Employers in Alabama reported 4 WARN Act notices in April 2023, displacing an estimated 682 workers — signaling an acceleration from March and up 211% versus April 2022. The average filing covered 170 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 682 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 4 | 682 |
Jefferson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 682 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 4 | 682 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 175 |
| Closure | 1 | 166 |
Closures accounted for 24% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utz Quality Foods LLC | Birmingham | 175 | Layoff | 2023-04-26 |
| Utz Quality Foods | Birmingham | 175 | 2023-04-26 | |
| Luxor Scientific | Birmingham | 166 | Closure | 2023-04-11 |
| Luxor Scientific | Birmingham | 166 | 2023-04-11 |
The most significant filing came from Utz Quality Foods LLC at its Birmingham facility, reporting 175 affected workers. Utz Quality Foods followed with 175 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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