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WEB EXTRA: Thousands laid off in Shelby County in the first half of 2019

55% of Tennessee’s 4,000 major layoffs happened in Shelby County.
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Shelby County lost more than 2,000 jobs in the first half of 2019.

This is according to WARN Act data Local 24 News obtained from Tennessee’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

“The dataincludes all WARN notices submitted to the state by companies following thelaw,” said Chris Cannon, a spokesperson for the department.

WARN, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, is a federal law, that according to the Tennessee Department of Workforce Development, protects workers, their families, and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of plant closings, mass layoffs and/or sale of a business.

Based on state law, companies are required to notify the Department of Workforce Development, which triggers a WARN notice requirement, if a company has 50 or more full-time employees laid off if they constitute one-third or more of the full-time employees at the site, or 500 or more full-time employees.

From January 1 to June 30, data obtained by Local 24 News showed there were more than 2,700 announced layoffs in Shelby county, more than other county in the state.

County: SHELBY
Company Name; Closure/Layoff Date Sum of
Affected Workers
ARAMARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, LLC – UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS 360
4/22/2019, 5/4/2019, 8/27/2019 238
5/11/2019, 5/31/2019 122
CONDUIT GLOBAL 112
4/30/2019 112
FREDS, INC 155
8/9/2019 155
JUBILEE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 243
6/30/2019 243
PHARmedIUM HEALTHCARE CORP. 440
3/12/2019 440
RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 80
7/8/2019 80
XPO LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN, INC 1327
4/15/2019 446
7/15/2019 881
Grand Total 2717

There aremany resources available for the thousands of laid-off workers. The Local 24Consumer Alert team learned Shelby County has the most American Job Centers ofany county in the state.

“The countyhas three comprehensive AJC locations that provide a long list of services;from job search assistance, resume writing, interview prep, assistance findingjob training for a new career, a computer resource room, and many otherservices,” said Cannon.

Cannon alsosaid when mass layoffs occur, the state and its local workforce developmentpartners hold Rapid Response Team meetings at many employers experiencing amass layoff to assist job seekers on-the-spot.

“The teammeets with impacted employees to review the services available to them andwhere they need to go to receive those services,” said Cannon.

The state’s Workforce Development website, Jobs4TN.gov, brings together unemployment and workforce services to help job seekers with unemployment benefit, and their job search while receiving benefits.

Here’s theLocal 24 Consumer Alert Team table of layoffs reported by county, and thenumber of affected workers: 

County/Company Sum of AFFECTED WORKERS
CAMPBELL 147
JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 147
CLAY 146
CUMBERLAND RIVER HOSPITAL 146
DAVIDSON 557
CVS HEALTH CORPORATION 250
FALCON TRANSPORT CO. 70
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC 61
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. STORE 41
THE HARRIS SOUP COMPANY 135
DICKSON 92
PORCELAIN INDUSTRIES, INC 92
DYER 152
RENWOOD ACQUISITIONS, LLC DBA HECKETHORN MANUFACTURING 152
GIBSON 66
HOBBS BONDED FIBERS, NA, LLC 66
HAMBLEN 77
WALMART STORE #5468 77
HAMILTON 357
DR. STEVEN WOODS CHIROPRACTOR 2
DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES, L.P. 314
LIFETOUCH NATIONAL SCHOOL STUDIOS, INC. 41
KNOX 250
GC SERVICES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 89
Walmart Store #4167 161
LINCOLN 9
GOODMAN MANUFACTURING 9
MARION 61
WESTROCK D/B/A KIMBALL MANUFACTURING 61
RUTHERFORD 98
AVERITT EXPRESS, INC. 98
SEVIER 46
KMART CORP. 46
SHELBY 2717
ARAMARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, LLC UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS 360
CONDUIT GLOBAL 112
FREDS, INC 155
JUBILEE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 243
PHARmedIUM HEALTHCARE CORP. 440
RESOURCES FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 80
XPO LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN, INC 1327
SULLIVAN 42
KMART CORP. 42
WASHINGTON 100
ALO TENNESSEE, INC 100
Grand Total 4917

If you needassistance with your job search or have questions about a pending layoff,contact one of the Memphis Area American Job Center locations.

  • Memphis
  • 155 Angelus St
  • Memphis, 38104
  • (901) 707-8419
  • Memphis (Hickory Hill)
  • 4240 Hickory Hill
  • Memphis (Hickory Hill), 38141
  • (901) 365-3205
  • Memphis (Walnut Grove)
  • 3040 Walnut Grove Road
  • Memphis (Walnut Grove), 38111
  • (901) 543-7850

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