Employers in Rhode Island recorded 7 WARN Act notices in January 2023, covering approximately 393 workers. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 2 |
The Finance & Insurance sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 2 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 3 | 229 |
| Kent | 2 | 2 |
Providence was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 229 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | 3 | 229 |
| Dallas | 2 | 162 |
| Warwick | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 78 |
| Closure | 1 | 75 |
Closures accounted for 19% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitronics International Inc (Brinks Home) | Dallas | 81 | 2023-01-04 | |
| Brinks Home | Dallas | 81 | 2023-01-12 | |
| Rubius Therapeutics | Smithfield | 77 | Layoff | 2023-01-04 |
| Rubius Therapeutics | Smithfield | 77 | 2023-01-04 | |
| Northeast Transportation Services LLC | Smithfield | 75 | Closure | 2023-01-23 |
| BayFirst Financial Corporation | Warwick | 1 | Layoff | 2023-01-23 |
| BayFirst Financial Corporation | Warwick | 1 | 2023-01-23 |
Leading the list was Monitronics International Inc (Brinks Home) at its Dallas facility, reporting 81 affected workers. Brinks Home followed with 81 workers.
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. 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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