Employers in Tennessee recorded 8 WARN Act notices in January 2017, covering approximately 1,118 workers — marking a sharp increase from December and up 9% versus January 2016. The average filing covered 140 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 664 |
The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 664 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Robertson | 2 | 600 |
| Sumner | 2 | 288 |
| Humphreys | 2 | 166 |
| Rutherford | 1 | 64 |
Robertson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 600 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 2 | 600 |
| Gallatin | 2 | 288 |
| New Johnsonville | 2 | 166 |
| Smyrna | 1 | 64 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 508 |
| Layoff | 1 | 83 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensata Technologies | Springfield | 300 | Closure | 2017-01-09 |
| Sensata Technologies | Springfield | 300 | 2017-01-09 | |
| LSC Communications US, LLC | Gallatin | 144 | Closure | 2017-01-24 |
| LSC Communications US,LLC | Gallatin | 144 | 2017-01-24 | |
| DSV Solutions | New Johnsonville | 83 | Layoff | 2017-01-16 |
| DSV Solutions | New Johnsonville | 83 | 2017-01-16 | |
| United Technologies | Smyrna | 64 | Closure | 2017-01-06 |
| United Technologies | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-01-06 |
Leading the list was Sensata Technologies at its Springfield facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Sensata Technologies followed with 300 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Tennessee labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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