Rhode Island Layoffs — August 2015

Employers in Rhode Island logged 1 WARN Act notices in August 2015, involving roughly 70 workers. The average filing covered 70 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
70
Workers Affected
70
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 70 workers were affected across 1 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Providence170

Providence saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 70 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Providence170

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Teespring, IncProvidence702015-08-24

The biggest impact was at Teespring, Inc at its Providence facility, reporting 70 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

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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