Employers in Florida recorded 23 WARN Act notices in November 2018, covering approximately 2,696 workers — marking a sharp increase from October and up 118% versus November 2017. The average filing covered 117 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 519 |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 479 |
| Healthcare | 8 | 384 |
| Construction | 1 | 161 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 147 |
The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 519 workers across 3 notices. At the same time, Wholesale Trade reported 479 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brevard | 4 | 676 |
| Duval | 3 | 539 |
| Seminole | 2 | 220 |
| Hillsborough | 4 | 140 |
| Miami-dade | 2 | 20 |
Brevard was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 676 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 4 | 676 |
| Statewide | 4 | 574 |
| Jacksonville | 3 | 539 |
| 00000 | 1 | 245 |
| Winter Springs | 2 | 220 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Florida this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluor Federal Solutions LLC | Jacksonville | 245 | 2018-11-02 | |
| Fluor Federal | 00000 | 245 | 2018-11-02 | |
| C&S Wholesale Services, Inc | Orlando | 205 | 2018-11-13 | |
| C&S Wholesale | Orlando | 205 | 2018-11-13 | |
| Service America Enterprise, Inc | Statewide | 161 | 2018-11-13 | |
| Service America | Statewide | 161 | 2018-11-13 | |
| GE Global Operations | Jacksonville | 147 | 2018-11-27 | |
| GE Global | Jacksonville | 147 | 2018-11-27 | |
| Yang Enterprises, Inc | Kennedy Space Center | 141 | 2018-11-29 | |
| Yang Enterprises | Center | 141 | 2018-11-29 | |
| ABM Aviation, Inc | Orlando | 133 | 2018-11-16 | |
| ABM Industries | Orlando | 133 | 2018-11-16 | |
| Molina Healthcare of Florida, Inc | Statewide | 126 | 2018-11-06 | |
| Molina Healthcare | Statewide | 126 | 2018-11-06 | |
| DPN USA, LLC d/b/a HealthFair | Winter Springs | 110 | 2018-11-01 |
Leading the list was Fluor Federal Solutions LLC at its Jacksonville facility, reporting 245 affected workers. Fluor Federal followed with 245 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 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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