Employers in Florida filed 15 WARN Act notices in March 2004, impacting roughly 1,295 workers — representing a pullback from February and down 26% versus March 2003. The average filing covered 86 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 4 | 375 |
| Real Estate | 2 | 323 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 300 |
| Transportation | 1 | 112 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 103 |
| Other | 1 | 54 |
| Utilities | 1 | 15 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 13 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 375 workers across 4 notices. In a parallel development, Real Estate reported 323 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brevard | 2 | 317 |
| Duval | 2 | 267 |
| Hillsborough | 2 | 177 |
| Miami-dade | 1 | 167 |
| Flagler | 1 | 95 |
Brevard saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 317 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 2 | 317 |
| Jacksonville | 2 | 267 |
| Tampa | 2 | 177 |
| Miami | 1 | 167 |
| Palm Coast | 1 | 95 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Leasing, Inc | Orlando | 205 | 2004-03-22 | |
| Leggett & Platt | Miami | 167 | 2004-03-05 | |
| Washington Mutual | Jacksonville | 151 | 2004-03-08 | |
| Laser Leasing, Inc | Tampa | 118 | 2004-03-22 | |
| Household Auto Finance Corp | Jacksonville | 116 | 2004-03-26 | |
| Aircraft Service International Group | Orlando | 112 | 2004-03-09 | |
| Delta Energy Systems, Inc | Palm Coast | 95 | 2004-03-31 | |
| Sprint | Tallahassee | 75 | 2004-03-17 | |
| Wachovia Corporation | Tampa | 59 | 2004-03-30 | |
| Interstate Management Company, LLC | Madeira Beach | 54 | 2004-03-31 | |
| Colonial BancGroup, Inc | Clearwater | 49 | 2004-03-24 | |
| Global Precision | Davie | 38 | 2004-03-16 | |
| DIRECTV Latin America, LLC | Fort Lauderdale | 28 | 2004-03-02 | |
| Florida Water Services | Apopka | 15 | 2004-03-08 | |
| Memorial Healthcare System | Hollywood | 13 | 2004-03-01 |
The single largest action involved Laser Leasing, Inc at its Orlando facility, reporting 205 affected workers. Leggett & Platt followed with 167 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Florida, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.
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