Employers in Alabama posted 6 WARN Act notices in September 2006, affecting an estimated 1,412 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 108% versus September 2005. The average filing covered 235 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 150 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 150 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dale | 1 | 421 |
| Chambers | 1 | 370 |
| Lee | 1 | 325 |
| Washington | 1 | 146 |
| Geneva | 1 | 100 |
Dale was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 421 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Rucker | 1 | 421 |
| Lanett | 1 | 370 |
| Opelika | 1 | 325 |
| Chatom | 1 | 146 |
| Slocomb | 1 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 1,262 |
| Layoff | 2 | 150 |
The high proportion of closures (89% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lear Siegler Services, Inc | Fort Rucker | 421 | Closure | 2006-09-22 |
| Westpoint Home-Lanett | Lanett | 370 | Closure | 2006-09-05 |
| Westpoint Home-Opelika | Opelika | 325 | Closure | 2006-09-05 |
| Ac Fabricated Products-Chatom | Chatom | 146 | Closure | 2006-09-07 |
| Alatech Healthcare Products | Slocomb | 100 | Layoff | 2006-09-15 |
| Alatech Healthcare Products | Eufaula | 50 | Layoff | 2006-09-15 |
The largest notice was filed by Lear Siegler Services, Inc at its Fort Rucker facility, reporting 421 affected workers. Westpoint Home-Lanett followed with 370 workers.
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. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
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