Alabama Layoffs — January 2010

Employers in Alabama submitted 4 WARN Act notices in January 2010, putting at risk an estimated 822 workers — up substantially from December and down 12% versus January 2009. The average filing covered 206 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 822 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Marengo	1	351
Jefferson	2	248
Montgomery	1	223

Marengo saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 351 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Demopolis	1	351
Birmingham	2	248
Montgomery	1	223

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	465
Layoff	2	357

The high proportion of closures (57% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
New Era Cap, Demopolis	Demopolis	351	Closure	2010-01-28
Bb&T Corp	Montgomery	223	Layoff	2010-01-20
Urs Corporation	Birmingham	134	Layoff	2010-01-22
Contact US Teleservices	Birmingham	114	Closure	2010-01-28

Topping the list was New Era Cap, Demopolis at its Demopolis facility, reporting 351 affected workers. Bb&T Corp followed with 223 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight a mixed picture for Alabama's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.