Workforce

One of Clarksville-Montgomery County’s greatest strenghts in business recruitment is its trained and educated workforce. Our community is enhanced by the presence of Ft. Campbell Army Base and Austin Peay State University.

Ft. Campbell, KY is home to over 30,000 active duty soldiers. While the post office resides in Kentucky, approximately 80% of the land mass of the base is located in two Tennessee counties, Montgomery and Stewart. The base houses approximately 20% of the soldiers, leaving 80% who must find housing off base. Of that 80%, 80% reside in Montgomery County. Today’s Army is a married Army and the military families are heavily involved in the Clarksville-Montgomery County school system, neighborhoods, and workforce.

Approximately 4,000 soldiers separate from the Army each year and through a labor market assessment of the region, we learned that over 50% of those soldiers would prefer to stay in the community if quality jobs are available. Even more impressive is the fact that over 70% of the soldiers’ spouses would prefer to stay in the area provided they can find quality employment. The soldiers and their spouses are educated, many of them with advanced degrees and highly trained. The Ft. Campbell office of Army Career and Alumni Program is ready to assist your company with matching highly qualified former soldiers or spouses with jobs.

Austin Peay State University is Clarksville’s four year, state funded univeristy. APSU recently reached the 10,000 students mark. Fifty-four percent of APSU’s students are from Montgomery County and more than 80% of their students and 54% of alumni reside within 50 miles of Clarksville. APSU offers associate, bachelor’s, master’s and education specialist’s degrees in 57 majors and concentrations. The University is heavily involved in the community’s economic developmet efforts and is eager to assist in your company’s relocation or expansion process.

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