Employers in Rhode Island filed 10 WARN Act notices in May 2024, impacting roughly 2,322 workers — representing a notable rise over April and up 602% versus May 2023. The average filing covered 232 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Rhode Island this month. A total of 2,322 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 6 | 2,202 |
| Kent | 4 | 120 |
Providence absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 95% of all affected workers with 2,202 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 2 | 2,058 |
| North Smithfield | 4 | 144 |
| Warwick | 4 | 120 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 1,089 |
| Closure | 2 | 72 |
Closures accounted for 3% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASM Global | Providence | 1,029 | Layoff | 2024-05-09 |
| ASM Global | Providence | 1,029 | 2024-05-10 | |
| Nmc | North Smithfield | 36 | Closure | 2024-05-02 |
| National Marker Company (NMC) | North Smithfield | 36 | Closure | 2024-05-02 |
| Nmc | North Smithfield | 36 | 2024-05-02 | |
| Nmc | North Smithfield | 36 | 2024-05-03 | |
| The Claflin Company | Warwick | 30 | Layoff | 2024-05-15 |
| The Claflin Company | Warwick | 30 | 2024-05-15 | |
| The Claflin Company | Warwick | 30 | Layoff | 2024-05-20 |
| The Claflin Company | Warwick | 30 | 2024-05-21 |
The single largest action involved ASM Global at its Providence facility, reporting 1,029 affected workers. ASM Global followed with 1,029 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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