Employers in Florida logged 9 WARN Act notices in December 2007, involving roughly 1,359 workers — climbing above November and up 145% versus December 2006. The average filing covered 151 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 751 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 284 |
| Transportation | 1 | 104 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 88 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 82 |
| Retail | 1 | 50 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 751 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 284 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | 2 | 833 |
| Broward | 2 | 241 |
| Miami-dade | 1 | 104 |
| Orange | 1 | 73 |
| Pinellas | 1 | 68 |
Hillsborough felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 833 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 1 | 751 |
| Hollywood | 1 | 191 |
| Miami | 1 | 104 |
| Apollo Beach | 1 | 82 |
| Maitland | 1 | 73 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Home Depot Customer Contact Center | Riverview | 751 | 2007-12-04 | |
| Atlas Pen & Pencil | Hollywood | 191 | 2007-12-26 | |
| Airport Parking Associates | Miami | 104 | 2007-12-14 | |
| Ideal Merchandising Div. of DDP Holdings | Apollo Beach | 82 | 2007-12-13 | |
| Option One Mortgage Corporation | Maitland | 73 | 2007-12-05 | |
| Metal Industries, Inc | Clearwater | 68 | 2007-12-04 | |
| Comp USA | Pembroke Pines | 50 | 2007-12-17 | |
| Cargill | Frostproof | 25 | 2007-12-06 | |
| First NLC Financial Services, LLC | Boca Raton | 15 | 2007-12-11 |
The biggest impact was at The Home Depot Customer Contact Center at its Riverview facility, reporting 751 affected workers. Atlas Pen & Pencil followed with 191 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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