Employers in Florida recorded 11 WARN Act notices in January 2013, covering approximately 1,122 workers — marking a sharp increase from December and up 15% versus January 2012. The average filing covered 102 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 311 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 260 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 182 |
| Retail | 2 | 163 |
| Transportation | 1 | 126 |
| Other | 1 | 79 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 1 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 311 workers across 3 notices. At the same time, Wholesale Trade reported 260 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | 1 | 129 |
| Alachua | 1 | 128 |
| Brevard | 1 | 126 |
| Lake | 1 | 125 |
| Palm Beach | 1 | 79 |
Marion was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 11% of all affected workers with 129 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Port St. Lucie | 1 | 260 |
| Statewide | 2 | 163 |
| Ocala | 1 | 129 |
| Gainesville | 1 | 128 |
| Titusville | 1 | 126 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Medical | Port St. Lucie | 260 | 2013-01-02 | |
| Sweetbay Supermarket | Statewide | 153 | 2013-01-17 | |
| Elster AMCO Water, Inc | Ocala | 129 | 2013-01-28 | |
| DEL-JEN, Inc | Gainesville | 128 | 2013-01-02 | |
| STOPS Enterprises, LLC | Titusville | 126 | 2013-01-14 | |
| G&T Conveyor Co., Inc., and G&T Mfg., Inc | Tavares | 125 | 2013-01-07 | |
| Cemex | West Palm Beach | 79 | 2013-01-29 | |
| Lockheed Martin Gyrocam Systems, LLP | Sarasota | 57 | 2013-01-08 | |
| ACCENT Marketing Services, LLC | Zephyrillis | 54 | 2013-01-10 | |
| American Suzuki Motor Corporation | Statewide | 10 | 2013-01-14 | |
| Mortgage Bank | Jacksonville | 1 | 2013-01-14 |
Leading the list was Liberty Medical at its Port St. Lucie facility, reporting 260 affected workers. Sweetbay Supermarket followed with 153 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Florida labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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