Alabama Layoffs — July 2011
Employers in Alabama logged 2 WARN Act notices in July 2011, involving roughly 118 workers — falling below June and down 78% versus July 2010. The average filing covered 59 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 118 workers were affected across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 1 | 67 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 51 |
Madison felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 67 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 1 | 67 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 51 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 67 |
| Layoff | 1 | 51 |
The high proportion of closures (57% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Alabama's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Huntsville | 67 | Closure | |
| Northrup Grumman-Maxwell/Gunter Annex | Montgomery | 51 | Layoff |
The biggest impact was at Thermo Fisher Scientific at its Huntsville facility, reporting 67 affected workers. Northrup Grumman-Maxwell/Gunter Annex followed with 51 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Alabama, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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.