The Jacksonville Transportation Authority laid off 31 employees. The agency took this step due to budget issues. Its board approved $14.2 million in spending reductions last month. These reductions included a 15% pay cut for senior leadership. Some... — read more
Brevard Public Schools to Reduce Staffing Costs
Brevard Public Schools announced staff reductions. Superintendent Mark Rendell sent a letter about the changes. The district aims for a 7% staffing cost reduction. Declining student enrollment caused this decision. Salaries and benefits exceed 80% of... — read more
Miami Distributor Cuts Jobs While Expanding Footprint
A Miami-based distributor is implementing job cuts. Concurrently, the company is expanding its operational footprint. These job cuts are moving forward as planned. The distributor is located in Miami. Its growth strategy continues alongside these... — read more
Baker McKenzie Shuts Tampa Facility, Moves Staff Remote
Baker McKenzie is closing its Tampa back-office location. This action is part of the firm's broader restructuring. The firm is moving to a remote operational model. This change means Tampa-based staff will work remotely. It follows earlier... — read more
Florida Job Cuts Mount Amid National Employment Decline
Employers announced nearly 2,000 layoffs in Florida during February. Federal officials reported a national decrease of 92,000 jobs for the month. So far in 2026, Florida has seen 2,791 announced layoffs from over two dozen employers. This total... — read more
Trulieve Cuts Jobs Despite Record Profits
Trulieve, Florida’s largest medical mari--ana company, announced layoffs. Over 50 employees at a Clearwater call center will be affected. The company cited business restructuring for the permanent mass layoff. This decision followed a report of $1.2... — read more
Saks Fifth Avenue Closes Sarasota Location, 66 Layoffs
Saks Fifth Avenue is closing its Sarasota store. This location is its only Tampa Bay presence. The store will cease operations by the end of May. The closure will result in 66 layoffs. This information comes from the Tampa Bay Business Journal. ... — read more
Ca--abis Giant Eliminates Clearwater Call Center Jobs
A ca--abis company is eliminating jobs. Dozens of customer service positions are affected. These layoffs are occurring at a Clearwater call center. The company is described as a ca--abis giant. This constitutes a mass layoff event. Clearwater... — read more
L3Harris Reduces Orlando Workforce by 63
L3Harris will implement layoffs. A total of 63 employees are affected. The affected site is its Orlando laser systems facility. The job reductions stem from a sale to Perimeter Solutions Group. The changes become effective on April 30. ... — read more
PwC Cuts Tampa Back-Office Positions
PwC implemented job cuts. These layoffs occurred at its Tampa office. Business services staff were impacted. Tampa has long served as a major hub for the firm. It housed many back-office workers. ... — read more
Broward Schools Staffing Cutbacks Planned
Broward County Public Schools plans to reduce its workforce. The district aims to eliminate 1,000 positions. This reduction will occur through attrition, layoffs, and non-renewals. An $80 million budget deficit and declining enrollment drive these... — read more
HCL Tech Plans Nearly 100 Layoffs in Lakeland
HCL Tech is planning layoffs at its Lakeland office complex. Nearly 100 employees will be affected by these changes. The company functions as a vendor. It is tied to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's outsourcing strategy. ... — read more
Marion County Faces Layoffs Amid Budget Shortfall
Marion County Commissioners are considering layoffs this year. This comes as they prepare for their first budget meeting in April. The county passed a $33.7 million budget for 2026. However, only $29.2 million is projected to be earned in revenue... — read more
Binance refutes sanctions violation layoff allegations
Fortune reported Binance fired compliance staff over Iran sanctions violations. The report claimed $1 billion in USDT linked to Iran flowed through Binance. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng publicly denied these allegations. The company stated its... — read more
DHL Supply Chain Cuts 203 Lakeland Jobs
DHL Supply Chain is laying off 203 employees. These cuts affect a Lakeland, Florida facility. The facility is an IKEA customer fulfillment center. The company reported the layoffs in a WARN notice on February 9. Employee separations are expected to... — read more
Bahama Breeze Exits South Florida, 377 Jobs Cut Statewide
Bahama Breeze is a casual dining brand. The company is exiting South Florida. Its parent company is restructuring the chain. This restructuring includes a statewide layoff. A total of 377 employees are affected ... — read more
NASA's Job Cuts in Florida
https://futurism.com/nasa-staff-layoff-trump --- NASA is losing a lot of workers. Over 2,100 high level employees are leaving, many with important jobs in science, space flights, and support work. This is tied to government budget cuts that started... — read more
Naples Grande Resort Temporarily Lays Off 235 Staff
Naples Grande Resort plans temporary layoffs for 235 workers. This action is due to a major renovation project. The resort will close for months during the work. Pyramid Naples Management filed a WARN notice. FloridaCommerce received the notice on... — read more
Layoffs are coming at Brevard Schools
Layoffs are expected at Brevard Public Schools ahead of the 2026–2027 school year. According to a Jan. 28 letter from Superintendent Mark Rendell, the district plans to cut each department by 7% due to ongoing declines in student... — read more
Florida Layoffs - Host International, Hudson Reduce Orlando Airport Staff by 150
Host International and Hudson are closing operations. These closures affect stores at Orlando International Airport. The companies will lay off 150 workers combined. Host International, a Maryland-based restaurant operator, is shuttering five... — read more
About 75 employees at Chemours will lose their jobs in March, the company confirmed.
Chemours announced that 75 employees at its mining operations in North Central Florida will be laid off in early March, citing the need to remain economically competitive amid changing market... — read more
Window installation hub in Fort Myers to close, cutting 19 jobs
Nineteen layoffs are expected in Fort Myers as a window installation hub prepares to close. An unnamed company operating the installation center is ceasing its operations. This decision will lead to significant job reductions for the local workforce... — read more
Invincible Boats is planning layoffs
Invincible Boats has submitted a WARN notice announcing 74 layoffs at its Opa-Locka plant. The site is ending production as the company transitions to a service-focused facility, though a smaller team will remain for service... — read more
A job fair is being set up after recent job cuts across Central Florida!?
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/12/08/its-devastating-career-fair-to-be-held-in-wake-of-recent-layoffs-across-central-florida/
Building and construction Cuts
Homebuilder layoffs rise, especially in Texas and Florida, as housing market shifts https://www.fastcompany.com/91400184/housing-market-shifts-homebuilder-layoffs-rise-especially-in-texas-and-florida Employment in residential building construction... — read more
Naples Daily News: Layoffs Avoided???
Layoffs avoided: Collier leaders renew contract for CAT public transit system MV Transportation had to file a WARN notice about potential layoffs because of contract expiring Sept... — read more
General Dynamics Information Technology
Title: AI focused tech company to lay off over 150 staff in South Florida Company/Org: General Dynamics Information Technology News Source: The Business Journals Location: Doral, FL Summary: GDIT will cut 151 positions in Doral after a contract... — read more
FL Update (summer cuts): Need It Now Delivers | Panera | Stephens Distr.
Need It Now Delivers [Fort Lauderdale and Jupiter, FL] - Delivery provider closing two Florida branches due to customer loss - Aug. 9 - 171 layoffs Panera [Orlando, FL] - Bakery chain halting bread production and logistics at one site - July 25 -... — read more
Florida layoffs '25
Layoffs are rising in Central Florida. So far this year, 1,900 local workers have been affected. That’s nearly double the number from last year. Much of the increase comes from the Rockledge Hospital closure. 429 workers were offered new roles... — read more
Disney?
The initial exuberance and relief following BI’s return as Disney CEO has been replaced by anxiety as speculation about a pending corporate restructuring is intensifying — and with it, rumors about the layoffs that are likely to... — read more
Disney
https://www.thelayoff.com/walt-disney
FTX and the Crypto Crash
So much for FTX in Miami... https://time.com/nextadvisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-ethereum-prices-binance-ftx-takeover/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/27/crypto-exchange-ftx-is-moving-its-us-headquarters-from-chicago-to-miami/ — read more
"The War on Education: How dismantling public schools further divides Americans into a caste system"
"A new report finds that DeSantis’ Florida will, this 2022-2023 school year, move $1.3 billion in taxpayer money originally destined for public schools to private schools. This will gut the public school budgets across the state by roughly 10... — read more
Gov. DeSantis says closures don’t work, schools stay open
DeSantis also said the state was not considering any further restrictions on businesses that could lead to layoffs or financial loss. DeSantis said countries... — read more
Things are looking better
Florida's economy has entered a 'partial recovery.' In September, businesses announced the first rise in layoffs since the peak in June. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification is a heads-up companies... — read more
Look for WARN notes on the State's website
You will see how many companies are cutting jobs in Florida. We are already in recession.
Florida Layoff Register
Where can I find a register with all layoffs that took place in Florida in 2016?