Employers in Rhode Island reported 4 WARN Act notices in September 2022, displacing an estimated 370 workers. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 1 |
The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 1 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 3 | 369 |
| Kent | 1 | 1 |
Providence bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 369 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| East Providence | 1 | 198 |
| Pawtucket | 1 | 94 |
| Smithfield | 1 | 77 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 198 |
| Closure | 1 | 94 |
Closures accounted for 25% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander | East Providence | 198 | Layoff | 2022-09-23 |
| Angelica | Pawtucket | 94 | Closure | 2022-09-13 |
| Rubius Therapeutics | Smithfield | 77 | 2022-09-13 | |
| BayFirst Financial Corporation | Warwick | 1 | 2022-09-27 |
The most significant filing came from Santander at its East Providence facility, reporting 198 affected workers. Angelica followed with 94 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Rhode Island labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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