Employers in Florida filed 16 WARN Act notices in May 2008, impacting roughly 1,372 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 42% versus May 2007. The average filing covered 86 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 4 | 312 |
| Transportation | 1 | 277 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 238 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 180 |
| Professional Services | 3 | 119 |
| Retail | 2 | 118 |
| Education | 1 | 78 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 50 |
The Wholesale Trade sector led the way in workforce reductions with 312 workers across 4 notices. In a parallel development, Transportation reported 277 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 2 | 355 |
| Palm Beach | 3 | 312 |
| Polk | 1 | 180 |
| Miami-dade | 1 | 172 |
| Brevard | 3 | 172 |
Santa Rosa absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 355 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milton | 2 | 355 |
| Winter Haven | 1 | 180 |
| Miami | 1 | 172 |
| Melbourne | 3 | 172 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 1 | 147 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Student | Milton | 277 | 2008-05-01 | |
| ACCENT Marketing Services, LLC | Winter Haven | 180 | 2008-05-19 | |
| South Fla Evaluation & Treatment Ctr | Miami | 172 | 2008-05-14 | |
| Thies Distributing | Palm Beach Gardens | 147 | 2008-05-01 | |
| Thies Distributing | Lake Worth | 99 | 2008-05-01 | |
| Select Medical Corporation | Melbourne | 84 | 2008-05-07 | |
| Lockheed Martin | Milton | 78 | 2008-05-29 | |
| Health Care District of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | 66 | 2008-05-05 | |
| Thies Distributing | Stuart | 62 | 2008-05-01 | |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Fort Lauderdale | 61 | 2008-05-12 | |
| Whole Foods Market Group, Inc | Melbourne | 57 | 2008-05-06 | |
| Sun Path Products, Inc | Zephyrhills | 40 | 2008-05-21 | |
| Select Medical Corporation | Melbourne | 31 | 2008-05-13 | |
| King Pharmaceuticals | St. Petersburg | 10 | 2008-05-29 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Tampa | 4 | 2008-05-22 |
The single largest action involved First Student at its Milton facility, reporting 277 affected workers. ACCENT Marketing Services, LLC followed with 180 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 Wholesale Trade 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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