Employers in Rhode Island filed 6 WARN Act notices in November 2015, impacting roughly 492 workers. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 111 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 111 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 4 | 381 |
| Kent | 2 | 111 |
Providence was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 381 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 3 | 381 |
| Warwick | 2 | 111 |
| East Providence | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 70 |
| Closure | 2 | 54 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI | Providence | 241 | 2015-11-18 | |
| Teespring, Inc | Providence | 70 | Layoff | 2015-11-18 |
| Teespring, Inc | Providence | 70 | 2015-11-18 | |
| United Airlines, Inc.'s Airport Operations Division | Warwick | 57 | 2015-11-10 | |
| United Airlines, Inc.'s Airport Operations Division | Warwick | 54 | Closure | 2015-11-10 |
| Fresenius Management Services, Inc | East Providence | N/A | Closure | 2015-11-12 |
The single largest action involved Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI at its Providence facility, reporting 241 affected workers. Teespring, Inc followed with 70 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Rhode Island labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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