Tennessee Layoffs — July 2017

Employers in Tennessee recorded 6 WARN Act notices in July 2017, covering approximately 490 workers — marking a decline from June and down 64% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	1	59

The Retail sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 59 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Fayette	2	234
Knox	2	138
Madison	2	118

Fayette was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 234 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Rossville	2	234
Knoxville	2	138
Jackson	2	118

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	128
Layoff	1	117

Closures accounted for 26% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Kellogg Company	Rossville	117	Layoff	2017-07-20
Kellogg Company	Rossville	117		2017-07-20
J. C. Penney Corporation	Knoxville	69	Closure	2017-07-25
Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney	Knoxville	69		2017-07-25
Kmart Corporation Store #03143	Jackson	59	Closure	2017-07-07
Kmart	Jackson	59		2017-07-07

Leading the list was Kellogg Company at its Rossville facility, reporting 117 affected workers. Kellogg Company followed with 117 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Tennessee, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail 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.