Alabama layoffs: how many jobs are being cut in 2026?
3,616 workers in Alabama received official WARN layoff notices in the last 12 months, across 38 filings. In total the Alabama registry holds 727 filings covering 113,735 jobs, hardest-hit in Birmingham, the most recent filed Sep 21, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs only, so these figures are a floor, not every job lost.
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Questions
2,357 workers in Alabama have received official WARN layoff notices so far in 2026, across 28 filings (as of Oct 7, 2026). Over the last 12 months the figure is 3,616. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and closures only, so the total number of jobs lost in Alabama is higher.
The largest Alabama WARN filings on record are U. S. STEEL (1,923), PILGRIM’S PRIDE (1,794), UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION (1,711) jobs. The newest Alabama filing is dated Sep 21, 2026. Every one is a notice the employer filed with the state.
This page lists every Alabama WARN notice on record. 28 Alabama WARN notices have been filed so far in 2026, covering 2,357 jobs, the newest dated Sep 21, 2026. Each one is taken from the notices employers file with the Alabama state labor agency, with a link to the original where the state publishes one.
Yes. Under the federal WARN Act, larger employers must give about 60 days' notice before a mass layoff or site closure, filed with the state. Some states add their own mini-WARN rules with lower thresholds.
9 Alabama filings have landed in the last 90 days; the most recent is dated Sep 21, 2026. New filings appear automatically.