#tennessee

Tennessee is projected to see more than 8,500 layoffs in 2025, nearly a 19% increase compared to 2024. The forecast points to a growing trend of job cuts statewide, without naming any specific companies. Instead, it highlights a broader impact on Tennessee’s employment landscape.

https://fox17.com/news/local/more-than-8500-layoffs-hit-tennessee-in-2025-nearly-19-percent-increase-from-2024-davidson-maury-putnam-williamson-wilson-county-warn-notices-department-labor-workforce-development-economy-tariffs

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/batteryvault_general-motors-indefinitely-freezes-26b-activity-7398724869489737729-xDgR

General Motors has indefinitely frozen its $2.6 billion Tennessee megafactory project and announced its largest layoff wave, cutting 3,420 jobs across its EV and battery manufacturing operations in late 2025. The majority of affected workers are from its Detroit Factory Zero EV plant and the Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Ohio and Tennessee.

HD Supply’s distribution center in Middle Tennessee will permanently close next year, with layoffs announced ahead of the holiday season.

https://www.wsmv.com/2025/10/28/tennessee-supply-plant-closing-laying-off-more-than-100-workers/

Not good timing at all

More specifically, the DeRoyal facility in LaFollette, Tennessee, which produces all kinds of tools and instruments for use in healthcare settings, is closing down primary operations by the end of this month – with full shutdown by the end of 2025.

https://www.newsbreak.com/the-coconut-mama-317784482/4234203487555-tennessee-braces-for-incoming-factory-shutdown-and-153-layoffs-confirmed

bluecross blueshield of tennessee has started layoffs in chattanooga, with at least 150 employees being phased out of their jobs this month. the health insurance company confirmed the cuts in local reporting, and the move directly affects its operations in chattanooga, tn. this development was published on september 9, 2025 at 5:46 am utc. the full article, titled “bluecross blueshield layoffs begin: 150 workers cut in tennessee,” can be read at:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/health-care/2025/09/08/bluecross-blueshield-layoffs-chattanooga-tn-150-cut/85996684007/

the layoffs mark a significant workforce reduction in the healthcare industry.

https://www.local3news.com/local-news/bluecross-blueshield-of-tn-announces-around-95-more-layoffs-dozens-of-positions-eliminated/article_505b8dcc-5f9a-4b64-80fc-d20fbc90da6c.html?fbclid=IwdGRleAMo-4pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtypVmQuYyfqhWu5acfBPOtn_FTLqJ2bHp_mECStwOIQhp2m6-HSlowf0HOs_aem_fOp-EtTyEgQztVTNNtXwvA

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has released an official WARN Notice filed by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

The notice says permanent layoffs will begin on September 1, 2025, impacting 150 workers.

https://www.local3news.com/local-news/update-bluecross-blueshield-of-tn-begins-layoffs-impacting-150-employees/article_28ad400e-03f6-4f31-a11d-d2c102da36ca.html