Employers in Rhode Island filed 1 WARN Act notices in January 2010, impacting roughly 8 workers — representing a pullback from December and down 93% versus January 2009. The average filing covered 8 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 8 workers were affected across 1 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | 1 | 8 |
Kent was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 8 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 1 | 8 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 8 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Rhode Island's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ski Market | Warwick | 8 | Closure | 2010-01-04 |
The single largest action involved The Ski Market at its Warwick facility, reporting 8 affected workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Rhode Island, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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