Employers in Rhode Island recorded 2 WARN Act notices in November 2013, covering approximately 115 workers. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 115 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | 1 | 66 |
| Providence | 1 | 49 |
Kent was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 66 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 1 | 66 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 49 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 66 |
| Closure | 1 | 49 |
Closures accounted for 43% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landauef Metropolitan, Inc | Warwick | 66 | Layoff | 2013-11-15 |
| Money Management International | Lincoln | 49 | Closure | 2013-11-18 |
Leading the list was Landauef Metropolitan, Inc at its Warwick facility, reporting 66 affected workers. Money Management International followed with 49 workers.
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.
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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