Rhode Island Layoffs — July 2009

Employers in Rhode Island reported 6 WARN Act notices in July 2009, displacing an estimated 361 workers — signaling an acceleration from June. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 361 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Providence	4	341

Providence felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 94% of all affected workers with 341 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Providence	1	171
Woonsocket	1	130
East Providence	1	26
Nationwide	2	20
Lincoln	1	14

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	195
Closure	2	156

Closures accounted for 43% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Providence Public Library	Providence	171	Layoff	2009-07-01
Portola	Woonsocket	130	Closure	2009-07-14
Victoria & Company	East Providence	26	Closure	2009-07-14
A.T. Cross	Lincoln	14	Layoff	2009-07-13
HGA Quest	Nationwide	10		2009-07-02
HGA Quest	Nationwide	10	Layoff	2009-07-13

The most significant filing came from Providence Public Library at its Providence facility, reporting 171 affected workers. Portola followed with 130 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Rhode Island labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.