Florida Layoffs — October 2012

Employers in Florida filed 14 WARN Act notices in October 2012, impacting roughly 1,368 workers — representing a pullback from September and down 2% versus October 2011. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Notices Filed

1,368

Workers Affected

Avg per Notice

Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Florida
Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	3	468
Retail	6	388
Real Estate	1	202
Transportation	1	153
Finance & Insurance	1	96
Manufacturing	1	36
Wholesale Trade	1	25

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 468 workers across 3 notices. In a parallel development, Retail reported 388 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
County	Notices	Workers
Brevard	1	304
Pinellas	4	296
Lee	1	202
Miami-dade	1	153
Orange	2	102

Brevard felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 304 workers across 1 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
City	Notices	Workers
Titusville	1	304
Cape Coral	1	202
Miami	1	153
Largo	2	118
Ocoee	2	102

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
Company	City	Workers	Date
United Space Alliance	Titusville	304	2012-10-12
SunStream, Inc. The Resort at Marina Village	Cape Coral	202	2012-10-15
Regional Elite Airline Services	Miami	153	2012-10-02
Afni	Leesburg	98	2012-10-30
Transamerica Life Insurance	St. Petersburg	96	2012-10-22
Sears Holding Corporation - Unit 1105 Product Rebuild Center	Ocoee	87	2012-10-24
Kmart Store #4286	Jacksonville	83	2012-10-25
CCS Medical	Clearwater	82	2012-10-04
Kmart Store #4122	Pensacola	69	2012-10-25
Van Ru Credit	Largo	66	2012-10-24
Kmart Store #4356	Largo	52	2012-10-01
PDM Bridge	Palatka	36	2012-10-15
US Foods	Tampa	25	2012-10-09
Sears Holding Corporation - Unit 6495 Product Rebuild Center	Ocoee	15	2012-10-24

The single largest action involved United Space Alliance at its Titusville facility, reporting 304 affected workers. SunStream, Inc. The Resort at Marina Village followed with 202 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Florida, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.