Employers in Rhode Island logged 2 WARN Act notices in February 2015, involving roughly 284 workers. The average filing covered 142 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 284 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | 2 | 284 |
Kent felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 284 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| West Warwick | 2 | 284 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 142 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | West Warwick | 142 | Layoff | 2015-02-27 |
| Cox Communications | West Warwick | 142 | 2015-02-27 |
The biggest impact was at Cox Communications at its West Warwick facility, reporting 142 affected workers. Cox Communications followed with 142 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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