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Rhode Island has recorded 16 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 12,087 workers across 12 companies. The most active filer is UNFI with 3 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Providence, Lincoln, and Woonsocket. Of these, 5 involved facility closures and 8 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Sep 25, 2024 through Jun 26, 2026. The average recorded date gap is 69 days for measurable filings; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
12,087
Filings
16
Companies Affected
12
Avg Workers / Filing
755
Top Employer
Ideal US Talent Systems W
9,891 workers
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Monthly Trend

Monthly avg: 503/mo

Top Cities

Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
10,136
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Closures — 38% Layoffs — 62%
38%
62%

Top Employers Filing in Rhode Island

Laid off in Rhode Island?

Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered events, subject to exceptions. Check coverage and the state rules below. Public filing dates do not establish the notice you received. Contact Rhode Island workforce agency for unemployment and Rapid Response assistance.

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Your Rights Under the WARN Act

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About This Data

Rhode Island has expanded 'mini-WARN' requirements with lower thresholds than the federal standard. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the Rhode Island workforce agency. Filings through Jun 26, 2026. View source data at Rhode Island workforce agency →

WARN Act rules in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.

81%

of measured filings have a recorded date gap of at least 60 days

Measured across 16 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 63 days. This does not determine legal compliance or notice received by workers.

Notice required
60 days
Employers covered
100 or more employees, under federal WARN.
What triggers notice
A plant closing affecting 50 or more employees at a single site in 30 days, or a mass layoff of 500 or more, or 50 to 499 if they are at least 33 percent of the site workforce.
Administered by
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training

What the federal standard means here

Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.

Because Rhode Island adds no state requirement, a layoff below those thresholds can be entirely lawful with no notice at all, and will not appear in the filings on this page. What WARN does not cover.

Why short notice is not automatically a violation

WARN allows reduced notice for unforeseeable business circumstances, faltering companies seeking capital, and natural disasters. An employer relying on one of those has to say so in the notice. What the 19 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.

Source: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.

Recent Rhode Island Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
CompanyCityTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
Conduent United States 1 2026-08-28
Recorded: 2026-06-26
2026-06-26
Ideal US Talent Systems Worker OpCo Minneapolis 9,891
Published headcount has unresolved geographic scope; excluded from largest-filing highlights.
2026-07-01
Recorded: 2026-05-01
2026-05-01
Allied Group Cumberland Closure 154 2026-05-25
Recorded: 2026-03-26
2026-03-26
Northeast Transportation Services Pawtucket Closure 52 2026-05-09
Recorded: 2026-03-19
2026-03-19
EaglePicher East Greenwich Closure 38 2026-03-15
Recorded: 2026-01-13
2026-01-13
UNFI Lincon Layoff 2 2025-11-14
Recorded: 2025-09-10
2025-09-10
Hotel Viking Newport Layoff 105 2025-11-03
Recorded: 2025-08-29
2025-08-29
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Providence Layoff 125 2025-08-05
Recorded: 2025-06-06
2025-06-06
UNFI Lincoln Closure 20 2025-05-23
Recorded: 2025-03-20
2025-03-20
CVS Health Woonsocket Layoff 796
larger than 98% of filings
2025-01-25
Recorded: 2024-11-25
2024-11-25
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