-manufactured tile includes Tennessee ball clay
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$237M+

Capital investment since 2019
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360+

New job commitments since 2019
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17%

Increase in ceramics-sector employment since 2019
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$44M+

Ceramics products exported in 2024
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#1

In the U.S. for growth in ceramics-related companies
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#1

In the U.S. for growth in ceramics employment
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#1

In the U.S. for ball clay mining
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NO

Personal income tax
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9%

Below national average for cost of living
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200+

Companies in Tennessee’s nuclear industry value chain
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2,500+

New job commitments since 2023
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$8B+

Capital investment since 2023
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$70M

Nuclear fund established in 2023 to attract new jobs and investment
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#1

In the U.S. for nuclear development
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#1

State for music industry employment
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#5

State for entertainment production employment
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$8.2B

In gross state product in 2024
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$3.7B+

In earnings for Tennessee workers in 2024
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14K+

Film jobs created since 2014

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From washing machines and windshields to award-winning whiskeys, we make things in Tennessee that keep the world turning. We’re world leaders in nuclear energy, advanced manufacturing and logistics. We’re a top state for car-making and snack-caking and growing beef, soybeans, cotton and corn. You may have heard that we make a lot of great music and entertainment, too.

We top the charts across so many industries because of our strong workforce, top-ranked infrastructure and superior business climate. When the conditions are right, businesses grow and families thrive—and that’s what Tennessee delivers.

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