Employers in Alabama filed 3 WARN Act notices in December 2001, impacting roughly 512 workers — representing a pullback from November and down 38% versus December 2000. The average filing covered 171 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 512 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 1 | 350 |
| Washington | 1 | 91 |
| Madison | 1 | 71 |
Baldwin bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 350 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Foley | 1 | 350 |
| Chatom | 1 | 91 |
| Huntsville | 1 | 71 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 512 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodrich Aerostructures Group | Foley | 350 | Closure | 2001-12-28 |
| Cam | Chatom | 91 | Closure | 2001-12-14 |
| Nokia Broadband Access | Huntsville | 71 | Closure | 2001-12-05 |
The single largest action involved Goodrich Aerostructures Group at its Foley facility, reporting 350 affected workers. Cam followed with 91 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Alabama, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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.
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