Alabama Layoffs — August 2013

Employers in Alabama reported 4 WARN Act notices in August 2013, displacing an estimated 1,010 workers — signaling an acceleration from July and up 749% versus August 2012. The average filing covered 252 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	3	169

The Retail sector topped the list of affected industries with 169 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Mobile	1	59
Tuscaloosa	1	50

Mobile absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 6% of all affected workers with 59 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Homewood	1	841
Hoover	1	60
Mobile	1	59
Tuscaloosa	1	50

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	841
Closure	3	169

Closures accounted for 17% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Wells Fargo	Homewood	841	Layoff	2013-08-23
Belle Foods-Store 51 (Hoover)	Hoover	60	Closure	2013-08-20
Belle Foods-Store 310 (Mobile)	Mobile	59	Closure	2013-08-20
Belle Foods-Store 84 (Tuscaloosa)	Tuscaloosa	50	Closure	2013-08-20

The most significant filing came from Wells Fargo at its Homewood facility, reporting 841 affected workers. Belle Foods-Store 51 (Hoover) followed with 60 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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. The Retail 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.