Florida Layoffs — September 1999

Employers in Florida recorded 5 WARN Act notices in September 1999, covering approximately 391 workers — marking a decline from August and down 46% versus September 1998. The average filing covered 78 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	200
Retail	2	89
Agriculture	1	53
Utilities	1	49

The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 200 workers across 1 notice. At the same time, Retail reported 89 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Palm Beach	1	200
Escambia	1	77
Lee	1	53

Palm Beach bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 200 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Boca Raton	1	200
Pensacola	1	77
Alva	1	53
Juno Beach	1	49
Statewide	1	12

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sony Professional Products Co	Boca Raton	200		1999-09-27
Builders Square Stores #1423	Pensacola	77		1999-09-09
Cargill, Inc	Alva	53		1999-09-02
Fpl	Juno Beach	49		1999-09-14
Con Agra	Statewide	12		1999-09-30

Leading the list was Sony Professional Products Co at its Boca Raton facility, reporting 200 affected workers. Builders Square Stores #1423 followed with 77 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

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