Alabama Layoffs — January 2006

Employers in Alabama logged 5 WARN Act notices in January 2006, involving roughly 758 workers — falling below December and down 3% versus January 2005. 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 758 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
De Kalb	2	324
Mobile	1	260
Jefferson	2	174

De Kalb saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 324 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Fort Payne	2	324
Mobile	1	260
Birmingham	2	174

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	434
Layoff	2	324

The high proportion of closures (57% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Masonite International Corp	Mobile	260	Closure	2006-01-25
Desoto Mills (Russell Corporation)	Fort Payne	220	Layoff	2006-01-24
Desoto Mills (Russell Corporation)	Fort Payne	104	Layoff	2006-01-24
Mcrae’S	Birmingham	87	Closure	2006-01-04
Mcrae'S	Birmingham	87	Closure	2006-01-04

The biggest impact was at Masonite International Corp at its Mobile facility, reporting 260 affected workers. Desoto Mills (Russell Corporation) followed with 220 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to 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.