Alabama Layoffs — January 2024

Employers in Alabama logged 4 WARN Act notices in January 2024, involving roughly 274 workers — climbing above December and down 77% versus January 2023. The average filing covered 68 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 274 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Macon	2	160
Lauderdale	2	114

Macon saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 160 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Tuskegee Institute	2	160
Florence	2	114

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	80
Closure	1	57

Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Thompson Facilities Services	Tuskegee Institute	80	Layoff	2024-01-05
Thompson Facilities Services	Tuskegee Institute	80		2024-01-05
The Harris Products Group	Florence	57	Closure	2024-01-31
The Harris Products Group	Florence	57		2024-01-31

The biggest impact was at Thompson Facilities Services at its Tuskegee Institute facility, reporting 80 affected workers. Thompson Facilities Services followed with 80 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to a mixed picture for Alabama's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.