Employers in Rhode Island submitted 2 WARN Act notices in August 2013, putting at risk an estimated 128 workers. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 128 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | 2 | 128 |
Kent saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 128 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 2 | 128 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 62 |
Closures accounted for 48% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landauef Metropolitan, Inc | Warwick | 66 | 2013-08-16 | |
| Sodexho Inc | Warwick | 62 | Closure | 2013-08-09 |
Topping the list was Landauef Metropolitan, Inc at its Warwick facility, reporting 66 affected workers. Sodexho Inc followed with 62 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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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