Employers in Tennessee logged 2 WARN Act notices in August 2018, involving roughly 170 workers — falling below July and down 85% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 85 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 170 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer | 1 | 85 |
Dyer felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 85 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer County | 1 | 85 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc | 85 | 2018-08-07 | ||
| Caterpillar Inc | Dyer County | 85 | 2018-08-07 |
The biggest impact was at Caterpillar Inc at its Tennessee facility, reporting 85 affected workers. Caterpillar Inc followed with 85 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to 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.
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