Alabama Layoffs — February 2015

Employers in Alabama recorded 6 WARN Act notices in February 2015, covering approximately 368 workers — marking a decline from January. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 368 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Jefferson	2	170
Mobile	2	114
Marshall	2	84

Jefferson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 170 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Fairfield	2	170
Mobile	2	114
Arab	2	84

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	99
Layoff	1	85

Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Fairfield Southern Company, Inc	Fairfield	85	Layoff	2015-02-03
Fairfield Southern Company, Inc	Fairfield	85		2015-02-03
Transworld Systems, Inc.. (Tsi)	Mobile	57	Closure	2015-02-02
Transworld Systems, Inc.. (Tsi)	Mobile	57		2015-02-02
Earthlink	Arab	42	Closure	2015-02-04
EarthLink	Arab	42		2015-02-04

Leading the list was Fairfield Southern Company, Inc at its Fairfield facility, reporting 85 affected workers. Fairfield Southern Company, Inc followed with 85 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The filings reflect a mixed picture for Alabama's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.