Employers in Tennessee posted 20 WARN Act notices in October 2015, affecting an estimated 2,189 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 222% versus October 2014. The average filing covered 109 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 480 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 345 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 296 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 14 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 480 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 345 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Knox | 7 | 876 |
| Unicoi | 2 | 554 |
| Dyer | 2 | 346 |
| Sevier | 3 | 345 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 36 |
Knox bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 876 workers across 7 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 7 | 876 |
| Erwin | 2 | 554 |
| Dyersburg | 2 | 346 |
| Pigeon Forge | 3 | 345 |
| Chattanooga | 2 | 36 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 923 |
| Layoff | 3 | 34 |
Closures accounted for 42% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSX Transportation | Erwin | 277 | Closure | 2015-10-14 |
| CSX Transportation | Erwin | 277 | 2015-10-14 | |
| Sun Products Corporation | Dyersburg | 173 | Closure | 2015-10-14 |
| Sun Products Corporation | Dyersburg | 173 | 2015-10-14 | |
| Community Health Alliance Mutual Insurance | Knoxville | 160 | Closure | 2015-10-23 |
| Community Health Alliance Mutual Insurance | Knoxville | 160 | 2015-10-23 | |
| Community Health Alliance MutualInsurance | Knoxville | 160 | 2015-10-23 | |
| Community Health Alliance | Knoxville | 148 | Closure | 2015-10-30 |
| Community Health Alliance | Knoxville | 148 | 2015-10-30 | |
| The Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud | Pigeon Forge | 115 | Closure | 2015-10-11 |
| The Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud | Pigeon Forge | 115 | 2015-10-11 | |
| The Great Smoky Mountain LumberjackFeud | Pigeon Forge | 115 | 2015-10-11 | |
| Rocore | Knoxville | 50 | Closure | 2015-10-08 |
| Rocore | Knoxville | 50 | 2015-10-08 | |
| Mountain Management Svc Inc | Chattanooga | 18 | Layoff | 2015-10-06 |
The largest notice was filed by CSX Transportation at its Erwin facility, reporting 277 affected workers. CSX Transportation followed with 277 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 Finance & Insurance 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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