Employers in Alabama posted 5 WARN Act notices in November 2010, affecting an estimated 402 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October and up 26% versus November 2009. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 185 |
| Transportation | 1 | 34 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 185 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Transportation reported 34 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Covington | 1 | 135 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 122 |
| Mobile | 1 | 61 |
| Etowah | 1 | 50 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1 | 34 |
Covington saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 135 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Opp | 1 | 135 |
| Birmingham | 1 | 122 |
| Mobile | 1 | 61 |
| Gadsden | 1 | 50 |
| Vance | 1 | 34 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 206 |
| Closure | 2 | 196 |
Closures accounted for 49% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micolas Mills (Johnston Textiles-2) | Opp | 135 | Closure | 2010-11-22 |
| Sungard Business Systems, LLC | Birmingham | 122 | Layoff | 2010-11-02 |
| Gaf Materials Corp | Mobile | 61 | Closure | 2010-11-01 |
| Mid-South Electronics, Inc | Gadsden | 50 | Layoff | 2010-11-08 |
| Caterpillar Logistics, Inc | Vance | 34 | Layoff | 2010-11-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Micolas Mills (Johnston Textiles-2) at its Opp facility, reporting 135 affected workers. Sungard Business Systems, LLC followed with 122 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Alabama labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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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