Job Cuts

By Anastasia Dawson
April 27, 2026

Wholesale distributor puts nearly 400 Tampa employees on notice amid pending sale

Republic National Distributing Company plans to shutter its Tampa facility by June 21.

April 27, 2026

Fort Myers plant closure to result in 135 layoffs

A Michigan fruit processing company is shutting down a Fort Myers facility.

March 9, 2026

Saks to lay off 66 workers from UTC-Sarasota store

When Saks Fifth Avenue closes its store in The Mall at UTC, dozens of jobs will be eliminated.

March 3, 2026

Job cuts hit Tampa region hard as Florida sees 1,500 February layoffs

Coincidence or trend? The Tampa Bay market saw nearly 500 local layoffs announced in a matter of days in mid-February.

March 2, 2026

Cannabis retailer cutting 58 jobs in Clearwater

Trulieve is laying of the employees at a call center in the city.

February 19, 2026

Clearwater insurance firm shutting office, laying off 103

Clarifying has informed the state that it is closing its corporate office and laying off the employees in April.

February 18, 2026

Lakeland hit with more job cuts as tech company lays off 98

HCLTech told the state this week that it was cutting the jobs at an unnamed worksite.

February 16, 2026

57 St. Petersburg jobs cut as in-person tolls on Skyway eliminated

Layoffs come as FDOT plans to replace toll booths on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge with an electronic toll system to ease congestion.

February 11, 2026

DHL cutting 203 Lakeland jobs as it closes distribution center

The global shipping company is shutting down its 519,000-square-foot facility on Allen K. Breed Highway between April and December.

February 6, 2026

California dental insurer cutting Tampa jobs

Liberty Dental says it's laying off 95 employees, 30 of them working in Florida.

December 17, 2025

19 layoffs coming to Fort Myers as window installation hub closes

The Iowa owner of Avanti Installation Hubs is closing three facilities in Florida leading to more than 50 job cuts.

December 2, 2025

USPS contractor will shutter after 'steep' revenue loss, cut 84 jobs in Tampa

Longtime postal service contractor 10 Roads Express LLC plans to permanently close operations by March.

November 18, 2025

Kroger to cut 1,403 jobs statewide, 234 in Tampa

The grocer is closing its distribution facilities after slightly more than four years since entering Florida.

November 17, 2025

Fanatics cutting 286 jobs as it closes south Hillsborough distribution center

The Jacksonville company notified the state of its decision to close a facility "that can no longer meet our long-term goals."

October 24, 2025

Republic Services says layoff notice contained errors, Pasco facility will stay open

Republic Services still plans to lay off 72 employees, but the Hudson facility where they work will remain open and continue providing garbage collection in Pasco County.

September 8, 2025

Tampa office closing, 150 jobs cut after tech company sold

CyraCom, a translation services company, is cutting the local jobs two months after announcing it had been bought by a Kansas competitor.

August 14, 2025

Marriott Vacations Worldwide to cut 136 jobs in Lakeland

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. is laying off 136 employees from its Lakeland office, blaming the cuts on a new operating model

July 18, 2025

57 jobs cut at Polk County manufacturing plant

Mizkan America will wind down operations of the bottling department at its plant in Lake Alfred.

July 3, 2025

Tampa-based eye care practice cutting 116 jobs in Florida

The layoffs will span 43 locations across the state, including more than a dozen in the region.

June 4, 2025

More St. Pete layoffs after Trump administration cuts youth jobs program

The U.S. Department of Labor has paused Job Corps centers operations nationally leading to the shuttering of a St. Petersburg center and the layoffs.

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