Alabama Layoffs — January 2011

Employers in Alabama posted 5 WARN Act notices in January 2011, affecting an estimated 687 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and down 16% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 137 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 687 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Colbert	1	159
Lauderdale	1	69

Colbert saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 159 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Redstone Arsenal	3	459
Muscle Shoals	1	159
Rogersville	1	69

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	590
Layoff	1	97

The high proportion of closures (86% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Chugach World Services, Inc	Redstone Arsenal	317	Closure	2011-01-27
Abb, Inc	Muscle Shoals	159	Closure	2011-01-26
Northrop Grumman	Redstone Arsenal	97	Layoff	2011-01-31
Genesee Tristarr Inc	Rogersville	69	Closure	2011-01-28
Chugach World Services, Inc	Redstone Arsenal	45	Closure	2011-01-31

The largest notice was filed by Chugach World Services, Inc at its Redstone Arsenal facility, reporting 317 affected workers. Abb, Inc followed with 159 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest 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.