Employers in Tennessee reported 13 WARN Act notices in July 2012, displacing an estimated 782 workers — signaling an acceleration from June. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 281 |
| Transportation | 3 | 69 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 38 |
The Healthcare sector topped the list of affected industries with 281 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Transportation reported 69 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Scott | 1 | 220 |
| Not Identified | 3 | 211 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 90 |
| Knox | 1 | 89 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 54 |
Scott was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 220 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 5 | 301 |
| Oneida | 1 | 220 |
| Knoxville | 1 | 89 |
| Fayetteville | 1 | 54 |
| New Tazewell | 1 | 52 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 10 | 453 |
| Closure | 2 | 309 |
Closures accounted for 40% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County Hospital | Oneida | 220 | Closure | 2012-07-26 |
| Farley's & Sathers Candy Co., Inc | Chattanooga | 167 | Layoff | 2012-07-03 |
| Rock-Tenn Company | Knoxville | 89 | Closure | 2012-07-30 |
| Memorial Health Care System | Chattanooga | 61 | Layoff | 2012-07-30 |
| Bioscrip | Fayetteville | 54 | Layoff | 2012-07-30 |
| Comcast Cable Communications | New Tazewell | 52 | Layoff | 2012-07-31 |
| G4S Technology, LLC | Chattanooga | 29 | Layoff | 2012-07-03 |
| Sather Trucking Company | Chattanooga | 24 | Layoff | 2012-07-03 |
| SkyWest Airlines | Memphis | 23 | Layoff | 2012-07-02 |
| Expressjet Airlines Inc | Memphis | 22 | Layoff | 2012-07-09 |
| Farley's and Sathers Candy Company, INC | Chattanooga | 20 | 2012-07-24 | |
| United Ammunition Container Inc | Milan | 12 | Layoff | 2012-07-26 |
| Esterline Defense Technologies | Milan | 9 | Layoff | 2012-07-17 |
The most significant filing came from Scott County Hospital at its Oneida facility, reporting 220 affected workers. Farley's & Sathers Candy Co., Inc followed with 167 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Tennessee labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.
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