Alabama Layoffs — July 2018

Employers in Alabama logged 6 WARN Act notices in July 2018, involving roughly 536 workers — falling below June and down 68% versus July 2017. The average filing covered 89 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	151

The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 151 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Madison	2	302
Coffee	2	140
Calhoun	2	94

Madison bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 302 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Huntsville	2	302
Enterprise	2	140
Jacksonville	2	94

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	151
Layoff	2	117

Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Verizon Wireless	Huntsville	151	Closure	2018-07-18
Verizon	Huntsville	151		2018-07-18
Standard Textile Co	Enterprise	70	Layoff	2018-07-16
Standard Textile Co	Enterprise	70		2018-07-16
Federal Mogul	Jacksonville	47	Layoff	2018-07-16
Federal Mogul	Jacksonville	47		2018-07-16

The biggest impact was at Verizon Wireless at its Huntsville facility, reporting 151 affected workers. Verizon followed with 151 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Alabama, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.