Employers in Rhode Island submitted 4 WARN Act notices in June 2015, putting at risk an estimated 840 workers — up substantially from May and up 1614% versus June 2014. The average filing covered 210 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 840 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 4 | 840 |
Providence was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 840 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cranston | 3 | 770 |
| Providence | 1 | 70 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 190 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell | Cranston | 290 | 2015-06-01 | |
| Honeywell | Cranston | 290 | 2015-06-23 | |
| Honeywell | Cranston | 190 | Layoff | 2015-06-23 |
| Teespring, Inc | Providence | 70 | 2015-06-25 |
Topping the list was Honeywell at its Cranston facility, reporting 290 affected workers. Honeywell followed with 290 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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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