Alabama Layoffs — December 2002

Employers in Alabama recorded 4 WARN Act notices in December 2002, covering approximately 1,023 workers — marking a sharp increase from November and up 100% versus December 2001. The average filing covered 256 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 1,023 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Covington	1	647
Mobile	2	304
Madison	1	72

Covington bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 647 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Opp	1	647
Mobile	2	304
Huntsville	1	72

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	1,023

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Opp & Micolas Mills (Johnston Industries)	Opp	647	Closure	2002-12-18
Dillard’S Inc.., Mobile	Mobile	152	Closure	2002-12-02
Dillard'S Inc.., Mobile	Mobile	152	Closure	2002-12-02
Sara Lee Baking Group	Huntsville	72	Closure	2002-12-30

Leading the list was Opp & Micolas Mills (Johnston Industries) at its Opp facility, reporting 647 affected workers. Dillard’S Inc.., Mobile followed with 152 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Alabama labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.