Employers in Rhode Island filed 1 WARN Act notices in September 2011, impacting roughly 16 workers — representing a pullback from August. The average filing covered 16 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 16 workers were affected across 1 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newport | 1 | 16 |
Newport bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 16 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newport | 1 | 16 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsi | Newport | 16 | Closure | 2011-09-02 |
The single largest action involved Wsi at its Newport facility, reporting 16 affected workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Rhode Island's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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