Employers in Alabama logged 12 WARN Act notices in May 2023, involving roughly 1,036 workers — climbing above April and up 384% versus May 2022. The average filing covered 86 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 1,036 workers were affected across 12 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 2 | 314 |
| Fayette | 2 | 256 |
| Chambers | 2 | 204 |
| Marshall | 2 | 148 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 80 |
Dallas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 314 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Selma | 2 | 314 |
| Fayette | 2 | 256 |
| Valley | 2 | 204 |
| Guntersville | 2 | 148 |
| Birmingham | 2 | 80 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 361 |
| Closure | 1 | 157 |
Closures accounted for 15% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen & Bainbridge LLC | Selma | 157 | Closure | 2023-05-11 |
| Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC | Selma | 157 | 2023-05-11 | |
| Showa Best Glove Inc | Fayette | 128 | Layoff | 2023-05-24 |
| Showa Best Glove Inc | Fayette | 128 | 2023-05-24 | |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc | Valley | 102 | Layoff | 2023-05-19 |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI) | Valley | 102 | 2023-05-19 | |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc | Guntersville | 74 | Layoff | 2023-05-22 |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI) | Guntersville | 74 | 2023-05-22 | |
| David’s Bridal | Birmingham | 40 | Layoff | 2023-05-23 |
| David’s Bridal | Birmingham | 40 | 2023-05-23 | |
| The Fishel Company | Mobile | 17 | Layoff | 2023-05-19 |
| The Fishel Company | Mobile | 17 | 2023-05-19 |
The biggest impact was at Nielsen & Bainbridge LLC at its Selma facility, reporting 157 affected workers. Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC followed with 157 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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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