Employers in Rhode Island filed 3 WARN Act notices in September 2017, impacting roughly 211 workers. The average filing covered 70 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 211 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 3 | 211 |
Providence bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 211 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | 1 | 171 |
| North Scituate | 2 | 40 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 191 |
The high proportion of closures (91% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Rhode Island's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny's | Smithfield | 171 | Closure | 2017-09-12 |
| First Student | North Scituate | 20 | Closure | 2017-09-08 |
| First Student | North Scituate | 20 | 2017-09-08 |
The single largest action involved Benny's at its Smithfield facility, reporting 171 affected workers. First Student followed with 20 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.
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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