Tennessee Layoffs — February 2012

Employers in Tennessee logged 27 WARN Act notices in February 2012, involving roughly 2,068 workers — climbing above January. The average filing covered 77 workers, with 17 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	9	359
Healthcare	2	237
Utilities	1	231
Transportation	1	220
Information & Technology	1	33
Manufacturing	1	24

The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 359 workers across 9 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 237 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Madison	1	350
Hamilton	8	324
Anderson	3	299
Blount	2	252
Dyer	1	231

Madison was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 17% of all affected workers with 350 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Jackson	1	350
Chattanooga	7	279
Maryville	2	252
Clinton	2	250
Newbern	1	231

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	17	1,731
Layoff	10	337

The high proportion of closures (84% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Tennessee's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Personnel Placements LLC	Jackson	350	Closure	2012-02-21
Briggs and Stratton Power Products Group, LLC	Newbern	231	Closure	2012-02-13
Colonial Hills Nursing Center	Maryville	222	Closure	2012-02-13
CVG, Inc	Tellico Plains	220	Closure	2012-02-08
Food Lion Distribution Center 6	Clinton	220	Closure	2012-02-13
PACA Body Armor	Jacksboro	86	Closure	2012-02-13
Macy's at Hickory Hollow	Antioch	85	Layoff	2012-02-22
Food Lion Store # 661	Chattanooga	50	Closure	2012-02-02
Bechtel Jacobs Co LLC	Oak Ridge	49	Layoff	2012-02-21
Food Lion Store # 1201	Hixson	45	Closure	2012-02-02
Food Lion Store # 851	Chattanooga	45	Closure	2012-02-02
Food Lion Store # 629	Chattanooga	42	Closure	2012-02-02
Food Lion Store # 846	Chattanooga	40	Closure	2012-02-02
Food Lion Store # 794	Athens	37	Closure	2012-02-02
Food Lion Store # 1266	Chattanooga	36	Closure	2012-02-02

The biggest impact was at Personnel Placements LLC at its Jackson facility, reporting 350 affected workers. Briggs and Stratton Power Products Group, LLC followed with 231 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Tennessee labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Tennessee. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Tennessee WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.