Employers in Tennessee posted 12 WARN Act notices in August 2017, affecting an estimated 1,132 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July and up 61% versus August 2016. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 1,132 workers were affected across 12 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 2 | 430 |
| Davidson | 4 | 358 |
| McMinn | 2 | 222 |
| Sullivan | 2 | 62 |
| Knox | 2 | 60 |
Madison felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 430 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 2 | 430 |
| Nashville | 4 | 358 |
| Calhoun | 2 | 222 |
| Kingsport | 2 | 62 |
| Knoxville | 2 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 334 |
| Layoff | 3 | 121 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolute Forest Products | Calhoun | 222 | 2017-08-14 | |
| Armstrong Flooring Inc | Jackson | 215 | Closure | 2017-08-07 |
| Armstrong Flooring Inc | Jackson | 215 | 2017-08-07 | |
| Duracell | Nashville | 91 | Layoff | 2017-08-30 |
| Duracell | Nashville | 91 | 2017-08-30 | |
| Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC | Nashville | 88 | Closure | 2017-08-02 |
| Gannett | Nashville | 88 | 2017-08-02 | |
| BTI Tools | Kingsport | 31 | Closure | 2017-08-14 |
| BTI Tools | Kingsport | 31 | 2017-08-14 | |
| Perfect Serve | Knoxville | 30 | Layoff | 2017-08-01 |
| Perfect Serve | Knoxville | 30 | 2017-08-01 | |
| Resolute Forest Products | Calhoun | N/A | Layoff | 2017-08-14 |
The largest notice was filed by Resolute Forest Products at its Calhoun facility, reporting 222 affected workers. Armstrong Flooring Inc followed with 215 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.
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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