Employers in Rhode Island reported 1 WARN Act notices in January 2009, displacing an estimated 121 workers. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 121 |
The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 121 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 1 | 121 |
Providence was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 121 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1 | 121 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | Lincoln | 121 | 2009-01-12 |
The most significant filing came from Bank of America at its Lincoln facility, reporting 121 affected workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Rhode Island labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Rhode Island. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Rhode Island WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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