Employers in Alabama posted 9 WARN Act notices in January 2023, affecting an estimated 1,195 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 798% versus January 2022. The average filing covered 133 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 1,195 workers were affected across 9 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | 2 | 448 |
| Chilton | 2 | 400 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 177 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 170 |
Lee saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 448 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 2 | 448 |
| Thorsby | 2 | 400 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 177 |
| Birmingham | 2 | 170 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 424 |
| Closure | 3 | 203 |
Closures accounted for 17% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheel Pros | Auburn | 224 | Layoff | 2023-01-09 |
| Wheel Pros | Auburn | 224 | 2023-01-09 | |
| Thorsby Engineered Wood Products | Thorsby | 200 | Layoff | 2023-01-17 |
| Thorsby Engineered Wood Products | Thorsby | 200 | 2023-01-17 | |
| Railcrew Xpress | Birmingham | 85 | Closure | 2023-01-17 |
| Railcrew Xpress | Birmingham | 85 | 2023-01-17 | |
| Advanced Drainage Systems. Inc | Montgomery | 59 | Closure | 2023-01-25 |
| Advanced Drainage Systems Inc | Montgomery | 59 | Closure | 2023-01-25 |
| Advanced Drainage Systems. Inc | Montgomery | 59 | 2023-01-25 |
The largest notice was filed by Wheel Pros at its Auburn facility, reporting 224 affected workers. Wheel Pros followed with 224 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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.
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