Employers in Rhode Island logged 6 WARN Act notices in February 2024, involving roughly 616 workers — climbing above January and up 721% versus February 2023. The average filing covered 103 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 616 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kent | 4 | 520 |
| Providence | 2 | 96 |
Kent felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 520 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 4 | 520 |
| Cumberland | 2 | 96 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 260 |
| Closure | 1 | 48 |
Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ups | Warwick | 130 | Layoff | 2024-02-01 |
| Ups | Warwick | 130 | 2024-02-01 | |
| Ups | Warwick | 130 | Layoff | 2024-02-06 |
| Ups | Warwick | 130 | 2024-02-09 | |
| Lakeside Book Company | Cumberland | 48 | Closure | 2024-02-27 |
| Lakeside Book Company | Cumberland | 48 | 2024-02-27 |
The biggest impact was at Ups at its Warwick facility, reporting 130 affected workers. Ups followed with 130 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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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