Employers in Alabama logged 2 WARN Act notices in March 2016, involving roughly 600 workers and down 38% versus March 2015. The average filing covered 300 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 600 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 600 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Homewood | 2 | 600 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 300 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherotech Diagnostic Lab | Homewood | 300 | Closure | 2016-03-04 |
| Atherotech Diagnostic Lab | Homewood | 300 | 2016-03-04 |
The biggest impact was at Atherotech Diagnostic Lab at its Homewood facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Atherotech Diagnostic Lab followed with 300 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Alabama's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology 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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