Workforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island
RI · 5 counties · 83 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 12,362
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 55.3%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $6,412
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 3.9%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 11,078 | 61.2% | $5,750 | 6.0% | -29.5% |
| PY2022 | 30 | 80.0% | $11,904 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| PY2024Q2 | 12,052 | 55.5% | $6,453 | 4.3% | -30.9% |
| PY2024Q3 | 12,362 | 55.3% | $6,412 | 3.9% | -30.5% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $9,918
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $6,896
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -30.5%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 3,865
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 39
- Under 25
- 15.1%
- 25-44
- 45.3%
- 45+
- 39.7%
- Male
- 49.5%
- Female
- 50.2%
92.5% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 701 |
| Administrative Services | 661 |
| Hospitality & Food | 589 |
| Professional Services | 302 |
| Retail Trade | 255 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 83
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 5,818
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 24
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 1,416
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| The Preservation Society of Newport County | 462 |
| Hotel Viking | 434 |
| Stanley Works Nail Dept. | 382 |
| Leviton Mfg | 370 |
| Pinnacle Logistics | 298 |
| Cox Communications | 284 |
| UPS | 276 |
| Bloomin' Brands | 272 |
| Newport Harbor Island Resort | 272 |
| Sam's Club | 262 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EaglePicher | East Greenwich, RI | 38 | 2026-03-15 | 2026-01-13 |
| EaglePicher | East Greenwich | 38 | 2026-03-15 | 2026-01-13 |
| Hotel Viking | Newport | 105 | 2025-11-03 | |
| Hotel Viking | Newport | 105 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-08-29 |
| Riley Power Group | North Kingstown | 13 | 2024-11-22 | |
| Riley Power Group | North Kingstown | 13 | 2024-11-22 | 2024-09-25 |
| Riley Power Group | North Kingstown | 117 | 2024-10-21 | 2024-08-22 |
| Riley Power Group | North Kingstown | 117 | 2024-10-21 | 2024-08-20 |
| Kirby Perkins Construction | Middletown | 58 | 2024-09-06 | 2024-07-13 |
| Kirby Perkins Construction | Middletown | 58 | 2024-09-06 | 2024-07-08 |
| The Claflin Company | Warwick | 30 | 2024-07-15 | 2024-05-21 |
| The Claflin Company | Warwick | 30 | 2024-07-15 | 2024-05-15 |
| UPS (updated from previous) | Warwick | — | 2024-04-30 | |
| UPS | Warwick | 16 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-04-05 |
| UPS (updated from previous) | Warwick | — | 2024-04-30 | 2024-03-29 |
| UPS | Warwick | 130 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-02-09 |
| UPS | Warwick | 130 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-02-01 |
| Newport Harbor Island Resort | Newport | 136 | 2023-11-22 | 2023-10-02 |
| Newport Harbor Island Resort | Newport | 136 | 2023-11-22 | 2023-09-22 |
| TPI Composites Inc | Warren | 52 | 2023-08-15 | 2023-09-22 |
| TPI Composites Inc | Warren | 52 | 2023-08-15 | 2023-08-16 |
| BayFirst Financial Corporation | Warwick | 1 | 2022-11-25 | 2023-01-23 |
| BayFirst Financial Corporation | Warwick | 1 | 2022-11-25 | 2022-09-27 |
| Hotel Viking | Newport | 40 | 2020-08-18 | 2021-05-26 |
| Hotel Viking | Newport | 40 | 2020-08-18 | |
| The Preservation Society of Newport County | Newport | 231 | 2020-05-29 | 2020-06-30 |
| Hotel Viking | Newport | 72 | 2020-05-07 | 2020-06-03 |
| Bloomin' Brands | Warwick, Providence | 136 | 2020-03-16 | 2020-05-29 |
| The Preservation Society of Newport County | Newport | 231 | 2020-05-29 | |
| Hotel Viking | Newport | 72 | 2020-05-07 | |
| CB Chadwick-BaRoss | West Warwick | 1 | 2020-04-20 | 2020-04-27 |
| CB Chadwick-BaRoss | West Warwick | 1 | 2020-04-20 | |
| The Vanderbuilt | Newport | 37 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-04-06 |
| HM Host | Warwick | 110 | 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-26 |
| The Vanderbuilt | Newport | 37 | 2020-03-26 | |
| Spectrum Pharmaceuticals | Portsmouth | 1 | 2019-04-12 | 2020-03-20 |
| Tuition Management Systems | Warwick | 59 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-19 |
| Bloomin' Brands | Warwick, Providence | 136 | 2020-03-16 | |
| HM Host | Warwick | 110 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Spectrum Pharmaceuticals | Portsmouth | 1 | 2019-04-12 | |
| Tuition Management Systems | Warwick | 59 | 2019-04-01 | |
| DAL Global Services, LLC (DGS) | Warwick | 51 | 2018-01-31 | 2019-01-21 |
| Hooper Holmes, Inc. dba Provant Health | Warwick | 92 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-01-14 |
| Hooper Holmes, Inc. dba Provant Health | Warwick | 92 | 2018-12-31 | |
| United Builders Supply Co., Inc. | Westerly | 83 | 2018-11-30 | |
| United Builders Supply Co., Inc. | Westerly | 83 | 2018-11-30 | 2018-10-23 |
| Pinnacle Logistics | North Kingstown | 149 | 2018-07-31 | 2018-09-19 |
| Pinnacle Logistics | North Kingstown | 149 | 2018-07-31 | |
| DAL Global Services, LLC (DGS) | Warwick | 51 | 2018-01-31 | |
| Sam's Club | Warwick | 131 | 2016-02-05 | 2016-04-08 |
Showing 50 most recent of 83 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Bristol County, RI · Kent County, RI · Newport County, RI · Providence County, RI · Washington County, RI
Data Sources
Retraining outcomes: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Performance Records Public Use File (PY 2024 Q3). Layoff notices: WARN Act filings collected by WARNTracker.com. Board geography: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES Geography Crosswalk.
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