Employers in Tennessee filed 4 WARN Act notices in November 2018, impacting roughly 438 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 12% versus November 2017. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 346 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 346 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 1 | 173 |
| Davidson and Rutherford | 1 | 46 |
Shelby absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 173 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | 1 | 173 |
| Davidson and Rutherford County | 1 | 46 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Corporation | 173 | 2018-11-05 | ||
| Target | Shelby County | 173 | 2018-11-05 | |
| Parthenon Metal Work, LLC | 46 | 2018-11-01 | ||
| Parthenon Metal Work, LLC | Davidson and Rutherford County | 46 | 2018-11-01 |
The single largest action involved Target Corporation at its Tennessee facility, reporting 173 affected workers. Target followed with 173 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores 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.
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