Bessemer, AL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- STAFF ACCOUNTANT - BESSEMER, ALCanteen North America
- Credit Manager – $80,000–$100,000/yearSnelling
- HR Generalist - DC (Bessemer) - 2nd ShiftDollar General
- Senior Operations ManagerCarvana
- Team Lead, Market OperationsCarvana
- Automotive Detailer / Lot Attendant - Entry LevelCarvana
- Mgr-Fleet Maintenance 1FedEx Freight Holding Company
- Data Science ManagerKayak
- Process EngineerU.S. Pipe
- Assistant Program Manager IIDeploy
Employers hiring most in Bessemer
- Carvana3 open roles
- Deploy3 open roles
- Amazon1 open role
- Canteen North America1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
- Dollar General1 open role
- FedEx Freight Holding Company1 open role
- Kayak1 open role
- Snelling1 open role
- U.S. Pipe1 open role
Bessemer layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
151
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Creek Logistics ServicesTakes effect Apr 30, 2026 | Bessemer | 151 | Layoff | State record |
Jefferson County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+2,312 jobs), hotels & food (+1,549 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−1,889 jobs), admin & staffing (−1,578 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Bessemer. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Brick manufacturer closing Alabama facility, laying off 50 workersal.com on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
319,109
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
669,744
people in Jefferson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,589
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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