Employers in Rhode Island posted 4 WARN Act notices in October 2009, affecting an estimated 289 workers. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 289 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 4 | 289 |
Providence absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 289 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Woonsocket | 1 | 130 |
| Providence | 1 | 80 |
| Lincoln | 2 | 79 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 130 |
| Layoff | 1 | 16 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portola | Woonsocket | 130 | Closure | 2009-10-05 |
| Aramark | Providence | 80 | 2009-10-08 | |
| A.T. Cross | Lincoln | 63 | 2009-10-05 | |
| A.T. Cross | Lincoln | 16 | Layoff | 2009-10-08 |
The largest notice was filed by Portola at its Woonsocket facility, reporting 130 affected workers. Aramark followed with 80 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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.
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