Alabama Layoffs — September 2013

Employers in Alabama logged 3 WARN Act notices in September 2013, involving roughly 1,213 workers — climbing above August and up 385% versus September 2012. The average filing covered 404 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	1,100
Mining & Energy	1	53

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 1,100 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Mining & Energy reported 53 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lawrence	1	1,100
Walker	1	60
Jefferson	1	53

Lawrence was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 91% of all affected workers with 1,100 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Courtland	1	1,100
Jasper	1	60
Birmingham	1	53

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	1,160
Layoff	1	53

The high proportion of closures (96% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
International Paper-Courtland Mill	Courtland	1,100	Closure	2013-09-11
Twin Pines, LLC	Jasper	60	Closure	2013-09-17
Rock Mountain Mining, LLC	Birmingham	53	Layoff	2013-09-17

The biggest impact was at International Paper-Courtland Mill at its Courtland facility, reporting 1,100 affected workers. Twin Pines, LLC followed with 60 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to 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.