Employers in Alabama logged 2 WARN Act notices in March 2010, involving roughly 142 workers — falling below February and down 96% versus March 2009. The average filing covered 71 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 142 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 1 | 88 |
| Talladega | 1 | 54 |
Jefferson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 88 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1 | 88 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 54 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 88 |
| Closure | 1 | 54 |
Closures accounted for 38% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcwane Cast Iron Pipe Company | Birmingham | 88 | Layoff | 2010-03-09 |
| Auto Warehousing Company | Lincoln | 54 | Closure | 2010-03-22 |
The biggest impact was at Mcwane Cast Iron Pipe Company at its Birmingham facility, reporting 88 affected workers. Auto Warehousing Company followed with 54 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Alabama, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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