Employers in Alabama filed 8 WARN Act notices in October 2015, impacting roughly 1,345 workers and up 572% versus October 2014. The average filing covered 168 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 414 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 414 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | 3 | 414 |
| Colbert | 2 | 268 |
Tuscaloosa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 414 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hueytown | 3 | 663 |
| Tuscaloosa | 3 | 414 |
| Muscle Shoals | 2 | 268 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 718 |
| Closure | 1 | 134 |
Closures accounted for 10% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.. – Oak Grove Resourc | Hueytown | 221 | Layoff | 2015-10-29 |
| Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.. - Oak Grove Resourc | Hueytown | 221 | Layoff | 2015-10-29 |
| Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.. – Oak Grove Resourc | Hueytown | 221 | 2015-10-29 | |
| Faurecia Interior Systems – Tuscaloosa Plant | Tuscaloosa | 138 | Layoff | 2015-10-18 |
| Faurecia Interior Systems - Tuscaloosa Plant | Tuscaloosa | 138 | Layoff | 2015-10-18 |
| Faurecia Interior Systems – Tuscaloosa Plant | Tuscaloosa | 138 | 2015-10-18 | |
| Listerhill Tmc | Muscle Shoals | 134 | Closure | 2015-10-13 |
| Listerhill Tmc | Muscle Shoals | 134 | 2015-10-13 |
The single largest action involved Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.. – Oak Grove Resourc at its Hueytown facility, reporting 221 affected workers. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.. - Oak Grove Resourc followed with 221 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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