Boeing layoffs hit Florida, includes Tampa, St. Petersburg

Boeing, the troubled Virginia-based airline manufacturer coming off of a major strike, $6 billion in losses and facing federal scrutiny over malfunctioning equipment, is laying off 141 employees in Florida as part of major job cuts nationwide.

The job losses in the state are mostly in facilities along the east coast, where the company has a big presence in the aerospace industry.

Seven, though, are in the Tampa Bay region — six in St. Petersburg and one in Tampa. The job titles for those positions were not immediately available but could be remote workers or individuals attached to specific clients.