Employers in Tennessee reported 16 WARN Act notices in September 2016, displacing an estimated 1,036 workers — signaling an acceleration from August and up 141% versus September 2015. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 1,036 workers were affected across 16 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 2 | 236 |
| Greene | 2 | 166 |
| Marshall | 2 | 166 |
| Knox | 2 | 150 |
| Tipton | 2 | 106 |
Shelby saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 236 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 2 | 236 |
| Greeneville | 2 | 166 |
| Lewisburg | 2 | 166 |
| Knoxville | 2 | 150 |
| Covington | 2 | 106 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 337 |
| Layoff | 4 | 181 |
Closures accounted for 33% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMART Memphis #4970 | Memphis | 118 | Closure | 2016-09-16 |
| Kmart | Memphis | 118 | 2016-09-16 | |
| Blair Composites | Greeneville | 83 | Closure | 2016-09-27 |
| Blair Composites | Greeneville | 83 | 2016-09-27 | |
| Ledford Employee Exchange | Lewisburg | 83 | Closure | 2016-09-30 |
| Ledford Employee Exchange | Lewisburg | 83 | 2016-09-30 | |
| Sitel Operating Corporation | Knoxville | 75 | Layoff | 2016-09-07 |
| Sitel Operating Corporation | Knoxville | 75 | 2016-09-07 | |
| Gold Bond Worldwide | Covington | 53 | Closure | 2016-09-12 |
| Gold Bond Worldwide | Covington | 53 | 2016-09-12 | |
| INVISTA Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 50 | Layoff | 2016-09-08 |
| INVISTA Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 50 | 2016-09-08 | |
| Kohler Company | Union City | 44 | Layoff | 2016-09-08 |
| Kohler Company | Union City | 44 | 2016-09-08 | |
| Asurion | Nashville | 12 | Layoff | 2016-09-30 |
The most significant filing came from KMART Memphis #4970 at its Memphis facility, reporting 118 affected workers. Kmart followed with 118 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Tennessee labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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