Alabama Layoffs — October 2018

Employers in Alabama filed 6 WARN Act notices in October 2018, impacting roughly 870 workers — representing a notable rise over September. The average filing covered 145 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 870 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Tuscaloosa	2	542
Dallas	2	168
Dale	2	160

Tuscaloosa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 542 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Vance	2	542
Selma	2	168
Ozark	2	160

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	435

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Borgers USA	Vance	271	Closure	2018-10-03
Borgers USA	Vance	271		2018-10-03
Globe Metallurgical	Selma	84	Closure	2018-10-30
Globe Metallurgical	Selma	84		2018-10-30
Jeld Wen Windows And Doors	Ozark	80	Closure	2018-10-17
Jeld Wen Windows And Doors	Ozark	80		2018-10-17

The single largest action involved Borgers USA at its Vance facility, reporting 271 affected workers. Borgers USA followed with 271 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores 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.