Employers in Alabama recorded 4 WARN Act notices in October 2019, covering approximately 468 workers — marking a sharp increase from September and down 46% versus October 2018. The average filing covered 117 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 468 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Elmore | 2 | 296 |
| Chambers | 2 | 172 |
Elmore felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 296 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wetumpka | 2 | 296 |
| LaFayette | 2 | 172 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 234 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Spinning Mills | Wetumpka | 148 | Closure | 2019-10-31 |
| Frontier Spinning Mills | Wetumpka | 148 | 2019-10-31 | |
| Kardoes Rubber | LaFayette | 86 | Closure | 2019-10-18 |
| Kardoes Rubber | LaFayette | 86 | 2019-10-18 |
Leading the list was Frontier Spinning Mills at its Wetumpka facility, reporting 148 affected workers. Frontier Spinning Mills followed with 148 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect a mixed picture for Alabama's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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