Alabama Layoffs — May 2005

Employers in Alabama logged 4 WARN Act notices in May 2005, involving roughly 227 workers — climbing above April and up 139% versus May 2004. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 227 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Limestone	1	161
Jefferson	1	26
Morgan	1	25
Montgomery	1	15

Limestone felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 161 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Athens	1	161
Birmingham	1	26
Decatur	1	25
Montgomery	1	15

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	227

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
Sweet Sue Kitchens, Inc	Athens	161	Closure	2005-05-23
Service Transport, Inc	Birmingham	26	Closure	2005-05-12
Service Transport, Inc	Decatur	25	Closure	2005-05-12
Service Transport, Inc	Montgomery	15	Closure	2005-05-12

The biggest impact was at Sweet Sue Kitchens, Inc at its Athens facility, reporting 161 affected workers. Service Transport, Inc followed with 26 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to 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.