Alabama Layoffs — January 2011
Employers in Alabama logged 5 WARN Act notices in January 2011, involving roughly 687 workers — climbing above December and up 15% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 137 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 687 workers were affected across 5 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Colbert | 1 | 159 |
| Lauderdale | 1 | 69 |
Colbert was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 159 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle Shoals | 1 | 159 |
| Rogersville | 1 | 69 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 590 |
| Layoff | 1 | 97 |
The high proportion of closures (86% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach World Services | 317 | Closure | ||
| Abb | Muscle Shoals | 159 | Closure | |
| Northrop Grumman | 97 | Layoff | ||
| Genesee Tristarr | Rogersville | 69 | Closure | |
| Chugach World Services | 45 | Closure |
The biggest impact was at Chugach World Services at its Alabama facility, reporting 317 affected workers. Abb followed with 159 workers.
Trend & Outlook
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.