Alabama Layoffs — July 1998

Employers in Alabama submitted 4 WARN Act notices in July 1998, putting at risk an estimated 2,202 workers. The average filing covered 550 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Construction	1	149
Manufacturing	1	120

The Construction sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 149 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Manufacturing reported 120 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Dale	1	1,855
Sumter	1	149
Choctaw	1	120
Calhoun	1	78

Dale bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 1,855 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Fort Rucker	1	1,855
Cuba	1	149
Silas	1	120
Anniston	1	78

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	1,933
Closure	2	269

Closures accounted for 12% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Dyncorp	Fort Rucker	1,855	Layoff	1998-07-22
Builders Transport, Inc	Cuba	149	Closure	1998-07-28
Choctaw Manufacturing Company, Inc	Silas	120	Closure	1998-07-28
Liberty Trousers-Walls Inc	Anniston	78	Layoff	1998-07-14

Topping the list was Dyncorp at its Fort Rucker facility, reporting 1,855 affected workers. Builders Transport, Inc followed with 149 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Alabama labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Construction sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Alabama. 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 Alabama WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.