Alabama Layoffs — May 2006

Employers in Alabama submitted 3 WARN Act notices in May 2006, putting at risk an estimated 1,421 workers and up 526% versus May 2005. The average filing covered 474 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 1,421 workers were affected across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Talladega	1	1,023
Saint Clair	1	255
Jefferson	1	143

Talladega felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 72% of all affected workers with 1,023 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sylacauga	1	1,023
Pell City	1	255
Birmingham	1	143

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	1,278
Layoff	1	143

The high proportion of closures (90% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Avondale Mills, Inc.., Sylacauga	Sylacauga	1,023	Closure	2006-05-22
Avondale Mills Inc.., Pell City	Pell City	255	Closure	2006-05-22
Housing Authority Of The Birmingham District	Birmingham	143	Layoff	2006-05-10

Topping the list was Avondale Mills, Inc.., Sylacauga at its Sylacauga facility, reporting 1,023 affected workers. Avondale Mills Inc.., Pell City followed with 255 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight 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.