Employers in Alabama filed 2 WARN Act notices in February 2008, impacting roughly 284 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 43% versus February 2007. The average filing covered 142 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 23 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 23 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 | 284 |
Jefferson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 284 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 2 | 284 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 261 |
| Closure | 1 | 23 |
Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eds | Birmingham | 261 | Layoff | 2008-02-04 |
| Skywest Airlines | Birmingham | 23 | Closure | 2008-02-05 |
The single largest action involved Eds at its Birmingham facility, reporting 261 affected workers. Skywest Airlines followed with 23 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Alabama, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Transportation 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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