Tennessee Layoffs — February 2020

Employers in Tennessee submitted 10 WARN Act notices in February 2020, putting at risk an estimated 1,591 workers — up substantially from January and up 73% versus February 2019. The average filing covered 159 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Professional Services sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 955 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Healthcare reported 392 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Sullivan bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 824 workers across 1 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Tennessee this month.

Largest Layoffs

Topping the list was Brock Services at its Kingsport facility, reporting 824 affected workers. PharMEDium Healthcare followed with 167 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Tennessee labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Professional Services 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.