Employers in Florida logged 11 WARN Act notices in August 2005, involving roughly 1,467 workers — falling below July and down 37% versus August 2004. The average filing covered 133 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 676 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 415 |
| Retail | 2 | 169 |
| Other | 1 | 80 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 65 |
| Transportation | 1 | 62 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 676 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Arts & Entertainment reported 415 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 1 | 281 |
| Broward | 2 | 172 |
| Brevard | 2 | 164 |
| Seminole | 1 | 137 |
| Pinellas | 1 | 102 |
Polk saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 281 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | 1 | 415 |
| Fort Meade | 1 | 281 |
| Orlando | 2 | 164 |
| Longwood | 1 | 137 |
| Largo | 1 | 102 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Cruise Lines | St. Petersburg | 415 | 2005-08-23 | |
| US Agri-Chemicals Corporation | Fort Meade | 281 | 2005-08-15 | |
| Parker Hannifin | Longwood | 137 | 2005-08-05 | |
| Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc | Orlando | 102 | 2005-08-02 | |
| Paradyne/Zhone Technologies | Largo | 102 | 2005-08-31 | |
| Winn Dixie Stores, Inc | Pembroke Pines | 92 | 2005-08-22 | |
| Arby's LLC | Fort Lauderdale | 80 | 2005-08-02 | |
| Winn Dixie Stores, Inc | New Port Richey | 77 | 2005-08-22 | |
| Waste Services of Florida, Inc | Fort Myers | 65 | 2005-08-11 | |
| Rhodes, Inc | Orlando | 62 | 2005-08-11 | |
| Florida's Natural | Barow | 54 | 2005-08-25 |
The biggest impact was at Titan Cruise Lines at its St. Petersburg facility, reporting 415 affected workers. US Agri-Chemicals Corporation followed with 281 workers.
This data points to 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.
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