Alabama Layoffs — January 2020

Employers in Alabama posted 8 WARN Act notices in January 2020, affecting an estimated 764 workers and up 32% versus January 2019. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 764 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Tuscaloosa	4	536
Lauderdale	2	92

Tuscaloosa saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 70% of all affected workers with 536 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Tuscaloosa	2	332
Northport	2	204
Hoover	2	136
Florence	2	92

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	382

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
Faurecia	Tuscaloosa	166	Closure	2020-01-31
Faurecia	Tuscaloosa	166		2020-01-31
Fis Management Services, LLC	Northport	102	Closure	2020-01-24
Fis Management Services, LLC	Northport	102		2020-01-24
Whole Foods	Hoover	68	Closure	2020-01-10
Whole Foods Market / Amazon	Hoover	68		2020-01-10
Cr Gibson	Florence	46	Closure	2020-01-10
Cr Gibson	Florence	46		2020-01-10

The largest notice was filed by Faurecia at its Tuscaloosa facility, reporting 166 affected workers. Faurecia followed with 166 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest 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.