Florida Layoffs — January 2009

Employers in Florida logged 24 WARN Act notices in January 2009, involving roughly 2,720 workers — climbing above December and up 38% versus January 2008. The average filing covered 113 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 1,020 workers across 10 notices. Meanwhile, Wholesale Trade reported 537 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Pinellas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 680 workers across 4 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Alliance Entertainment at its Coral Springs facility, reporting 462 affected workers. Belleview Biltmore Resort followed with 300 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 Retail 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.