West Marine to Cut 80 Jobs at Fort Lauderdale Florida Support Center
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGFlorida Department of Commerce· filed August 6, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Department affected: Florida Support Center.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on August 6, 2026.
Industry: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the FL state workforce agency.
Summary
West Marine informed Florida authorities on Aug. 8 that it will let go of 80 workers from its Florida Support Center in Fort Lauderdale, with the reductions scheduled to begin Oct. 3. The notice was part of filings the state has received this year reporting planned layoffs; statewide WARN notices through July totaled nearly 200 letters covering just over 13,900 projected layoffs. The article places West Marine's planned cut in the context of recent weekly jobless claims and shifts in the state's unemployment rate but gives no reason for the company's decision. The action is a planned layoff (effective Oct. 3) rather than a completed termination event.
West Marine's Florida Support Center disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the FL state workforce agency on August 6, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at West Marine's Florida Support Center since October 2026, including 80 jobs documented in official WARN filings.
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