Employers in Florida posted 7 WARN Act notices in October 2005, affecting an estimated 1,890 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 8% versus October 2004. The average filing covered 270 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 1,174 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 657 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 59 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 1,174 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 657 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | 2 | 720 |
| Orange | 1 | 471 |
| Jackson | 1 | 400 |
| Volusia | 1 | 184 |
| Brevard | 1 | 59 |
Hillsborough absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 720 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa | 1 | 519 |
| Maitland | 1 | 471 |
| Marianna | 1 | 400 |
| Plant City | 1 | 201 |
| Deland | 1 | 184 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITEL Corporation | Tampa | 519 | 2005-10-10 | |
| America Online | Maitland | 471 | 2005-10-18 | |
| Alliance Laundry Systems LLC | Marianna | 400 | 2005-10-17 | |
| Archway & Mother's Cookie Company | Plant City | 201 | 2005-10-10 | |
| TeleTech Customer Care Management, Inc | Deland | 184 | 2005-10-19 | |
| Eby-Brown Company | Orlando | 59 | 2005-10-03 | |
| Wilbert, Inc | Auburndale | 56 | 2005-10-14 |
The largest notice was filed by SITEL Corporation at its Tampa facility, reporting 519 affected workers. America Online followed with 471 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 Information & Technology 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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