Alabama Layoffs — April 2002

Employers in Alabama reported 4 WARN Act notices in April 2002, displacing an estimated 606 workers — signaling a deceleration from March and up 8% versus April 2001. The average filing covered 152 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 606 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Madison	1	250
Lamar	1	219
Montgomery	1	85
Saint Clair	1	52

Madison was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 250 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Huntsville	1	250
Vernon	1	219
Montgomery	1	85
Pell City	1	52

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	387
Layoff	1	219

The high proportion of closures (64% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Invitrogen Corporation	Huntsville	250	Closure	2002-04-25
Wiegand Appliance Division	Vernon	219	Layoff	2002-04-05
Genesys Conferencing	Montgomery	85	Closure	2002-04-18
Clark Alabama, Inc	Pell City	52	Closure	2002-04-15

The most significant filing came from Invitrogen Corporation at its Huntsville facility, reporting 250 affected workers. Wiegand Appliance Division followed with 219 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for Alabama's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.