Florida Layoffs — June 2001

Employers in Florida logged 14 WARN Act notices in June 2001, involving roughly 1,938 workers — climbing above May and up 13% versus June 2000. The average filing covered 138 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 591 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 497 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Broward was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 712 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 Diplomat Hotel at its Hallandale Beach facility, reporting 391 affected workers. Mark III followed with 232 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to mounting pressure on the Florida labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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.