Florida Layoffs — February 2006

Employers in Florida logged 10 WARN Act notices in February 2006, involving roughly 1,966 workers — climbing above January and up 102% versus February 2005. The average filing covered 197 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 1,302 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 432 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Okaloosa was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 700 workers across 1 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at BAE Systems Technical Services at its Fort Walton Beach facility, reporting 700 affected workers. Convergys Customer Management Group followed with 410 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Florida labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Florida. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Florida WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.