Employers in Tennessee submitted 13 WARN Act notices in August 2013, putting at risk an estimated 912 workers — up substantially from July and up 2% versus August 2012. The average filing covered 70 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 1 | 31 |
The Government sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 31 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Obion | 2 | 276 |
| Williamson | 1 | 204 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 200 |
| Tipton | 1 | 41 |
| Blount | 1 | 36 |
Obion felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 276 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Union City | 2 | 276 |
| Brentwood | 1 | 204 |
| Chattanooga | 3 | 200 |
| Covington | 1 | 41 |
| Alcoa | 1 | 36 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 620 |
| Layoff | 8 | 292 |
The high proportion of closures (68% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Tennessee's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox (Innovative Hearth Products | Union City | 240 | Closure | 2013-08-09 |
| Corizon Inc | Brentwood | 204 | Closure | 2013-08-07 |
| SupportSeven | Chattanooga | 99 | Closure | 2013-08-29 |
| Cloudswell, Inc | Chattanooga | 52 | Layoff | 2013-08-29 |
| Area203, LLC | Chattanooga | 49 | Layoff | 2013-08-29 |
| Paslode | Covington | 41 | Closure | 2013-08-09 |
| Windham Professionals Inc | Alcoa | 36 | Layoff | 2013-08-16 |
| MVP Brands (CBK0 | Union City | 36 | Closure | 2013-08-20 |
| Maremont | Loudon | 35 | Layoff | 2013-08-27 |
| E. W. James & Sons | Milan | 34 | Layoff | 2013-08-05 |
| Pitney Bowes Government Solutions | Clinton | 31 | Layoff | 2013-08-08 |
| Marathon Heater Haywood Division | Brownsville | 30 | Layoff | 2013-08-20 |
| A. Schulman (ICO Polymers Site) | Grand Junction | 25 | Layoff | 2013-08-09 |
Topping the list was Lennox (Innovative Hearth Products at its Union City facility, reporting 240 affected workers. Corizon Inc followed with 204 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Tennessee labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Government 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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