Layoffs and Outplacement Trends for December 2009 and Early 2010 in Central Florida

Recently, Newland Associates conducted a survey regarding Outplacement practices in Central Florida.  80 organizations participated in the survey, which shed light into the potential layoffs that can be expected in Central Florida during the upcoming holiday season and into the first quarter of 2010.

Below are some of the findings highlighted in the full report that includes participants from Orange, Seminole, Polk, Lake, Brevard, Volusia and Marion Counties.  (Download a copy of the full report here.)

1. There is a high degree of uncertainty in the Central Florida Region that will continue through the end of 2009 and will likely carry to Q1 of 2010. A significant number of organizations (42%) are not expecting to hire, and a large group (41.9%) is either anticipating layoffs or evaluating alternatives.
2. Organizations with over 500 employees are more likely to layoff personnel and organizations in the 101 to 500 employees range are more likely to hire.
3. Over 1/3 of organizations offer some kind of outplacement service for executives and managers.  Of those, as many as 65% also offer outplacement services to support staff and hourly white collar workers.
4. More outplacement services are offered to employees in organizations with fewer than 100 employees and 101 to 500 employees as compared to companies with more than 500 employees.
5. The clear favorite for outplacement services is one-on-one individual programs, followed by outplacement group sessions.  A smaller percentage of adoption (24%) is demonstrated for virtual outplacement services.

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