Rhode
Island Mass
Layoff Statistics
The Mass Layoff Statistics Program
(MLS) is a
Federal/State Cooperative Statistical Program which uses the states'
Unemployment Insurance databases to identify, describe and track the
effects of major job cutbacks on both a statewide and national
level. In Rhode Island, whenever 25 or more initial claims are
filed against a single company, during a 5-week period, a
"potential mass layoff" is considered to have occurred.
Employers identified as having a "potential mass layoff" are contacted by phone to determine the reason for and duration of the layoff,
the number of workers involved, and the recall expectations. |
