Employers in Rhode Island posted 6 WARN Act notices in October 2018, affecting an estimated 751 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September. The average filing covered 125 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 1 | 83 |
The Construction sector saw the heaviest impact with 83 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 5 | 668 |
| Washington | 1 | 83 |
Providence absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 89% of all affected workers with 668 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pawtucket | 5 | 668 |
| Westerly | 1 | 83 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 424 |
The high proportion of closures (56% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Rhode Island's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matlet/Group | Pawtucket | 180 | Closure | 2018-10-09 |
| Matlet/Group | Pawtucket | 180 | Closure | 2018-10-09 |
| Matlet/Group | Pawtucket | 180 | 2018-10-09 | |
| United Builders Supply Co., Inc | Westerly | 83 | 2018-10-23 | |
| Chase Corp dba Neptco | Pawtucket | 64 | Closure | 2018-10-09 |
| Chase Corp dba Neptco | Pawtucket | 64 | 2018-10-09 |
The largest notice was filed by Matlet/Group at its Pawtucket facility, reporting 180 affected workers. Matlet/Group followed with 180 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Rhode Island labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Construction 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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