Employers in Alabama reported 2 WARN Act notices in October 2011, displacing an estimated 244 workers and up 27% versus October 2010. The average filing covered 122 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 244 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun | 1 | 155 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1 | 89 |
Calhoun felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 64% of all affected workers with 155 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anniston | 1 | 155 |
| Tuscaloosa | 1 | 89 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 155 |
| Closure | 1 | 89 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems, Uscs-Anniston/2 | Anniston | 155 | Layoff | 2011-10-31 |
| Radicispandex Corporation | Tuscaloosa | 89 | Closure | 2011-10-17 |
The most significant filing came from Bae Systems, Uscs-Anniston/2 at its Anniston facility, reporting 155 affected workers. Radicispandex Corporation followed with 89 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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