Employers in Alabama filed 6 WARN Act notices in October 2006, impacting roughly 1,251 workers — representing a pullback from September and up 611% versus October 2005. The average filing covered 208 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 132 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 132 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 | 607 |
| Jackson | 2 | 375 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1 | 145 |
| Lamar | 1 | 124 |
Jefferson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 607 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adger | 1 | 475 |
| Stevenson | 1 | 236 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1 | 145 |
| Scottsboro | 1 | 139 |
| Birmingham | 1 | 132 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 711 |
| Closure | 4 | 540 |
Closures accounted for 43% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummond Company, Inc | Adger | 475 | Layoff | 2006-10-05 |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc | Stevenson | 236 | Layoff | 2006-10-25 |
| Creative Engineered Polymer Products, LLC | Tuscaloosa | 145 | Closure | 2006-10-16 |
| Performance Fibers | Scottsboro | 139 | Closure | 2006-10-04 |
| Sodexho Health Care Service-D/B/A Carraway Med Ctr | Birmingham | 132 | Closure | 2006-10-26 |
| The Alan White Company, Inc | Sulligent | 124 | Closure | 2006-10-25 |
The single largest action involved Drummond Company, Inc at its Adger facility, reporting 475 affected workers. Shaw Industries Group, Inc followed with 236 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Alabama's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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