Tennessee
Pilgrim's to lay off 315 workers in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development published the WARN notice dated June 16, 2026; the layoffs take effect September 25, 2026.
Pilgrim's has notified Tennessee officials that it will lay off 315 workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice published by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The notice is dated June 16, 2026 and gives September 25, 2026 as the date the layoffs take effect.
We have recorded 9 layoffs in Tennessee so far in 2026.
Not yet known: exactly which roles are affected. Our sources do not say. If you know more, send us a tip.
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How we verified this
On October 11, 2026 we retrieved the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development WARN notice and confirmed that it names Pilgrim's, gives the figure we report (“315”) and supports the date. The reporting above comes from the sources listed; context about other layoffs comes from our own records. Software, including AI tools, helped find and match the source; read our methodology.
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