Florida Layoffs — September 2011

Employers in Florida submitted 15 WARN Act notices in September 2011, putting at risk an estimated 2,125 workers — up substantially from August and up 435% versus September 2010. The average filing covered 142 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Notices Filed

2,125

Workers Affected

142

Avg per Notice

Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Florida
Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	3	623
Information & Technology	2	563
Manufacturing	2	475
Transportation	2	195
Healthcare	1	114
Construction	3	82
Agriculture	1	60
Wholesale Trade	1	13

The Finance & Insurance sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 623 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Information & Technology reported 563 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
County	Notices	Workers
Santa Rosa	2	563
Alachua	1	400
Seminole	1	304
Miami-Dade	1	257
Duval	2	137

Santa Rosa was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 563 workers across 2 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
City	Notices	Workers
Milton	2	563
Hawthorne	1	400
Lake Mary	1	304
Doral	1	257
Jacksonville	2	137

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
Company	City	Workers	Date
Georgia-Pacific	Hawthorne	400	2011-09-12
Sikorsky Naval Air Station Whiting Field	Milton	381	2011-09-01
Wells Fargo	Lake Mary	304	2011-09-21
Wells Fargo	Doral	257	2011-09-15
Tata Business Support Services	Milton	182	2011-09-16
Pasadena Manor	South Pasadena	114	2011-09-12
Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Fort Lauderdale	105	2011-09-06
Sikorsky Naval Air Station Pensacola	Pensacola	90	2011-09-01
Oshkosh Defense	Jacksonville	75	2011-09-01
Wells Fargo	Jacksonville	62	2011-09-15
Coaloosa Harvesting and Hauling	Winter Garden	60	2011-09-30
Avatar Properties	Kissimmee	34	2011-09-29
Avatar Properties	Kissimmee	33	2011-09-29
Avatar Properties	Kissimmee	15	2011-09-29
Boston Scientific	Miami	13	2011-09-26

Topping the list was Georgia-Pacific at its Hawthorne facility, reporting 400 affected workers. Sikorsky Naval Air Station Whiting Field followed with 381 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Florida labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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.