Employers in Florida submitted 10 WARN Act notices in February 2006, putting at risk an estimated 1,966 workers — up substantially from January and up 102% versus February 2005. The average filing covered 197 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 1,302 |
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 432 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 87 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 79 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 66 |
The Information & Technology sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,302 workers across 4 notices. Separately, Accommodation & Food reported 432 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Okaloosa | 1 | 700 |
| Hillsborough | 1 | 410 |
| Pinellas | 2 | 366 |
| Collier | 1 | 132 |
Okaloosa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 700 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Walton Beach | 1 | 700 |
| Tampa | 1 | 410 |
| Safety Harbor | 1 | 300 |
| Statewide | 3 | 195 |
| St. Petersburg | 2 | 163 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Technical Services, Inc | Fort Walton Beach | 700 | 2006-02-06 | |
| Convergys Customer Management Group, Inc | Tampa | 410 | 2006-02-16 | |
| Interstate Management Company, LLC | Safety Harbor | 300 | 2006-02-10 | |
| Enterprise Management Services Corp | Statewide | 170 | 2006-02-02 | |
| Vanderbilt Beach Assoc. Ltd | Naples | 132 | 2006-02-28 | |
| Essilor of America, Inc | St. Petersburg | 84 | 2006-02-23 | |
| Allstate Insurance (St. Petersburg) | St. Petersburg | 79 | 2006-02-06 | |
| Select Medical Corporation | Clearwater | 66 | 2006-02-24 | |
| Cingular Wireless - Statewide - 2006 | Statewide | 22 | 2006-02-02 | |
| Fischer Imaging Corporation | Statewide | 3 | 2006-02-07 |
Topping the list was BAE Systems Technical Services, Inc at its Fort Walton Beach facility, reporting 700 affected workers. Convergys Customer Management Group, Inc followed with 410 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight 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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