Cottondale, AL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Quality Engineer WarrantySamvardhana Motherson Peguform (SMP)
- Retail General Manager - TraineePilot Company
Employers hiring most in Cottondale
- Pilot Company1 open role
- Samvardhana Motherson Peguform (SMP)1 open role
Cottondale layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
83
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Automotive Components Group North America Inc.Takes effect Dec 31, 2026 | Cottondale | 83 | Closure | State record |
Tuscaloosa County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, up 1.0 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+929 jobs), health care (+762 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−742 jobs)
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Tuscaloosa County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
112,613
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
234,036
people in Tuscaloosa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,947
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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