Florida Layoffs — November 2008

Employers in Florida logged 24 WARN Act notices in November 2008, involving roughly 2,397 workers — climbing above October and up 225% versus November 2007. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Agriculture sector dominated layoff filings with 490 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 431 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Gadsden saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 490 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 Quincy Farms at its Quincy facility, reporting 490 affected workers. Palm Beach Newspaper followed with 290 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 Agriculture 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.