Employers in Florida posted 13 WARN Act notices in June 2003, affecting an estimated 1,607 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 42% versus June 2002. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 488 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 427 |
| Transportation | 3 | 258 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 129 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 120 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 105 |
| Retail | 1 | 80 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 488 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 427 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Broward | 1 | 488 |
| Polk | 1 | 200 |
| Hillsborough | 2 | 194 |
| Miami-dade | 1 | 167 |
| Marion | 1 | 147 |
Broward was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 488 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | 1 | 488 |
| Lakeland | 1 | 200 |
| Tampa | 2 | 194 |
| Miami | 1 | 167 |
| Ocala | 1 | 147 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sports Authority | Fort Lauderdale | 488 | 2003-06-27 | |
| BREED Technologies, Inc | Lakeland | 200 | 2003-06-12 | |
| ASTI (Coach USA) | Miami | 167 | 2003-06-09 | |
| Leggett & Platt | Ocala | 147 | 2003-06-02 | |
| Metris Companies, Inc | North Jacksonville | 120 | 2003-06-09 | |
| Reptron Electronics, Inc | Tampa | 102 | 2003-06-04 | |
| Syndicated Office Systems | Tampa | 92 | 2003-06-02 | |
| TryKap (Coach USA) | Lauderhill | 83 | 2003-06-06 | |
| Lord & Taylor | Plantation | 80 | 2003-06-10 | |
| Elberta Crate & Box Company | Leesburg | 80 | 2003-06-18 | |
| R R Donnelley & Sons Company | Jacksonville | 37 | 2003-06-20 | |
| American Airlines | Orlando | 8 | 2003-06-09 | |
| Federated Group | Tallahassee | 3 | 2003-06-04 |
The largest notice was filed by The Sports Authority at its Fort Lauderdale facility, reporting 488 affected workers. BREED Technologies, Inc followed with 200 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Florida labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other 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.
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