Alabama Layoffs — January 2023
Employers in Alabama logged 4 WARN Act notices in January 2023, involving roughly 568 workers — climbing above December and up 327% versus January 2022. The average filing covered 142 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alabama this month. A total of 568 workers were affected across 4 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | 1 | 224 |
| Chilton | 1 | 200 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 85 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 59 |
Lee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 224 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 1 | 224 |
| Thorsby | 1 | 200 |
| Birmingham | 1 | 85 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 59 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 424 |
| Closure | 2 | 144 |
Closures accounted for 25% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheel Pros | Auburn | 224 | Layoff | |
| Thorsby Engineered Wood Products | Thorsby | 200 | Layoff | |
| Railcrew Xpress | Birmingham | 85 | Closure | |
| Advanced Drainage Systems | Montgomery | 59 | Closure |
The biggest impact was at Wheel Pros at its Auburn facility, reporting 224 affected workers. Thorsby Engineered Wood Products followed with 200 workers.
Trend & Outlook
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.
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.