Employers in Florida logged 19 WARN Act notices in February 2017, involving roughly 477 workers — falling below January and down 68% versus February 2016. The average filing covered 25 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 219 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 125 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 86 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 47 |
| Transportation | 2 | 0 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 0 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 219 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Professional Services reported 125 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | 1 | 125 |
| Hillsborough | 2 | 90 |
| Osceola | 1 | 82 |
| Santa Rosa | 1 | 40 |
| Pinellas | 1 | 4 |
Lee felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Statewide | 2 | 136 |
| Fort Myers | 1 | 125 |
| Tampa | 2 | 90 |
| Kissimmee | 1 | 82 |
| Milton | 1 | 40 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband Interactive | Statewide | 129 | 2017-02-28 | |
| Schumacher Clinical Partners | Fort Myers | 125 | 2017-02-06 | |
| JELD-WEN Interior Doors | Kissimmee | 82 | 2017-02-06 | |
| IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. MacDill Air Force Base | Tampa | 45 | 2017-02-01 | |
| IAP Worldwide Services, Inc | Tampa | 45 | 2017-02-01 | |
| The H.T. Hackney Company | Milton | 40 | 2017-02-28 | |
| Cempra Pharmaceuticals | Statewide | 7 | 2017-02-28 | |
| Transitions Optical, Inc | Pinellas Park | 4 | 2017-02-01 | |
| Transitions Optical, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-01 | |
| Transitions Optical | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-01 | |
| IAP Worldwide Services | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-01 | |
| IAP Worldwide | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-01 | |
| Schumacher Clinical | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-06 | |
| JELD-WEN Interior Doors | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-06 | |
| JELD-WEN Interior | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-02-06 |
The biggest impact was at Broadband Interactive at its Statewide facility, reporting 129 affected workers. Schumacher Clinical Partners followed with 125 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Florida, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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