Employers in Alabama logged 13 WARN Act notices in January 2015, involving roughly 5,262 workers — climbing above December. The average filing covered 405 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 4,626 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 114 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 4,626 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 114 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 | 3,846 |
| Clarke | 3 | 780 |
| Tuscaloosa | 2 | 200 |
| Marshall | 2 | 186 |
| Calhoun | 2 | 136 |
Jefferson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 3,846 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 2 | 3,846 |
| Thomasville | 3 | 780 |
| Tuscaloosa | 2 | 200 |
| Grant | 2 | 186 |
| Anniston | 2 | 136 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 2,511 |
| Closure | 3 | 250 |
Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. S. Steel | Fairfield | 1,923 | Layoff | 2015-01-28 |
| U.S. Steel Corporation | Fairfield | 1,923 | 2015-01-28 | |
| Jmc Steel Group – Energex | Thomasville | 260 | Layoff | 2015-01-23 |
| Jmc Steel Group - Energex | Thomasville | 260 | Layoff | 2015-01-23 |
| Jmc Steel Group – Energex | Thomasville | 260 | 2015-01-23 | |
| Cinram Group (Formerly Jvc) | Tuscaloosa | 100 | Closure | 2015-01-07 |
| Cinram Group (Formerly Jvc) | Tuscaloosa | 100 | 2015-01-07 | |
| Kennametal | Grant | 93 | Closure | 2015-01-19 |
| Kennametal | Grant | 93 | 2015-01-19 | |
| Earthlink | Anniston | 68 | Layoff | 2015-01-14 |
| EarthLink | Anniston | 68 | 2015-01-14 | |
| Nco Financial Systems | Mobile | 57 | Closure | 2015-01-29 |
| Nco Financial Systems | Mobile | 57 | 2015-01-29 |
The biggest impact was at U. S. Steel at its Fairfield facility, reporting 1,923 affected workers. U.S. Steel Corporation followed with 1,923 workers.
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.
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