Employers in Alabama filed 6 WARN Act notices in February 2011, impacting roughly 1,525 workers — representing a notable rise over January and up 227% versus February 2010. The average filing covered 254 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 1,525 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 1 | 392 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 321 |
| De Kalb | 1 | 279 |
| Hale | 1 | 200 |
| Butler | 1 | 183 |
Barbour bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 392 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Eufaula | 1 | 392 |
| Birmingham | 1 | 321 |
| Fort Payne | 1 | 279 |
| Greensboro | 1 | 200 |
| Greenville | 1 | 183 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 1,175 |
| Layoff | 2 | 350 |
The high proportion of closures (77% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu Group LLC | Eufaula | 392 | Closure | 2011-02-07 |
| Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc | Birmingham | 321 | Closure | 2011-02-17 |
| Gildan | Fort Payne | 279 | Closure | 2011-02-01 |
| Heartland Alabama, LLC | Greensboro | 200 | Layoff | 2011-02-15 |
| Westpoint Home Inc | Greenville | 183 | Closure | 2011-02-01 |
| Abitibi Bowater | Coosa Pine | 150 | Layoff | 2011-02-14 |
The single largest action involved Beaulieu Group LLC at its Eufaula facility, reporting 392 affected workers. Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc followed with 321 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Alabama labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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