Employers in Alabama logged 4 WARN Act notices in September 2025, involving roughly 402 workers — climbing above August and up 128% versus September 2024. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 4 | 402 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 402 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 4 | 402 |
Jefferson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 402 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gardendale | 2 | 206 |
| Birmingham | 2 | 196 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 201 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Ridge Center/SunBridge Gardendale Health Care Center LLC | Gardendale | 103 | Closure | 2025-09-15 |
| Magnolia Ridge Center/SunBridge Gardendale Health Care Center LLC | Gardendale | 103 | 2025-09-15 | |
| Quest Diagnostics/Pack Health | Birmingham | 98 | Closure | 2025-09-29 |
| Quest Diagnostics/Pack Health | Birmingham | 98 | 2025-09-29 |
The biggest impact was at Magnolia Ridge Center/SunBridge Gardendale Health Care Center LLC at its Gardendale facility, reporting 103 affected workers. Magnolia Ridge Center/SunBridge Gardendale Health Care Center LLC followed with 103 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. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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