Tennessee Layoffs — September 2015

Employers in Tennessee recorded 8 WARN Act notices in September 2015, covering approximately 430 workers — marking a decline from August and up 306% versus September 2014. The average filing covered 54 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 430 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Shelby	4	244
Hamblen	2	110
Blount	2	76

Shelby saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 244 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Memphis	2	214
Morristown	2	110
Louisville	2	76
Collierville	2	30

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	160
Closure	1	55

Closures accounted for 13% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Jabil Circuits, Inc	Memphis	107	Layoff	2015-09-09
Jabil Circuits, Inc	Memphis	107		2015-09-09
Flowers Baking Co. of Morristown, LLC	Morristown	55	Closure	2015-09-18
Flowers Baking Co. of Morristown, LLC	Morristown	55		2015-09-18
McGhee Tyson Inn	Louisville	38	Layoff	2015-09-11
McGhee Tyson Inn	Louisville	38		2015-09-11
Demdaco	Collierville	15	Layoff	2015-09-29
Demdaco	Collierville	15		2015-09-29

Leading the list was Jabil Circuits, Inc at its Memphis facility, reporting 107 affected workers. Jabil Circuits, Inc followed with 107 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The filings reflect 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.