Employers in Alabama submitted 5 WARN Act notices in May 2018, putting at risk an estimated 767 workers — up substantially from April. The average filing covered 153 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 767 workers were affected across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun | 3 | 621 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 146 |
Calhoun felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 81% of all affected workers with 621 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 3 | 621 |
| Birmingham | 2 | 146 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 487 |
The high proportion of closures (63% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rmc – Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 207 | Closure | 2018-05-18 |
| Rmc - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 207 | Closure | 2018-05-18 |
| Rmc – Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 207 | 2018-05-18 | |
| Rexam Beverage Can Company | Birmingham | 73 | Closure | 2018-05-01 |
| Rexam | Birmingham | 73 | 2018-05-01 |
Topping the list was Rmc – Jacksonville at its Jacksonville facility, reporting 207 affected workers. Rmc - Jacksonville followed with 207 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Alabama labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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