Anniston chemical weapons incinerator workers are finding new jobs as the facility continues closing efforts, but not all the workers are staying in the area.

Hundreds of workers at the incinerator and the Anniston Army Depot proper are being laid off, or their positions ended through attrition, as the incinerator shuts down. And some economists say that while many will find new jobs, it is unlikely most will still be working in the area or even the state - a shift that will likely hurt the local economy.

The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it had laid off one of 83 workers at the Anniston Chemical Activity or ANCA, which was responsible for the safe storage of chemical munitions at the depot. The facility destroyed the last of its chemical weapons stockpile last year. ANCA is currently ensuring the storage igloos for the weapons are clean enough for possible use in the future.

Army spokesman Mike Abrams said though one employee was laid off, several more have already been assigned other jobs or been lost to attrition. The ANCA at its peak once had more than 170 employees and maintained 661,529 chemical agent-filled munitions.

In addition to the ANCA workers, about 800 employees work for Army contractor Westinghouse at the incinerator.