Rhode Island Layoffs — January 2016

Employers in Rhode Island filed 5 WARN Act notices in January 2016, impacting roughly 372 workers. The average filing covered 74 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	2	0

The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 0 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Providence	4	241
Kent	1	131

Providence was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 65% of all affected workers with 241 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Providence	1	241
Warwick	1	131
East Providence	3	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	131

Closures accounted for 35% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI	Providence	241		2016-01-04
Sam's Club	Warwick	131	Closure	2016-01-15
Fresenius Medical Care	East Providence	N/A		2016-01-11
Fresenius Management Services, Inc	East Providence	N/A	Closure	2016-01-15
Fresenius Medical Care	East Providence	N/A		2016-01-15

The single largest action involved Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI at its Providence facility, reporting 241 affected workers. Sam's Club followed with 131 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Healthcare 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.