Laid off from First Transit? Here’s where people in your role are getting hired, plus 90 days of Pro free.
Losing a job is hard, and the first few weeks matter. This page shows who’s hiring now in Alabama, what else fits you, and a checklist for the first week. Still at First Transit? All of it works for planning ahead too.
What happened
October 19, 2026: a WARN notice filed with the Alabama workforce agency for 88 workers in Tuscaloosa, AL (Closure), effective December 18, 2026. Official source
12 quick taps, no sign-up to see your results. Your top careers, what they pay, and who’s hiring for them.
Where people in your role are getting hired
Pick your role:
We’re still gathering openings for production worker in Alabama (and remote).
Your free account checks each one against your background and sends new matches as they’re posted.
Your first week
- File for unemployment right away. Benefits usually count from the week you apply. Find your state’s unemployment office.
- Read your separation paperwork before you sign. Note your last day, final pay, severance, unused vacation and the deadline to decide.
- Sort out health insurance. Ask HR about COBRA, and compare plans on HealthCare.gov: losing work coverage opens a special enrollment window.
- Ask for references and LinkedIn recommendations now, while your work is fresh in people’s minds.
- Take stock before you apply everywhere. The 2-minute fit check above is a start; Aptly’s full assessments (about 40 minutes in all, nothing is graded) show which roles fit you, including ones your experience wouldn’t have pointed to, and who’s hiring for them near you.
Your interests, personality and strengths, scored against 13,000+ careers, with live openings and a plan to get there. 90 days of Pro free from this page, no card.
Know someone affected?
Send them this page. People laid off together often find their next jobs through each other.
Career coaches and outplacement firms: invite your clients to Aptly and see their results, matches and plans in one place, with their permission. Set up a coach account.
Layoff details come from public WARN Act notices filed with state workforce agencies. Aptly is not affiliated with First Transit. Openings come from employers’ career pages and public job boards. The fit check uses items from the O*NET Interest Profiler (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); it is career exploration, not a hiring test.