Alabama Layoffs — September 2019

Employers in Alabama logged 4 WARN Act notices in September 2019, involving roughly 392 workers — climbing above August and up 73% versus September 2018. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	2	100

The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 100 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lee	2	292
Houston	2	100

Lee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 74% of all affected workers with 292 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Opelika	2	292
Dothan	2	100

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	146
Layoff	1	50

Closures accounted for 37% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Flowers Baking Co	Opelika	146	Closure	2019-09-17
Flowers Baking Co	Opelika	146		2019-09-17
Ameris Bank	Dothan	50	Layoff	2019-09-27
Ameris Bank	Dothan	50		2019-09-27

The biggest impact was at Flowers Baking Co at its Opelika facility, reporting 146 affected workers. Flowers Baking Co followed with 146 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Finance & Insurance 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.