Employers in Florida logged 14 WARN Act notices in February 2014, involving roughly 2,712 workers — climbing above January and up 126% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 194 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 6 | 1,382 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 814 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 243 |
| Retail | 2 | 154 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 63 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 56 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 1,382 workers across 6 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 814 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bay | 1 | 726 |
| Palm Beach | 2 | 233 |
| Orange | 2 | 224 |
| Escambia | 1 | 144 |
| Duval | 1 | 133 |
Bay felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 726 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Statewide | 2 | 900 |
| Lynn Haven | 1 | 726 |
| West Palm Beach | 2 | 233 |
| Pensacola | 1 | 144 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 133 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Risk | Statewide | 744 | 2014-02-11 | |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Lynn Haven | 726 | 2014-02-28 | |
| Security Networks, LLC | West Palm Beach | 197 | 2014-02-19 | |
| HDA, Inc. and N-Store Merchandising, Inc | Statewide | 156 | 2014-02-11 | |
| Cox Communications | Pensacola | 144 | 2014-02-26 | |
| Cenveo Corporation | Jacksonville | 133 | 2014-02-24 | |
| CenturyLink | Apopka | 123 | 2014-02-13 | |
| KEE Action Sports | Clearwater | 110 | 2014-02-03 | |
| Kmart Store #3563 | Winter Park | 101 | 2014-02-18 | |
| Transamerica Life Insurance Company | St. Petersburg | 70 | 2014-02-12 | |
| Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel | Fort Lauderdale | 63 | 2014-02-04 | |
| General Dynamics C4 Systems | Sunrise | 56 | 2014-02-06 | |
| Bi-Lo, LLC | Naples | 53 | 2014-02-28 | |
| Security Networks, LLC | West Palm Beach | 36 | 2014-02-10 |
The biggest impact was at Digital Risk at its Statewide facility, reporting 744 affected workers. General Dynamics Information Technology followed with 726 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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