Rhode Island Layoffs — July 2020

Employers in Rhode Island recorded 6 WARN Act notices in July 2020, covering approximately 1,669 workers — marking a sharp increase from June. The average filing covered 278 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 1,669 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Providence	6	1,669

Providence felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,669 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Lincoln	2	1,339
Providence	3	203
Cranston	1	127

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	200
Layoff	1	65

Closures accounted for 12% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Twin River - Lincoln	Lincoln	1,043		2020-07-28
Twin River - Tiverton	Lincoln	296		2020-07-28
McLaughlin & Moran, Inc	Cranston	127	Closure	2020-07-10
RHD Rhode Island	Providence	73	Closure	2020-07-30
Upserve	Providence	65	Layoff	2020-07-15
Upserve	Providence	65		2020-07-15

Leading the list was Twin River - Lincoln at its Lincoln facility, reporting 1,043 affected workers. Twin River - Tiverton followed with 296 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The filings reflect 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.