Rhode Island Layoffs — July 2011

Employers in Rhode Island recorded 2 WARN Act notices in July 2011, covering approximately 119 workers. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	1	98

The Finance & Insurance sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 98 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Providence	1	98

Providence felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 82% of all affected workers with 98 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Pawtucket	1	98
North Kingstown, Providence, Smithfield and Warwick	1	21

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	119

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Rhode Island's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)	Pawtucket	98	Closure	2011-07-29
Flextronics Americas LLC	North Kingstown, Providence, Smithfield and Warwick	21	Closure	2011-07-28

Leading the list was Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) at its Pawtucket facility, reporting 98 affected workers. Flextronics Americas LLC followed with 21 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The filings reflect 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.