Employers in Rhode Island recorded 3 WARN Act notices in July 2014, covering approximately 262 workers — marking a sharp increase from June. The average filing covered 87 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 262 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | 1 | 142 |
| Providence | 1 | 115 |
Kent felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 142 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| West Warwick | 1 | 142 |
| Smithfield | 1 | 115 |
| Providence and Middletown | 1 | 5 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 115 |
Closures accounted for 44% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | West Warwick | 142 | 2014-07-01 | |
| Sodexo | Smithfield | 115 | Closure | 2014-07-30 |
| IntegraMed Inc | Providence and Middletown | 5 | 2014-07-30 |
Leading the list was Cox Communications at its West Warwick facility, reporting 142 affected workers. Sodexo followed with 115 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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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