Alabama Layoffs — October 2010

Employers in Alabama recorded 4 WARN Act notices in October 2010, covering approximately 192 workers — marking a decline from September and down 10% versus October 2009. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 192 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cullman	1	66
Morgan	1	51
Shelby	1	50
Madison	1	25

Cullman felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 66 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cullman	1	66
Hartselle	1	51
Pelham	1	50
Huntsville	1	25

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	142
Layoff	1	50

The high proportion of closures (74% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Apex Tool Group Aka Nicholson File	Cullman	66	Closure	2010-10-27
Jeld-Wen Interior Doors	Hartselle	51	Closure	2010-10-25
Johnson Brothers Wine Company	Pelham	50	Layoff	2010-10-04
Johnson Brothers Wine Of Alabama	Huntsville	25	Closure	2010-10-04

Leading the list was Apex Tool Group Aka Nicholson File at its Cullman facility, reporting 66 affected workers. Jeld-Wen Interior Doors followed with 51 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The filings reflect 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.