Employers in Rhode Island reported 3 WARN Act notices in May 2023, displacing an estimated 331 workers. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 331 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 1 | 169 |
Providence absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 169 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | 1 | 169 |
| Dallas | 2 | 162 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 169 |
| Layoff | 1 | 81 |
The high proportion of closures (51% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Rhode Island's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodexo, Inc and Affiliates | Smithfield | 169 | Closure | 2023-05-17 |
| Monitronics International Inc (Brinks Home) | Dallas | 81 | Layoff | 2023-05-17 |
| Brinks Home | Dallas | 81 | 2023-05-17 |
The most significant filing came from Sodexo, Inc and Affiliates at its Smithfield facility, reporting 169 affected workers. Monitronics International Inc (Brinks Home) followed with 81 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.
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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