Employers in Alabama recorded 2 WARN Act notices in April 2022, covering approximately 219 workers. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 219 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 1 | 147 |
| Madison | 1 | 72 |
Jefferson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 67% of all affected workers with 147 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1 | 147 |
| Huntsville | 1 | 72 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 147 |
| Layoff | 1 | 72 |
The high proportion of closures (67% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodexo Inc | Birmingham | 147 | Closure | 2022-04-28 |
| Nektar Therapeutics | Huntsville | 72 | Layoff | 2022-04-29 |
Leading the list was Sodexo Inc at its Birmingham facility, reporting 147 affected workers. Nektar Therapeutics followed with 72 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
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.
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