Alabama Layoffs — March 2006

Employers in Alabama posted 4 WARN Act notices in March 2006, affecting an estimated 784 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 41% versus March 2005. The average filing covered 196 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 784 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Dale	1	538
Houston	1	110
Limestone	1	84
Cullman	1	52

Dale absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 69% of all affected workers with 538 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Ozark	1	538
Columbia	1	110
Madison	1	84
Cullman	1	52

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	648
Layoff	2	136

The high proportion of closures (83% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Phillips-Van Heusen	Ozark	538	Closure	2006-03-07
Westpoint Home, Inc	Columbia	110	Closure	2006-03-28
3D Labs, Inc	Madison	84	Layoff	2006-03-02
Cooper Hand Tools	Cullman	52	Layoff	2006-03-08

The largest notice was filed by Phillips-Van Heusen at its Ozark facility, reporting 538 affected workers. Westpoint Home, Inc followed with 110 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest 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.