Employers in Rhode Island submitted 2 WARN Act notices in February 2022, putting at risk an estimated 662 workers. The average filing covered 331 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 662 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 2 | 662 |
Providence felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 662 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | 1 | 464 |
| East Providence | 1 | 198 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 464 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell | Smithfield | 464 | Layoff | 2022-02-03 |
| Santander | East Providence | 198 | 2022-02-02 |
Topping the list was Honeywell at its Smithfield facility, reporting 464 affected workers. Santander followed with 198 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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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