Florida Layoffs — September 1998

Employers in Florida filed 5 WARN Act notices in September 1998, impacting roughly 719 workers — representing a notable rise over August. The average filing covered 144 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	1	100
Information & Technology	1	59
Healthcare	1	55

The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 100 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Information & Technology reported 59 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Miami-dade	3	490
Brevard	1	170
Collier	1	59

Miami-dade bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 490 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Miami	2	390
Titusville	1	170
Hialeah	1	100
Naples	1	59

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Physician Corp. of America	Miami	335		1998-09-01
U S A I	Titusville	170		1998-09-14
Nations Bank	Hialeah	100		1998-09-11
Comdata Corporation	Naples	59		1998-09-01
Westchester General Hospital	Miami	55		1998-09-21

The single largest action involved Physician Corp. of America at its Miami facility, reporting 335 affected workers. U S A I followed with 170 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores 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.