West Alabama Works
AL · 9 counties · 73 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 8,018
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 76.2%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $6,303
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 9.9%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 14,525 | 69.1% | $3,763 | 11.2% | -4.4% |
| PY2024Q2 | 8,018 | 76.2% | $6,303 | 9.9% | +2.3% |
| PY2024Q3 | 7,937 | 75.9% | $6,358 | 8.9% | +3.0% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $6,569
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $6,720
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- +2.3%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 2,950
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 33
- Under 25
- 27.7%
- 25-44
- 44.5%
- 45+
- 27.8%
- Male
- 54.0%
- Female
- 45.9%
69.5% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 622 |
| Manufacturing | 506 |
| Healthcare | 439 |
| Hospitality & Food | 287 |
| Manufacturing | 238 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 73
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 9,749
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 8
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 691
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| Faurecia | 450 |
| ARVINMERITOR INC. | 371 |
| ONEITA INDUSTRIES, INC. | 355 |
| NEW ERA CAP, DEMOPOLIS | 351 |
| FOOD WORLD | 327 |
| JIM WALTER RESOURCES, INC. | 320 |
| SYNCREON | 312 |
| HEALTHTEX | 296 |
| FAYETTE COTTON MILL, INC. | 286 |
| BORGERS USA | 271 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Averitt Express Inc | Vance | 193 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-10-23 |
| Cimmunity Development Institute Head Start | Livingston | 0 | 2024-10-31 | 2024-09-03 |
| Community Development Institute Head Start | Livingston | 88 | 2024-10-31 | 2024-09-03 |
| Showa Best Glove Inc | Fayette | 128 | 2023-07-28 | 2023-05-24 |
| Logistics Insight Corp | Cottondale | 37 | 2023-05-26 | 2023-03-29 |
| Logistics Insight Corp | Vance | 122 | 2023-05-26 | 2023-03-29 |
| Sunrise Community of Alabama Inc | Tuscaloosa | 76 | 2023-03-03 | 2022-12-13 |
| Eberspaecher | Northport | 47 | 2021-08-17 | 2021-06-21 |
| GESTAMP | McCalla | 76 | 2020-04-22 | 2020-04-22 |
| Faurecia | Tuscaloosa | 166 | 2020-03-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| Faurecia | Tuscaloosa | 166 | 2020-03-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| FIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC | Northport | 102 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-01-24 |
| FIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC | Northport | 102 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-01-24 |
| EBERSPACHER | Northport | 127 | 2019-06-07 | 2019-04-03 |
| INTEVA PRODUCTS | Cottondale | 56 | 2019-06-05 | 2019-04-03 |
| Faurecia | Cottondale | 118 | 2019-05-31 | 2019-04-01 |
| BORGERS USA | Vance | 271 | 2018-12-03 | 2018-10-03 |
| ASM RESEARCH | Tuscaloosa | 57 | 2018-03-27 | 2018-02-01 |
| HARCO INC DISTRIBUTION CENTER (RITE AID) | Tuscaloosa | 270 | 2016-06-17 | 2016-04-05 |
| T W FITTING N.A., LLC | Vance | 58 | 2015-04-20 | 2015-03-23 |
| FLEX N GATE | McCalla | 97 | 2015-05-15 | 2015-03-13 |
| WALTER ENERGY, INC./JIM WALTER RESOURCES-MINE #7 | Brookwood | 196 | 2015-03-13 | 2015-03-13 |
| CINRAM GROUP (FORMERLY JVC) | Tuscaloosa | 100 | 2015-03-07 | 2015-01-07 |
| BELLE FOODS-STORE 84 (TUSCALOOSA) | Tuscaloosa | 50 | 2013-10-06 | 2013-08-20 |
| TUSCALOOSA RESOURCES INC., SWANN’S CROSSING MINE | Brookwood | 67 | 2013-07-12 | 2013-05-17 |
| NORTH RIVER MINE (JIM WALTER RESOURCES) | Brookwood | 176 | 2013-03-15 | 2013-03-15 |
| HEARTLAND CATFISH | Greensboro | 150 | 2012-11-06 | 2012-11-05 |
| AMERICAN POWER SOURCE | Fayette | 119 | 2012-10-27 | 2012-08-31 |
| Johnson Controls | Cottondale | 103 | 2012-06-29 | 2012-04-23 |
| SYNCREON | Vance | 312 | 2012-01-13 | 2012-01-06 |
| RADICISPANDEX CORPORATION | Tuscaloosa | 89 | 2011-12-14 | 2011-10-17 |
| RECTICEL INTERIORS N.A., LLC | Tuscaloosa | 40 | 2011-07-13 | 2011-05-16 |
| Johnson Controls | Cottondale | 42 | 2011-07-01 | 2011-05-13 |
| HEARTLAND ALABAMA, LLC | Greensboro | 200 | 2011-03-04 | 2011-02-15 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Vance | 34 | 2010-12-31 | 2010-11-01 |
| NEW ERA CAP, DEMOPOLIS | Demopolis | 351 | 2010-04-12 | 2010-01-28 |
| VISTEON CORPORATION | Tuscaloosa | — | 2009-11-30 | 2009-10-04 |
| FLEX-N-GATE-ALABAMA | McCalla | 46 | 2008-12-01 | 2009-04-16 |
| BRUNO'S SUPERMARKETS | Tuscaloosa | 106 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| BRUNO’S SUPERMARKETS | Tuscaloosa | 103 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| FOOD MAX | Northport | 58 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| FOOD WORLD | Tuscaloosa | 64 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| FOOD WORLD | Demopolis | 62 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| FOOD WORLD | Tuscaloosa | 55 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| FOOD WORLD | Tuscaloosa | 72 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| FOOD WORLD | McCalla | 74 | 2009-05-17 | 2009-03-16 |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Tuscaloosa | 87 | 2009-05-15 | 2009-02-16 |
| DILLARD’S | Tuscaloosa | 130 | 2008-06-01 | 2008-03-27 |
| DELTA APPAREL, INC. | Fayette | 109 | 2007-09-14 | 2007-07-17 |
| SOUTHERN PRIDE CATFISH, LLC | Demopolis | 150 | 2007-03-31 | 2007-02-20 |
Showing 50 most recent of 73 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Bibb County, AL · Fayette County, AL · Greene County, AL · Hale County, AL · Lamar County, AL · Marengo County, AL · Pickens County, AL · Sumter County, AL · Tuscaloosa County, AL
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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