Employers in Tennessee logged 12 WARN Act notices in August 2015, involving roughly 512 workers — falling below July and up 831% versus August 2014. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 512 workers were affected across 12 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 2 | 208 |
| Sullivan | 2 | 100 |
| McMinn | 2 | 94 |
| Dyer | 2 | 40 |
| Sumner | 1 | 32 |
Hamilton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 208 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 2 | 208 |
| Bristol | 2 | 100 |
| Athens | 2 | 94 |
| Goodlettsville | 2 | 64 |
| Newbern | 2 | 40 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 129 |
| Layoff | 3 | 127 |
Closures accounted for 25% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast's Chattanooga CommOps Center | Chattanooga | 104 | Layoff | 2015-08-26 |
| Comcast's Chattanooga CommOps Center | Chattanooga | 104 | 2015-08-26 | |
| Coyne International Enterprises Corp | Bristol | 50 | Closure | 2015-08-11 |
| Coyne International Enterprises Corp | Bristol | 50 | 2015-08-11 | |
| HT Hackney | Athens | 47 | Closure | 2015-08-24 |
| HT Hackney | Athens | 47 | 2015-08-24 | |
| Green Tree Servicing | Goodlettsville | 32 | Closure | 2015-08-01 |
| Green Tree Servicing | Goodlettsville | 32 | 2015-08-01 | |
| Eaton | Newbern | 20 | Layoff | 2015-08-28 |
| Eaton Corporation | Newbern | 20 | 2015-08-28 | |
| Z and L Machining Inc | Dandridge | 3 | Layoff | 2015-08-27 |
| Z and L Machining Inc | Dandridge | 3 | 2015-08-27 |
The biggest impact was at Comcast's Chattanooga CommOps Center at its Chattanooga facility, reporting 104 affected workers. Comcast's Chattanooga CommOps Center followed with 104 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Tennessee's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
