Employers in Alabama logged 9 WARN Act notices in November 2017, involving roughly 998 workers and up 62% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 111 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 208 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 174 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 208 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 174 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 | 528 |
| Elmore | 2 | 208 |
| Winston | 2 | 174 |
| Calhoun | 2 | 88 |
Jefferson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 528 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 2 | 528 |
| Wetumpka | 2 | 208 |
| Haleyville | 2 | 174 |
| Anniston | 2 | 88 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 264 |
| Closure | 3 | 235 |
Closures accounted for 24% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahaba Goverment Benefit Administrators, LLC | Birmingham | 264 | Layoff | 2017-11-16 |
| Cahaba Goverment Benefit Administrators, LLC | Birmingham | 264 | 2017-11-16 | |
| Ag Manufacturing | Wetumpka | 104 | Closure | 2017-11-27 |
| Ag Manufacturing | Wetumpka | 104 | 2017-11-27 | |
| Lakeland Community Hospital | Haleyville | 87 | Closure | 2017-11-17 |
| Lakeland Community Hospital | Haleyville | 87 | 2017-11-17 | |
| Anvil International | Anniston | 44 | Closure | 2017-11-16 |
| Anvil International Inc | Anniston | 44 | 2017-11-16 | |
| Ag Manufacturing | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-11-27 |
The biggest impact was at Cahaba Goverment Benefit Administrators, LLC at its Birmingham facility, reporting 264 affected workers. Cahaba Goverment Benefit Administrators, LLC followed with 264 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
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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