Florida Layoffs — May 2008

Employers in Florida logged 15 WARN Act notices in May 2008, involving roughly 1,368 workers — falling below April and down 20% versus May 2007. The average filing covered 91 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Wholesale Trade sector dominated layoff filings with 308 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 277 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Santa Rosa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 355 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at First Student at its Milton facility, reporting 277 affected workers. ACCENT Marketing Services followed with 180 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Florida, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Wholesale Trade 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.