By a few metrics, Tampa Bay’s economy weathered a year of record storms and uneven national job growth with ease.

In November, the region’s unemployment rate, at 3.8%, was below the national figure. It had some of the most job gains — 16,800 — of any metro area in the state.

But amid the harbingers of success, there were also the thousands in Tampa Bay who lost their jobs this year — victims of workplace storm damage in the hospitality industry, or manufacturing workers reckoning with large-scale layoffs.

More companies laid off 100 or more Tampa Bay workers this year compared to 2023. Four of those companies are in manufacturing, an industry that in September began to lose jobs relative to last year.

Layoffs not only mean lost work and a scramble for reemployment. They’re associated with lower long-term earnings, damage to physical and psychological well-being and family disruption, per a 2015 study.

These were the biggest rounds of layoffs in Tampa Bay this year, according to mandatory notices filed with the state.

Jacobs Technology: 536

Jacobs Technology Inc., a Dallas-based IT company that provides services at MacDill Air Force Base, laid off all 536 employees at the base in March after losing the government contract that allowed it to operate there.

In a letter to the state, the firm said that most employees would likely get rehired by the new contractor, Peraton, or its subcontractors.

The firm lost another contract last year at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida’s Panhandle, resulting in 173 workers losing their jobs.

Kimball Electronics: 250

The Indiana-based electronics manufacturing company notified the state in January of its plans to lay off 250 employees at its Tampa facility.

Ten months later, the firm announced it would close its Tampa manufacturing facility due to lagging financial performance.

The company’s stock price fell precipitously this year, from over $26 per share in January to $18.37 per share this month.

Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group: 240

The Florida-based health care company, a subsidiary of Florida Blue, provided diagnostics and medical care for more than 50 years.

In August, it shut its doors at all four of its facilities — in Largo, St. Petersburg, Winter Haven and Clearwater — and laid off 245 employees, 240 of them located in Tampa Bay.

Florida Blue opened four new clinics at or near the medical group’s sites in September.

NewSouth Window Solutions: 225

The Tampa-based window and door manufacturing and installation company announced mass layoffs in November after discontinuing a product line, according to its letter to the state.

It’s the largest round of layoffs among Tampa-based companies this year, per state records.

The Coca-Cola Company: 198

The food and beverage giant made good on its plans to close its Dunedin manufacturing facility in April this year, after years of delay during the pandemic.

The company moved operations to a Bartow plant operated by a third-party co-packer, Peace River Citrus.

The company didn’t confirm whether Dunedin workers would have the opportunity to transfer to the plant, instead writing employees “are encouraged to apply and be considered for jobs that they are qualified to perform within the Coca-Cola system and at other third-party co-packer locations.”

Lutheran Services Florida: 150

The social services provider laid off “a substantial number of employees” involved with its comprehensive refugee services program in September, according to its letter to the state.

That’s after the nonprofit learned it would receive “significantly reduced” funds from Florida’s Department of Children and Families. It was uncertain how permanent the layoffs will be, wrote legal counsel Robert Haley, based on unclear messaging from the state on funding reductions.

Midwest Transport Inc.: 111

The Illinois-based trucking carrier closed down in September after a futile search for funds to continue operating, according to its state notice. The firm laid off 504 employees across the country.

In Florida, 222 employees — half in Tampa and half in Jacksonville — lost their jobs.

GDI Services: 101

In January, the janitorial and facilities service giant based in Montreal, Canada, announced it had lost its contract to provide cleaning services for Amazon warehouses across the state.

At a Ruskin warehouse, 101 employees lost their jobs. Across Central Florida, a total of 438 workers were laid off.

Leggett & Platt: 78

The home and car products manufacturer announced the closure of its Plant City facility in August, citing a consolidation of operations.

The Missouri-based company restructured earlier this year. Then, it announced plans to nearly halve its workforce and close 15 to 20 plants.

VSP Optical Group: 65

Headquartered in California, the vision care provider has slowly cut back on its Tampa Bay workforce over two years, with 12 cuts last year.

This year, the company cut 22 employees in July and then closed its Clearwater location in October, laying off its remaining 43 employees.