Employers in Tennessee posted 16 WARN Act notices in October 2012, affecting an estimated 837 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September. The average filing covered 52 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 167 |
| Transportation | 2 | 94 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 37 |
| Education | 1 | 9 |
| Retail | 1 | 4 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 167 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Transportation reported 94 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Not Identified | 3 | 427 |
| Shelby | 7 | 222 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 72 |
| Davidson | 1 | 59 |
| Williamson | 1 | 37 |
Not Identified bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 427 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 1 | 224 |
| Memphis | 5 | 176 |
| Bristol | 1 | 167 |
| Chattanooga | 1 | 72 |
| Nashville | 1 | 59 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 13 | 640 |
| Closure | 2 | 161 |
Closures accounted for 19% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Boat Group (Sea Ray Boats) | Knoxville | 224 | Layoff | 2012-10-31 |
| Exide Technologies | Bristol | 167 | Layoff | 2012-10-24 |
| J M Smucker LLC | Memphis | 89 | Closure | 2012-10-29 |
| Invista | Chattanooga | 72 | Closure | 2012-10-18 |
| American Airlines | Nashville | 59 | Layoff | 2012-10-08 |
| RockTenn Services Inc | Collierville | 39 | Layoff | 2012-10-29 |
| APS Healthcare | Franklin | 37 | Layoff | 2012-10-18 |
| Timken | Pulaski | 36 | 2012-10-18 | |
| American Airlines Inc | Memphis | 35 | Layoff | 2012-10-08 |
| Cambrideport Air Systems | Memphis | 27 | Layoff | 2012-10-08 |
| St Clair Foods Inc | Memphis | 16 | Layoff | 2012-10-08 |
| Walgreens (formerly Super D) | Union City | 11 | Layoff | 2012-10-04 |
| Knowledge Universe Education LLC | Memphis | 9 | Layoff | 2012-10-08 |
| Ritz Camera & Image LLC | Germantown | 7 | Layoff | 2012-10-08 |
| Cleveland Tubing, Inc | Cleveland | 5 | Layoff | 2012-10-24 |
The largest notice was filed by Brunswick Boat Group (Sea Ray Boats) at its Knoxville facility, reporting 224 affected workers. Exide Technologies followed with 167 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Tennessee labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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