Alabama Layoffs — April 2019

Employers in Alabama recorded 8 WARN Act notices in April 2019, covering approximately 718 workers — marking a sharp increase from March and up 68% versus April 2018. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 718 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Tuscaloosa	6	602
Montgomery	2	116

Tuscaloosa was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 602 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cottondale	4	348
Northport	2	254
Montgomery	2	116

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	301
Closure	1	58

Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Eberspacher	Northport	127	Layoff	2019-04-03
Eberspacher	Northport	127		2019-04-03
Faurecia Seating	Cottondale	118	Layoff	2019-04-01
Faurecia	Cottondale	118		2019-04-01
Hantal Alabama Company	Montgomery	58	Closure	2019-04-17
Hantal Alabama Company	Montgomery	58		2019-04-17
Inteva Products	Cottondale	56	Layoff	2019-04-03
Inteva Products	Cottondale	56		2019-04-03

Leading the list was Eberspacher at its Northport facility, reporting 127 affected workers. Eberspacher followed with 127 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect 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.