Employers in Alabama logged 4 WARN Act notices in November 2023, involving roughly 338 workers. The average filing covered 84 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 338 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | 2 | 194 |
| Butler | 2 | 144 |
Lee saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 194 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 2 | 194 |
| Chapman | 2 | 144 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 169 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Auburn | 97 | Closure | 2023-11-03 |
| Thermo Fisher | Auburn | 97 | 2023-11-03 | |
| Boise Cascade Company | Chapman | 72 | Closure | 2023-11-29 |
| Boise Cascade Company | Chapman | 72 | 2023-11-29 |
The biggest impact was at Thermo Fisher Scientific at its Auburn facility, reporting 97 affected workers. Thermo Fisher followed with 97 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
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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