Employers in Florida filed 20 WARN Act notices in March 2016, impacting roughly 898 workers — representing a pullback from February and down 37% versus March 2015. The average filing covered 45 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 294 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 163 |
| Information & Technology | 4 | 132 |
| Education | 2 | 127 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 119 |
| Transportation | 1 | 55 |
| Construction | 1 | 5 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 3 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 294 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 163 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 1 | 214 |
| Miami-dade | 3 | 202 |
| Hillsborough | 2 | 182 |
| Broward | 1 | 163 |
| Orange | 1 | 129 |
Sumter saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 214 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Center Hill | 1 | 214 |
| Tampa | 2 | 182 |
| Hollywood | 1 | 163 |
| Maitland | 1 | 129 |
| Miami Beach | 1 | 119 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Beef | Center Hill | 214 | 2016-03-18 | |
| Schumacher Clinical Partners | Hollywood | 163 | 2016-03-22 | |
| First Data | Maitland | 129 | 2016-03-14 | |
| Zenith Education Group | Tampa | 127 | 2016-03-28 | |
| Boykin Management Company, LLC The Alexander | Miami Beach | 119 | 2016-03-07 | |
| Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc | Miami | 80 | 2016-03-11 | |
| Hapag-Lloyd America, LLC and Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC | Tampa | 55 | 2016-03-29 | |
| Mycom North America, Inc | Orlando | 5 | 2016-03-21 | |
| Maslow Media Group, Inc. Al Jazeera America, LLC | Miami | 3 | 2016-03-10 | |
| Preferred Medical Plan, Inc | Coral Gables | 3 | 2016-03-28 | |
| Boykin | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-07 | |
| Maslow Media | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-10 | |
| Noven | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-11 | |
| First Data | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-14 | |
| Central Beef | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-18 |
The single largest action involved Central Beef at its Center Hill facility, reporting 214 affected workers. Schumacher Clinical Partners followed with 163 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Florida, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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