Employers in Tennessee filed 6 WARN Act notices in September 2023, impacting roughly 128 workers — representing a pullback from August and down 14% versus September 2022. The average filing covered 21 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month. A total of 128 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1 | 35 |
| Gibson | 1 | 21 |
| Loudon | 1 | 8 |
Washington saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 35 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 1 | 35 |
| Gibson County | 1 | 21 |
| Loudon County | 1 | 8 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q.E.P. Co., Inc | 35 | 2023-09-25 | ||
| Q.E.P. Co., Inc | Washington County | 35 | 2023-09-25 | |
| Silgan Container | 21 | 2023-09-28 | ||
| Silgan Containers | Gibson County | 21 | 2023-09-28 | |
| Apex Canvas CO LLC | 8 | 2023-09-22 | ||
| Apex Canvas CO LLC | Loudon County | 8 | 2023-09-22 |
The single largest action involved Q.E.P. Co., Inc at its Tennessee facility, reporting 35 affected workers. Q.E.P. Co., Inc followed with 35 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.
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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