Alabama Layoffs — November 2016

Employers in Alabama posted 5 WARN Act notices in November 2016, affecting an estimated 617 workers and up 243% versus November 2015. The average filing covered 123 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	175

The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 175 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Madison	2	350
Jefferson	3	267

Madison saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 350 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Huntsville	2	350
Birmingham	3	267

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	178
Layoff	1	175

Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Verizon Wireless	Huntsville	175	Layoff	2016-11-09
Verizon	Huntsville	175		2016-11-09
Advance Central Services – Southeast	Birmingham	89	Closure	2016-11-14
Advance Central Services - Southeast	Birmingham	89	Closure	2016-11-14
Advance Central Services – Southeast	Birmingham	89		2016-11-14

The largest notice was filed by Verizon Wireless at its Huntsville facility, reporting 175 affected workers. Verizon followed with 175 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Alabama labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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.