Employers in Alabama posted 11 WARN Act notices in July 2020, affecting an estimated 1,329 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 289% versus July 2019. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 200 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 200 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 2 | 618 |
| Jefferson | 4 | 364 |
| Madison | 2 | 200 |
| Calhoun | 3 | 147 |
Barbour bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 618 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Eufaula | 2 | 618 |
| Birmingham | 4 | 364 |
| Huntsville | 2 | 200 |
| Piedmont | 3 | 147 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 591 |
| Closure | 2 | 98 |
Closures accounted for 7% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucor | Eufaula | 309 | Layoff | 2020-07-16 |
| Nucor | Eufaula | 309 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Technicolor | Huntsville | 100 | Layoff | 2020-07-16 |
| Technicolor | Huntsville | 100 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Bjcc | Birmingham | 91 | Layoff | 2020-07-16 |
| Birmingham Jeffeson Convention Complex | Birmingham | 91 | Layoff | 2020-07-16 |
| Birmingham Jeffeson Convention Complex | Birmingham | 91 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Bjcc | Birmingham | 91 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Commercial Vehicle Group Inc | Piedmont | 49 | Closure | 2020-07-16 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc | Piedmont | 49 | Closure | 2020-07-16 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc | Piedmont | 49 | 2020-07-16 |
The largest notice was filed by Nucor at its Eufaula facility, reporting 309 affected workers. Nucor followed with 309 workers.
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. The Information & Technology 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.
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