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Tennessee Layoffs — September 2023

Employers in Tennessee filed 3 WARN Act notices in September 2023, impacting roughly 64 workers — representing a pullback from August and down 14% versus September 2022. The average filing covered 21 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

3
Notices Filed
64
Workers Affected
21
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Tennessee
IndustryNoticesWorkers
Manufacturing364

The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 64 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
CountyNoticesWorkers
Washington135
Gibson121
Loudon18

Washington bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 35 workers across 1 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
CityNoticesWorkers
Nashville256
Loudon County18

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Q.E.PNashville35
Silgan ContainerNashville21
Apex CanvasLoudon County8

The single largest action involved Q.E.P at its Nashville facility, reporting 35 affected workers. Silgan Container followed with 21 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Manufacturing 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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