ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Central Florida's largest employer isn't helping our unemployment problems. Florida's unemployment rate is at its highest rate in 33 years and Disney is still laying people off.

Many Disney employees live in Orange and Osceola counties. Between Disney's layoffs and other company layoffs, Orange County's unemployment rate climbed over a half-percent over the last month. In Osceola County, the rate is up almost a full percent.

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VIDEO REPORT: More Layoffs At Disney, But They Aren't All Disclosed

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Gary Noel loved Disney so much, he moved from Indiana 20 years ago to work there. But when he was laid off this month without any notice, and right before a scheduled liver transplant, he felt betrayed.

"I feel I gave Disney the best years of my life, worked 55 or 60 hours a week when they needed it. And when I need them, they just weren't there," Noel said.

Because of Disney's size, it can lay off up to 500 employees in one month without giving 60 days notice to the employee or the state. Union officials suspect the cuts are just under that 500 employee threshold and Eyewitness News has confirmed more cuts are coming.

Disney refused to tell Eyewitness News the total number of layoffs so far, but Noel thinks they should.

"I think they owe it to the community to be up front and just to be truthful. Just what are the plans? What are the numbers gonna be?" Noel said.

Even if Disney lays off more than 500 people, the company most likely would not have to disclose the number, as long as it waits 90 days before the next round starts. If the cuts are slow, it doesn't trigger special assistance programs from the state that would happen if the cuts came all at once.

"I think it's kind of cold and calculated what's being done," Noel said.

Employees within Disney's industrial engineering division told Eyewitness News their division was hit with layoffs Wednesday. Different segments of the company appear to be getting hit at different times as Disney's restructuring process moves forward.