Tennessee Layoffs — April 2017

Employers in Tennessee submitted 6 WARN Act notices in April 2017, putting at risk an estimated 572 workers — down from March and down 86% versus April 2016. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 572 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Robertson	2	290
Anderson	2	156
Henderson	2	126

Robertson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 290 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Springfield	2	290
Oak Ridge	2	156
Lexington	2	126

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	286

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
IAC Springfield, LLC	Springfield	145	Layoff	2017-04-20
IAC Springfield, LLC	Springfield	145		2017-04-20
Bechtel	Oak Ridge	78	Layoff	2017-04-19
Bechtel	Oak Ridge	78		2017-04-19
Leroy Somer North America	Lexington	63	Layoff	2017-04-07
Leroy Somer North America	Lexington	63		2017-04-07

Topping the list was IAC Springfield, LLC at its Springfield facility, reporting 145 affected workers. IAC Springfield, LLC followed with 145 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

These figures highlight a easing in workforce disruptions across Tennessee, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.