Alabama Layoffs — August 2023

Employers in Alabama filed 6 WARN Act notices in August 2023, impacting roughly 804 workers — representing a notable rise over July. The average filing covered 134 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 804 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Jefferson	4	652
Cherokee	2	152

Jefferson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 81% of all affected workers with 652 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Birmingham	4	652
Leesburg	2	152

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	276
Layoff	1	126

Closures accounted for 34% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Yellow Corporation	Birmingham	200	Closure	2023-08-01
Yellow Corporation	Birmingham	200		2023-08-01
Community Development Institute Head Start	Birmingham	126	Layoff	2023-08-02
Community Development Institute Head Start	Birmingham	126		2023-08-02
Parkdale Inc	Leesburg	76	Closure	2023-08-15
Parkdale Inc	Leesburg	76		2023-08-15

The single largest action involved Yellow Corporation at its Birmingham facility, reporting 200 affected workers. Yellow Corporation followed with 200 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores 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.