Wackenhut, the Palm Beach Gardens-based security company, has notified the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation that it plans to lay off 158 employees in Miami by Nov. 2.
Source: South Florida Business Journal
The number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment rose by 4,000 in the week ended Aug. 8, to 558,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 554,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Florida was among those states with the largest decreases in initial jobless claims, falling 3,358 in the week ended Aug. 1.
Source: TampaBayBizJournal
Kindred Healthcare filed a notice with Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation that it intends to lay off 573 employees statewide.
Source: BusinessFirstOfLouisville
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According to Jacksonville Business Journal:”About 250 Jacksonville jobs from JPMorgan Chase and Washington Mutual Inc. will be eliminated as a result of JPMorgan’s acquisition of Washington Mutual in September.
About 2,500 employees will continue to work at the combined mortgage banking operations, said JPMorgan Chase spokeswoman Nancy Norris. JBMorgan Chase announced Monday the elimination of about 9,000 Washington Mutual positions across the country as it consolidates operations following the takeover of the failing mortgage lender.”
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