Employers in Tennessee reported 7 WARN Act notices in January 2018, displacing an estimated 1,228 workers — signaling an acceleration from December and up 10% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 175 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 1,228 workers were affected across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 2 | 648 |
| Davidson | 1 | 132 |
| Bedford | 1 | 77 |
Shelby absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 648 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | 1 | 162 |
| Davidson County | 1 | 132 |
| Bedford County | 1 | 77 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radial South | 486 | 2018-01-30 | ||
| Sam's Club | 162 | 2018-01-11 | ||
| Sam's Club | Shelby County | 162 | 2018-01-11 | |
| Sam's Club | 132 | 2018-01-11 | ||
| Sam's Club | Davidson County | 132 | 2018-01-11 | |
| Bemis | 77 | 2018-01-23 | ||
| Bemis | Bedford County | 77 | 2018-01-23 |
The most significant filing came from Radial South at its Tennessee facility, reporting 486 affected workers. Sam's Club followed with 162 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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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